Assad ally declares candidacy for Lebanese presidency
A family friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he will stand for Lebanon's presidency, a post that has been vacant for more than...
U.S. asks NATO for spy planes in fight against ISIS
The head of NATO said on Thursday that the United States has requested the alliance’s help in fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...
Protests amid a countrywide lockdown in Lebanon
Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing measures imposed over the Coronavirus pandemic. Anti-government...
Saudi Arabia imposes sanctions on at least 12 Hezbollah leaders
Saudi Arabia imposed sanctions on at least 12 senior Hezbollah figures accused of responsibility for carrying out operations for the group, which it had...
“Saudi Arabia and Turkey are in agreement on supporting the opposition in Syria."
Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned Russia over the consequences of its intervention in Syria, with Ankara telling Moscow its bombing campaign in...
Russia's Syria force grows to 4,000, U.S. officials say
Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not...
UAE says ready to commit troops to fight Syria jihadists
The United Arab Emirates has said it is ready to commit ground troops against jihadists in Syria and described Russian air strikes in the...
Pakistani woman in California shooting attended troubled university
Security officials have been closely monitoring a university in east Pakistan attended by Tashfeen Malik, the woman involved in last's week's mass shooting in...
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in Falluja
A senior Iraqi official has appealed to the U.S.-led coalition to air-drop food and medicine to tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Falluja,...
Russia: No force in Syria without govt approval
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that no country could use military force in Syria without first securing the agreement of...
