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Furious but powerless, Turkey left smarting by Russian action in Syria

Turkey may be furious about Russian incursions into its air space but beyond words of protest there is little it can do, with its...

After nuclear deal, Iran takes role to end Syria war

Iran's nuclear deal with world powers has bolstered its central role in efforts to end the spiralling Syrian civil war, bringing Tehran back to...

NATO: Russia in Turkish airspace no accident

NATO's secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow's claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn't intentional or important, saying there were two...

Why Egypt has a different take on Russian airstrikes in Syria

Egypt says Russia’s anti-terror airstrikes in Syria will restrict the spread of terrorism and deal a major blow to the Daesh terrorist group in...

Russia's escalating Syria intervention threatens Middle East stability

Vladimir Putin may discover that the trouble with using force to strengthen one’s negotiating position is that other sides follow suit. The Russian military intervention...

Gulf states plan military retaliation to Putin's bombing of rebel positions in Syria

Analysts say Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are now likely to increase military aid to the anti-Assad groups they support. This comes as a...

As Russia and Iran flex muscle in Syria, the U.S. is short on options

Across the Middle East, America’s traditional allies are watching with disbelief as Russia and Iran mount a show of force in Syria, and they...

More than 500 children killed since start of Yemen conflict: UN

More than 500 children have been killed since the upsurge in violence in Yemen in March, while some 1.7 million youths are at risk...

Russia enters Syria’s quagmire leading air strikes

As Russian warplanes carried out a second wave of airstrikes on Thursday in Syria, Moscow has come out in defense of its military involvement...

Riyadh, Tehran tone down rhetoric on Haj dead

Both countries’ ministers exchange condolences, agree to repatriate dead pilgrims Iran and Saudi Arabia sought to tone down a war of words over last week’s...

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