Iran will ‘avenge’ killing of Guards colonel: president TEHRAN: Iran will avenge the killing of a Revolutionary Guards colonel who was shot dead in Tehran, President... Published 23 May, 2022 01:04pm
World Nearly 60mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2021 GENEVA: Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing... Published 19 May, 2022 11:25am
World Erdogan opponents allege Greek border pushbacks ATHENS: For years Greece has been accused of illegally pushing asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a practice it... Published 12 May, 2022 11:12am
Print Israel strikes government positions in Syria DAMASCUS: Israel carried out air strikes on government-held positions in Syria on Saturday, the state news agency... Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am
World Iran says Israel will pay for Syria attack that killed 2 Revolutionary Guards DUBAI: Iran said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in Syria that killed four people including two Iranian... Published 09 Mar, 2022 02:33pm
World 15 soldiers dead in Syria attack on military bus: monitor BEIRUT: Fifteen soldiers died Sunday in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a... Published 06 Mar, 2022 11:25pm
World Israel PM meets Putin on Ukraine in 'risky' diplomatic gamble JERUSALEM: Israel's premier stepped into the role of mediator Saturday as Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensified,... Published 06 Mar, 2022 11:40am
World Arab students stranded in Ukraine desperate to go home TUNIS: Thousands of young Arabs who took up studies in Ukraine, often fleeing violence back home, are appealing to ... Published 27 Feb, 2022 10:16am
World Israeli strikes kill six near Damascus: monitor DAMASCUS: At least six pro-government fighters, including Syrian troops, were killed in Israeli air strikes Thursday... Updated 24 Feb, 2022 12:48pm
World Israel strikes town south of Damascus: Syrian state media DAMASCUS: Israeli shelling struck a town south of Damascus on Wednesday evening, causing material damage, according... Updated 17 Feb, 2022 11:32am
World Israel strikes missile targets in Syria: military JERUSALEM: Israel launched strikes against targets in Syria early Wednesday, hitting anti-aircraft batteries in... Published 09 Feb, 2022 11:28am
Markets Syria may buy milling wheat HAMBURG: A Syrian state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 200,000 tonnes of... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
World Minors still detained in Syria prison attacked by IS: UN BEIRUT: The United Nations said on Sunday that minors were still being detained in a northeast Syria prison attacked... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:35pm
World Russia takes lead at UN in crises around the world UNITED NATIONS: Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali -- and that is... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:34am
World Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria JALAWLA: Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern... Published 02 Feb, 2022 12:48pm
World Erdogan seeks payoff from Russia-US clash on Ukraine ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to leverage his strategic position in NATO and his rapport... Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:49am
World US urges allies to repatriate IS detainees after Syria prison attack WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday urged its allies to repatriate suspected Islamic State-linked nationals... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:35pm
World Israel strikes Hezbollah positions near Damascus: monitor BEIRUT: Israeli strikes early Monday hit a military outpost and weapons depot operated by Lebanon's powerful... Updated 31 Jan, 2022 01:53pm
World Over 330 killed since IS attacked Syria prison HASAKEH, (Syria): More than 330 people have been killed in heavy fighting since Islamic State group militants first... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am
World Jordan army says killed 27 drug smugglers on Syria border AMMAN: The Jordanian army said Thursday it had killed 27 drug smugglers in a clash as they tried to enter the ... Published 27 Jan, 2022 01:33pm
World Lebanon signs power deal with Jordan, Syria to boost ailing grid BEIRUT: Power-starved Lebanon signed an agreement Wednesday to import electricity from Jordan via Syria with the aim... Published 26 Jan, 2022 05:31pm
World Deadly fighting between IS, Kurdish forces in Syria HASAKEH: Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after ... Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am
World 11 soldiers killed in Iraq by IS militants: authorities BAGHDAD: Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by the Islamic State group against their base in... Published 21 Jan, 2022 01:45pm
World Russian strikes in Syria kill 11 IS fighters: monitor BEIRUT: Russian air strikes in desert areas of eastern Syria have killed 11 suspected members of the Islamic State... Published 13 Jan, 2022 02:11pm
World Israeli strikes in southern Syria JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks fired Wednesday on suspects along the Syrian border in the Golan Heights after they were... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 12:13pm
World Rockets fired at US base in east Syria: monitor BEIRUT: Pro-Iran militia fighters fired shells towards a US base in eastern Syria's Al-Omar oil field on Wednesday,... Updated 05 Jan, 2022 06:48pm
World Rocket hits military base near Baghdad airport, no casualties BAGHDAD: A Katyusha rocket hit an Iraqi military base hosting US forces near Baghdad's international airport on... Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:55pm
World Sweden charges woman for enlisting son, 12, to fight in Syria STOCKHOLM: A Swedish woman has been charged with war crimes for helping enlist her 12-year-old son to fight as a... Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:37am
World Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Islamic State DUBAI: Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 injured in a rocket attack by Islamic State militants on a military... Published 03 Jan, 2022 12:29pm
World Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say AMMAN: Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and rebel sources... Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am