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BEIRUT: Iran-backed militant groups from Lebanon and Iraq are deploying hundreds of additional fighters to front lines in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Iranian media and militia officials said Monday, after Syrian rebels breached a government-imposed siege and cut a key government route to the […]

The United Nations Security Council must not allow civilians on both sides of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be cut off from humanitarian aid, the United States said on Monday as Russia accused Washington of politicizing a humanitarian issue. Insurgents effectively broke a month-long […]

WASHINGTON: A coalition airstrike destroyed 83 oil tankers used by ISIS over the weekend in eastern Syria, the U.S. military announced Monday. Pentagon spokesman Matthew Allen said the strike was conducted by “multiple coalition aircraft” Sunday evening near Albukamal, in Deir al-Zor province along Syria’s […]

For Mariana Sahakian the Olympic dream has come true thanks to hard work and perseverancebut also thanks to her talent. These coming days, the Lebanese champion will face the 64 World’s best Ping-Pong players at Rio de Janeiro. Mariana Sahakian qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics […]

As one of the top up-and-coming fencers in the United States, Zain Shaito has long had his sights set on the 2012 Olympics. Competition figured to be fierce, but there was also the question of what country he’d like to compete for, a question that […]

Even if fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad doesn’t medal at the Rio Olympics, she is set to make the history books. Once she hits the fencing strip for her first bout in the women’s individual sabre competition on Aug. 8, she will become the first U.S. Olympic […]

The Lebanese Olympic Committee have confirmed that eight of their athletes will compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic games. Four athletes achieved the qualifying standards in their respective sports automatically qualifying them for the Olympics. They are runner Chirine Njeim, table tennis player Mariana Sahakyan, […]

A United nations peacekeeper was killed and four others wounded Sunday in northeastern Mali, when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. A U.N. statement said the blast occurred in the Kidal region and that all of the victims were from Chad. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, […]

CNN) —After months of being pummeled from the air and by Syrian artillery, an Islamist-led rebel coalition has made a dramatic breakthrough in relieving the siege of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. Their assault — the first test for a new group born out of al […]