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UN Chief ‘Appalled by Chilling Military Escalation’ in Northern Syria

25 September 2016

ISTANBUL/NEW YORK — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that he was “appalled by the chilling military escalation” in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo that witnesses said was spearheaded by Syrian forces and their Russian allies. In a statement, Ban also heaped criticism on […]

Battle rages near Aleppo, air onslaught continues

25 September 2016

Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of high ground on the Aleppo outskirts on Saturday as warplanes bombed the city’s opposition-held east relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive that has left Washington’s Syria policy in tatters. In their first major ground advance of the […]

UN denounces Saudi raid on western Yemen region

25 September 2016

The United Nations has censured a deadly Saudi airstrike against a residential neighborhood in Yemen’s western and coastal province of Hudaydah, arguing that such aerial assaults against the impoverished Arab country have intensified since July. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in a statement released on […]

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is being attacked by both Sunni and Shia leaders

25 September 2016

The Saudis step deeper into trouble almost by the week. Swamped in their ridiculous war in Yemen, they are now reeling from an extraordinary statement issued by around two hundred Sunni Muslim clerics who effectively referred to the Wahhabi belief – practiced in Saudi Arabia […]

Egypt, Saudi stances on Syria crisis different: Cairo

25 September 2016

The Egyptian foreign minister says his country’s attitude toward the ongoing deadly conflict in Syria differs from that of Saudi Arabia, which has been supporting militant groups fighting to unseat the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Sameh Shoukry said on Friday that terrorist groups […]

160 ISIS Terrorists killed in Iraqi Massive Airstrike in Shirqat

25 September 2016

Nineveh Operations Command on Thursday announced that over 160 ISIS terrorists were killed in an airstrike conducted by the international coalition aircraft east of Shirqat. According to Nineveh Operations Command: “The international coalition aircraft this morning bombarded an ISIS gathering at Al Safina village, east […]

Syria conflict: Air strikes leave Aleppo ‘without water’

25 September 2016

Intensified attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo have left nearly two million people without water, the UN says. The UN children’s agency says fierce strikes on Friday prevented repairs to a damaged pumping station supplying rebel-held districts of the city. In retaliation, Unicef says, […]

Bassil desde California: Nuestra batalla no es política ni sectaria y no aceptamos ninguna ecuación que deje a los libaneses fuera de la toma de decisiones

24 September 2016

ANN-California-El ministro para Asuntos Exteriores, Gebran Bassil, indicó este sábado que “nuestra batalla no es política, ni sectaria ni partidista. Rechazamos cualquier ecuación que deje a los libaneses fuera de la toma de decisiones. Bassil se dirigió a la comunidad libanesa en California y dijo: […]

Beirut, leader religiosi cristiani e musulmani pregano per la pace nel nome di Maria

24 September 2016

Raccogliendo l’appello di papa Francesco, la Chiesa libanese ha organizzato un incontro per la pace nel santuario mariano di Harissa. Il card. Rai insiste sul valore della riconciliazione. Leader sunnita: “Terrorismo nel nome dell’islam, segno della fine dei tempi”. Il dignitario sciita accusa i politici […]

Portaaviones ruso navega ya hacia las costas de Siria

24 September 2016

El Ministerio de Defensa ruso dijo el viernes que había enviado a su portaaviones Almirante Kuznetsov al Mediterráneo para reforzar su despliegue en Siria y llevar a ataques con dicha nave y sus aviones embarcados contra los terroristas en ese país. El Almirante Kuznetsov se […]

Obama veta proyecto que permite a víctimas del 11S demandar a Arabia Saudita

24 September 2016

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, vetó un proyecto de ley que habría permitido a las familias de las víctimas de los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001 demandar a Arabia Saudita, informó The Washington Post. Al justificar la decisión sobre el proyecto […]

El Líbano intensifica redadas en asentamientos de sirios y palestinos

24 September 2016

Beirut, 24 sep (PL) Fuerzas policiales y militares del Líbano mantuvieron hoy rigurosos controles de seguridad en varias zonas del país con concentración de refugiados y desplazados sirios y palestinos como parte de operaciones contra indocumentados y presuntos terroristas. Residentes en el barrio de Burj […]