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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

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

UN says 13.5 million Syrians need aid and protection

By Edith M. Lederer | October 27, 2015 - 10:00am

The United Nations said Tuesday the worsening conflict in Syria has left 13.5 million people in need of aid and some form of protection, including more than six million children.

World

Fierce battles in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes

By Albert Aji | October 10, 2015 - 5:06pm

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes seized control of a village in central Syria on yesterday amid fierce clashes with rebels, part of a ground offensive launched earlier this week.

World

Russia, US plan another talk to avoid air conflicts in Syria

By Lolita C. Baldor | October 6, 2015 - 2:25pm

Russia has informed the United States that Moscow is willing to continue talks to ensure that the two countries' aircraft don't interfere with each other over Syria, senior US military officials said yesterday....

World

Officials: Pentagon weighs protections for US-trained rebels

By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns | October 2, 2015 - 3:17pm

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is grappling with whether the US should use military force to protect US trained and equipped Syrian rebels now that they may be the targets of Russian airstrikes.

World

Russia and Iran sign military cooperation deal

By Nasser Karimi | January 21, 2015 - 4:55am

Iran and Russia signed an agreement yesterday to expand military ties in a visit to Tehran by the Russian defense minister.

World

Syrian president visits front on New Year's Eve

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue | January 2, 2015 - 4:40am

Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to the front line of his country's civil war, spending New Year's Eve with his troops in a tense eastern Damascus neighborhood, state media said yesterday.

World

Iraq seeks Turkish support in fight against IS

By Suzan Fraser | December 26, 2014 - 7:14am

Iraq and Turkey on Thursday discussed cooperation in countering the threat posed by the Islamic State group, including an...

World

Hackers force message on websites via US firm

By Alex Veiga | November 28, 2014 - 8:00am

A U.S. firm that helps connect more than 700 companies with customers through social media says a Syrian group hacked the...

World