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MOSCOW – The Russian parliament on Friday debated ratifying a treaty with Syria that allows Russian troops to stay indefinitely in the Mideast country, with lawmakers strongly backing the deal in a show of support for embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. The development comes against […]

Washington: „Wir könnten die syrische Armee heimlich angreifen“ Aus dem schon im Mai 2016 veröffentlichten, aber erst jüngst publik gewordenen UNO-Bericht und dem internen Briefwechsel der Organisation, auf den sich The Intercept beruft, geht hervor, dass die von den Vereinigten Staaten und der Europäischen Union verhängten Sanktionen […]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia and Syria should face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian civilians. (Oct. 7) AP Kerry’s Sept. 9 agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would have created a new counterterrorism alliance in Syria, had […]

GENEVA — New satellite imagery of heavily bombed eastern Aleppo in northern Syria shows extensive damage to civilian areas since a temporary cease fire broke down on September 18. The U.N. Operational Satellite Program began mapping the extent of destruction in eastern Aleppo on September […]

PENTAGON — Iraqi troops are gearing up to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State, in an assault expected to begin later this month. Officials of the U.S.-led coalition assisting Iraq say up to 45,000 troops will be needed to keep Mosul secure after […]

As the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group approaches, tensions between Iraq and Turkey are escalating over Turkey’s possible military involvement in the attack. The dispute grew more intense Wednesday after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned that the presence of Turkish […]

The Obama administration today publicly accused the Russian government of cyberattacks against U.S. political organizations and prominent figures that are “intended to interfere with the U.S. election process.” The extraordinary move comes after months of disclosures stemming from the hacks of the Democratic National Committee […]

The UN has warned it could take days for the full impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti to emerge, as the death toll soars to more than 800. The death toll has doubled, and may rise, as rescue teams gain access to southern areas cut […]

BEIRUT: In a bid to ease tensions between Ain El-Tineh and Bkirki, Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil met Friday with Patriarch Beshara Rai in hopes of bridging the gap between Speaker Nabih Berri and the Maronite church over the presidential deadlock. The meeting between Khalil […]