Conflict
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 07:54
Intensive international efforts to suppress maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia are proving to be successful, says Donna Hopkins, the U.S. State Department’s coordinator for counterpiracy and maritime security issues.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 07:53
The leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel group in Syria has given rival jihadists an ultimatum to accept arbitration by clerics or be expelled.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:41
Around 400 Tunisian jihadists have returned from fighting in the Syrian war, the interior minister said, sparking fears that the battle-hardened militants could fuel Islamist violence back home.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:39
Some prisons were supposedly placed under the administration of the justice ministry, but actual control is by prison directors and military councils of cities where the prisons are located.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 05:58
Israeli warplanes have struck Hezbollah targets near the Lebanese-Syria border, the Lebanese press reported late Monday evening.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 05:57
The security source described changes at Military Intelligence as "dramatic," adding that "a thousand people moved from place to another" as part of restructuring.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 11:12
The editors of "Pravdivaya Gazeta," which is known for its harsh criticism of Kazakh authorities, insist the charges are politically motivated.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 11:02
The chaos within the opposition’s military council reflects the wider mistrust and internal rivalries between Syria’s rebels and their powerful foreign backers that have consistently undermined their ability to form a united front against Mr. Assad.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:54
A Kurdish group captured a town in Syria from Islamists fighting in Syria’s civil war on Saturday in a battle that killed 28 fighters, most of them Islamists, a monitoring group reported.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:45
It also calls on the United Nations secretary general to submit progress reports, and while it does not threaten sanctions, it promises to take “further steps” against those who do not comply.