#civil war

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Ancient souk burns as fighting rages in Syria`s aleppo

Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and ...

Syria Druze back sunnis` revolt with words but not arms

The Druze of Idlib province have not yet taken up arms in the war to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but have ...

12 people killed in Damascus funeral procession blast

Twelve people were killed and another 48 injured Tuesday when a car bomb ripped through a funeral procession for two ...

South Sudan soldiers kill, rape, torture civilians: UN

South Sudanese soldiers have killed, raped and tortured civilians in the troubled eastern state of Jonglei, ...

Iran to host 30 leaders at historic NAM Summit

Iran is to host some 30 leaders, including those of India, Egypt and Cuba, at an August 30-31 summit of the ...

Russia tells Syria its peace efforts `insufficient`

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a senior visiting Syrian minister on Tuesday that the regime`s current ...

World leaders mourn death of Ethiopia`s Meles Zenawi

World leaders on Tuesday mourned the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi with high praise after the ...

Syrian rebels getting lots of Western arms

Russia on Monday cited what it called increasing evidence that Syrian rebels were obtaining large amounts of ...

Bloody start to eid in Syria

The Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday got off to a bloody start in Syria, with at least 84 people dying across the country, ...

Algeria`s Brahimi named Syria envoy to replace Annan

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Friday announced the appointment of Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran Algerian diplomat, ...

US warns nationals of risk of attacks in Lebanon

The United States warned Friday that its nationals face increased threats to their security in Lebanon, including the ...

UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo under renewed attack

The United Nations called an end to its observer mission in Syria on Thursday, while activists reported more ...

OIC to discuss suspension of Syria`s membership, fm

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during its extraordinary summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 14-15 ...

Iindonesia calls for UN peacemaking forces in Syria

Muslim-majority countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will meet in Mecca, Saudi ...

Olympics: China demanded removal of Taiwan flag - organisers

Olympic organisers said on Thursday that Taiwan`s flag had been taken down from a London display at the request of the ...