Syria’s northern city of Aleppo was once a thriving commercial hub with a proud history dating back millennia. Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, much of the city has been devastated by intense shelling and airstrikes. As government forces work to wrest back […]
An Iraqi woman comforts a grieving relative at a collection point for displaced citizens of Mosul in this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 photo in the Mosul district of Gogjali, Iraq. Residents fleeing the fighting in Mosul say that two years of rule by the Islamic […]
FILE – An Islamic State flag flies over the customs office of Syria’s Jarablus border gate as seen from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey, Aug. 1, 2015. Three IS leaders were killed in a December 4 airstrike in Raqqa, IS’ de […]
Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on Tuesday after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat, as insurgents agreed to withdraw in a ceasefire. The battle of Aleppo, one of the worst of […]
UNITED NATIONS — Rebel fighters and the Syrian government have reached an agreement to allow the evacuation of civilians and opposition fighters from eastern Aleppo, as Russia says the Assad regime has ended its offensive against the city. A spokesman for the Nour el-Din el-Zinki rebel […]
JUDY WOODRUFF: And two developments in election recounts today. A federal judge refused to order one in Pennsylvania, as Green Party candidate Jill Stein wanted. And a new tally ended in Wisconsin, with little change. Donald Trump won both states. Among those voicing concern about […]
President Michel Aoun met on Tuesday afternoon at Baabda Palace with US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Anne Patterson, in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon, Elizabeth Richard and members of the accompanying delegation. Aoun thanked Patterson for her visit and […]
Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, met on Tuesday noon at the “Center House” with US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Anne Patterson with talks featuring high on the latest political developments in Lebanon, as well as the situation in the region.
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