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Facing Arms Shortages, IS Turns to Homemade Weapons

17 September 2016

MOSUL IRAQ / WASHINGTON — As the Islamic State group’s arsenal of sophisticated weaponry dwindles, IS fighters are creating more homemade armaments. Commanders in the battlefield in Iraq told VOA this week that months of separate bombing campaigns by the U.S. coalition, Russian, and Iraqi […]

Syria war: US and Russia argue over truce

17 September 2016

There are signs of growing tensions between the US and Russia over Syria – four days after a ceasefire came into effect in the country. Moscow warned it could resume air strikes on “moderate” rebel groups unless Washington did more to distance them from extremists. […]

Russia, U.S. seek to prolong Syria truce but aid blocked, violence spreads

17 September 2016

The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted to extend the four-day-old ceasefire in Syria they have co-sponsored, although the agreement looked increasingly shaky, undermined by increasing violence and a failure to deliver aid. The second attempt this year by the Cold War-era […]

Israeli settlements have grown during the Obama years

17 September 2016

JERUSALEM (AP) — In his landmark speech to the Arab world seven years ago, President Barack Obama warned that Israeli settlements on occupied territories were undermining hopes for peace. “It is time for these settlements to stop,” he declared. As Obama heads into the home […]

Americans Who Died Fighting IS Come Home

17 September 2016

DENVER, COLORADO — U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter presented flags Friday to the families of two men who never joined the U.S. military – but died fighting the Islamic State group in Syria – after their bodies returned to Colorado on Friday. The caskets of Levi […]

US Warns Russia Cease-fire Depends on Aleppo Aid

17 September 2016

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY — The Obama administration is warning Russia that their military cooperation in Syria will not go forward unless humanitarian aid begins to reach Aleppo and other besieged areas. In a statement released by the State Department, Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian […]

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians, one Jordanian

17 September 2016

Three Palestinians and one Jordanian man have been shot and killed by Israeli forces in separate areas across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in less than 24 hours. The first incident on Friday occured at the Damascus Gate entrance to East Jerusalem’s Old […]

Maaloula, pueblo sagrado lleno de historia

16 September 2016

Maaloula es un pueblo de la montaña siria predominantemente cristiano, está ubicado al noreste de Damasco, la capital del país. Tiene la distinción de albergar una población que todavía habla arameo. Esta presencia cristiana se afirma con los monasterios que se encuentran allí, entre ellos […]

ONU demanda esfuerzos para poner fin a la ocupación israelí de Palestina

16 September 2016

El secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, abogó por el apoyo de la comunidad internacional a los esfuerzos para poner fin a la ocupación israelí de Palestina y lograr que el pueblo árabe cuente con un estado viable. En un debate del Consejo de […]

Peace Now: Tel Aviv aumenta un 40% construcción de asentamientos ilegales en 2016

16 September 2016

Un comunicado emitido por la ONG israelí Peace Now denunció que el régimen de Tel Aviv aumenta en 40% la construcción de asentamientos ilegales en los territorios palestinos ocupados. El texto indicó que Netanyahu es el primer ministro de un solo sector, el de los […]

El Líbano se compromete a ofrecer educación a sus niños y a los refugiados sirios

16 September 2016

El Ministerio de Educación y Enseñanza Superior libanés se comprometió hoy a proporcionar educación a todos los niños libaneses y a los refugiados sirios que residen en el país este curso escolar, con la ayuda de la comunidad internacional. “Nuestro reto este año no es […]

Los múltiples problemas medioambientales del Líbano recobraron actualidad con la visita de Greenpeace

16 September 2016

El ‘Guerrero del Arcoiris III’ de Greenpeace atracó en el puerto de Beirut el 26 de agosto del 2016, la primera parada del tour de la ONG internacional de medio ambiente en la defensa del uso de energía solar en los países mediterráneos. El barco apoya las campañas de Greenpeace […]