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Syria rebel leader discusses 'transfer of power' after Assad's fall

By Maher Al Mounes | December 10, 2024 - 8:24am

Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Monday began discussions on transferring power, a day after his opposition alliance dramatically...

World

Biden calls for Assad to be 'held accountable'

December 9, 2024 - 8:13am

US President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's...

World

Borderless

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | February 3, 2016 - 9:00am

The really big challenges facing humanity today – global warming, pandemics and terrorism – recognize no political borders.

Opinion

With Russian help, Syrian army pushes into rebel bastion

By Zeina Karam | January 13, 2016 - 5:00pm

Backed by relentless Russian airstrikes, Syrian troops and allied militiamen on yesterday pushed deeper into a major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Latakia, a day after seizing a key rebel-held...

World

Tensions

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | January 4, 2016 - 9:00am

The deep slide in oil prices kept importing countries happy the last few months.

Opinion

Iran accuses Saudi of promoting poverty, terrorism

By Ali Akbar Dareini | December 27, 2015 - 12:24pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused archrival Saudi Arabia yesterday of promoting poverty and terrorism by continuing to bomb Yemeni rebels and supporting armed rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar...

World

Regime change debate creates unusual 2016 alliances

By Julie Pace | December 21, 2015 - 4:16pm

America's 2016 presidential candidates are split on promoting regime change in the Middle East, but not along the usual party lines.

World

Dozens killed, hurt in airstrikes on fuel market in Syria

By Bassem Mroue | December 15, 2015 - 3:10pm

Airstrikes on a fuel market in a rebel-held village in northern Syria killed and wounded dozens on yesterday and destroyed several tanker trucks, two Syrian opposition monitoring groups reported.

World

Syrian rebels fire barrage of mortar shells into capital

By Albert Aji | December 13, 2015 - 2:31pm

Rebels entrenched in an eastern suburb of Damascus fired volleys of mortar shells into the Syrian capital on yesterday, killing three people, including a child, and wounding 33, Syria's state-run news agency and...

World

Putin: Russia has sent weapons to Syrian opposition group

By Vladimir Isachenkov | December 11, 2015 - 10:00am

President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has provided air cover, weapons and supplies to a leading Western-backed...

World