Author: AFP ID: 1564748204697078200 Fri, 2019-08-02 12:11 NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan: Syria’s representative at peace talks in Kazakhstan on Friday said the success of a cease-fire in the northwestern region of Idlib would depend on Turkey disarming rebels of heavy weapons and … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1564746438026935000 Fri, 2019-08-02 11:23 TUNIS: Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September polls called after the death of 92-year-old leader Beji Caid Essebsi. Eight would-be candidates, including media magnate Nabil Karoui, … read more
Author: AP ID: 1564741076386620500 Fri, 2019-08-02 10:11 SANAA: Daesh’s affiliate in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a police station in the southern city of Aden the previous day. That attack killed 11 people and involved suicide … read more
Author: AP ID: 1564732546496277400 Fri, 2019-08-02 07:41 BEIRUT: Opposition activists said airstrikes have stopped in northwestern Syria after a truce went into effect there, seeking to reduce violence in the wake of a three-month government offensive. Syrian state media quoted … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-08-01 22:48 BEIRUT: Syrian regime forces have gained some ground in the country’s last opposition bastion during a Russian-backed offensive that aid agencies warn is growing bloodier. The wave of violence in northwest Syria since late April has killed … read more