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Monitors: Russian Warplanes Resume Heavy Bombing in Aleppo

13 October 2016

Monitors say Russian jet fighters on Tuesday resumed heavy bombing in rebel-held eastern districts of the war-shattered Syrian city of Aleppo, targeting two opposition-held neighborhoods and killing more than 20 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights called Tuesday’s onslaught “the heaviest Russian bombardment” […]

Britain Demands Syria No-Fly Zone as Russia Tensions Escalate

13 October 2016

LONDON — Britain has warned that Russia faces becoming an international outcast for its bombing campaign in support of Syrian government forces, which the West says has killed hundreds of civilians. The war of words has escalated sharply in recent days, after Russia vetoed a […]

Pope Urges Immediate Cease-fire in Syria

13 October 2016

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for an immediate cease-fire in Syria. Speaking at his weekly general audience at the Vatican, the pope said a halt in fighting should be put in place long enough for civilians, particularly children, to escape areas subject to bombings. Previous […]

Nasrallah lashes against KSA, reiterates commitment to army, people, resistance equation

13 October 2016

NNA – Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, stressed on Wednesday, during his second live appearance within the last 24 hours, that the equation of army, people, and resistance should be preserved at all costs, as should the government’s work. He highlighted his commitment to […]

Shia Muslims across Lebanon and the Middle East mark Ashura today

13 October 2016

Millions of Shia Muslims across the world have taken part in processions and services this week to mark the holiest days in the Shiite calendar, Tasua and Ashura. Tasua and Ashura, the ninth and 10th days of the month of Moharram, are days of mourning […]

Do Republicans and Democrats Share ‘Blame’ for the Rise of Trump?

13 October 2016

The recent release of a 2005 audio tape, featuring Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump making crass and sexist remarks, has sparked an implosion of the Republican Party, and overshadowed the latest WikiLeaks offering revealing Hillary Clinton’s connections to moneyed interests. Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear […]

New allegations of sexual assault emerge against Trump

13 October 2016

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Several women levied allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump on Wednesday in a series of interviews, adding to the already damaging revelations about the Republican presidential nominee’s aggressive sexual comments about women. Trump’s campaign dismissed the allegations as having no […]

US, Allies Primarily Responsible for Situation in Syria, Region – Putin

13 October 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given an interview to French TV-channel TF1. During that interview, President Putin talked about such issues as the situation in Syria, canceling his visit to Paris, and other topics. MOSCOW, October 12 (Sputnik) – The United States and its allies […]

Kerry, Lavrov to Discuss Syrian Crisis With Regional Partners

13 October 2016

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other key partners in Switzerland Saturday in yet another effort to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Syria. The State Department says the talks in Lausanne are part […]

U.S. opening roads for Daesh militants to flee from Iraq into Syria, Hezbollah chief

13 October 2016

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has warned of plots by the US, Saudi Arabia and their regional allies to partition Syria in order to serve the Israeli regime’s interests in the Middle East. He cited the recent “deliberate […]

U.S. military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on U.S. Navy ship

13 October 2016

The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on Thursday to knock out three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces, retaliating after failed missile attacks this week on a U.S. Navy destroyer, U.S. officials said. The strikes, authorized by President […]

Activist: Yemen War Not ‘Forgotten’ but ‘Ignored’

13 October 2016

Lebanese supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, hold placards and shout slogans against Saudi Arabia and the U.S., during a protest to show their solidarity with Yemen’s Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, in front the United Nations headquarters, Share CAIRO — Saudi Arabia says it […]

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