Conflict
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 08:47
The recent government advances also could give Assad's government a stronger position in proposed peace talks that the United States and Russia have been trying to convene since May.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 08:46
Kurdish militias seized another seven villages in northeastern Syria, activists said on Wednesday, a day after the fighters' political wing announced an interim administration that aims to carve out an autonomous Syrian Kurdish region.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 07:36
Karabakh conflict must be resolved through political means in the context of Russia’s pressure on Azerbaijan, an expert at Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies said.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 12:06
At Sunday’s press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan warned that wages will be stopped as of 31 December this year to all those ex-fighters (thuwar) who have not officially conscripted to the official security forces.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 12:05
The government may need international help to organise the purchase and collection of weapons not held by the police, army and affiliated units, prime minister Ali Zeidan has said.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 12:04
He said that the outbreak of violence last Thursday and Friday were the “ultimate proof that weapons outside official security forces were a big danger”.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:23
The Syrian National Coalition named a provisional government for rebel-held areas on Tuesday, despite U.S. misgivings, members of the fractious Western-backed opposition grouping said in Istanbul.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 09:00
Officials in Somalia's Puntland region say scores of people have died in a cyclone that has battered the area for the past three days.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:50
Efforts to vaccinate 165,000 children against polio in Sudan have been blocked by the government and rebels, the UN humanitarian chief says.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:27
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is readying to launch a massive military campaign in the coming days against rebel positions, a senior official said on Monday.