Thu, 2019-01-24 18:13 WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Iranian militias made up of Afghan and Pakistani refugees, including children, and sent as “cannon fodder” to Syria battlefields. The Fatemiyoun Division and Zaynabiyoun Brigade prey on … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1548334087929325900 Thu, 2019-01-24 12:41 BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded in the Al-Adawi neighbourhood of Syria’s capital Damascus on Thursday causing damage but no casualties, state media said. Syrian state news agency SANA called it a “terrorist explosion” … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1548319706268161000 Thu, 2019-01-24 08:46 ALGIERS: An Algerian court has released a journalist a month after he was sentenced to one year in jail for taking part in an unauthorised protest, his lawyer said. Adlene Mellah, who heads … read more
Author: Maria PANINA | AFP ID: 1548276731963329800 Wed, 2019-01-23 19:33 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday vowed to coordinate their actions more closely in Syria. “Cooperation between … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-01-23 22:21 MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that Israel should stop carrying out what Moscow called arbitrary airstrikes on Syria, days after the Israeli air force targeted what Israel said were Iranian forces there. Israel has repeatedly attacked what … read more