Conflict
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 07:25
But officials have told Reuters the government is looking at plans to create a government-backed Shiite militia to counter Al Qaida, which is undergoing a resurgence in the country.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 06:21
Twelve people, among them children, were killed on Sunday in an air strike on a high school in a city of northern Syria held by the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:18
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has unveiled an attack drone, capable of carrying missiles and described as the unit's "most sophisticated" so far.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:16
He said the Libyan government is trying to negotiate with the militias to “resolve the matter peacefully,” but was prepared to use force if necessary.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:08
But diplomats attending the council said an immediate aim was to increase pressure on Syria to allow the access it has so far denied to members of the two-year old Commission of Inquiry monitoring human rights violations.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:07
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has warned the United Nations that US-brokered peace talks offered a "last chance" as he demanded an agreement with Israel that permanently resolves all disputes.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:06
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal called on Thursday for enhanced military support to the Syrian opposition to change the balance of power on the ground.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:05
Field commanders of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in southern Syria have stated that they now control sensitive and strategic locations parallel to the highway that connects Damascus with Amman.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:48
Prospects of accord are ‘bleak,’ PA president says at General Assembly. But he stresses he seeks a permanent deal and believes ‘the Israeli people want peace’
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:45
Waving national flags and chanting "Leave Now", protesters took to the streets of six cities to demand the resignation a government critics fear wants impose a hardline Islamist agenda.