International – Page 92

This is How US Policy in Syria May Change During Obama’s Successor

6 September 2016

Despite new allegations about the use of chemical weapons in Syria, Washington is unlikely to start a unilateral military operation in Syria. Moreover, the United States will not significantly change its policy in Syria in the near future, a French analyst said. U.S. President Barack […]

Syrian troops advance near Aleppo in attempt to impose siege

6 September 2016

BEIRUT: Syrian pro-government forces backed by airstrikes launched a wide offensive in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, capturing areas they lost last month and almost besieging rebel-held neighborhoods, state media and opposition activists said. The push came a month after insurgents captured several […]

Siege of eastern Aleppo resumes as Syrian government re-takes army site

6 September 2016

Syrian government forces and their allies recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday that rebels had seized last month and laid siege to the city’s opposition-held eastern sector for a second time since July, rebels and monitors said. The areas recaptured, after weeks of bombardment […]

U.S. Presses for Truce in Syria, With Its Larger Policy on Pause

6 September 2016

OU, China — The image of a 5-year-old Syrian boy, dazed and bloodied after being rescued from an airstrike on rebel-held Aleppo, reverberated around the world last month, a harrowing reminder that five years after civil war broke out there, Syria remains a charnel house. […]

EU Split One Year after Merkel Migrant Offer

5 September 2016

One year since Germany controversially opened its arms to Syrians fleeing war, the EU has tightened the borders of “Fortress Europe” but remains deeply divided over how to share the refugee burden. Angela Merkel justified her decision at the time by saying that the biggest […]

U.S., Russia Fail to Reach Syria Deal despite ‘Productive’ Talks, ‘Some Alignment’

5 September 2016

Washington and Moscow failed Monday to agree on a deal to stem Syria’s violence during talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in China. While speaking of “productive” talks and “some alignment” on Syria, the two powers failed to produce an […]

48 Dead, Dozens Hurt in IS-Claimed Blasts across Syria

5 September 2016

Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens in mainly government-controlled areas of Syria on Monday, a day after IS lost the last stretch of the Syria-Turkey border under its control. The deadliest in the wave of blasts […]

Mass Protests in Brazil against Temer ‘Coup’

5 September 2016

Tens of thousands took to Brazilian streets Sunday to support sacked leader Dilma Rousseff and protest the new government of Michel Temer, who has taken power and downplayed the protests. Demonstration organizers — who have rejected Temer’s ascendancy as a “coup” — said some 100,000 […]

Les cartes sont rebattues dans le monde arabe

5 September 2016

“Certains pays arabes sont en train de normaliser leurs relations avec Israël. Nous avons été les premiers à évoquer, il y a deux ans, le rapprochement entre l’Arabie saoudite et l’État hébreu, en révélant les contacts entre leurs services secrets respectifs, notamment les rencontres entre […]

Oklahoma Earthquake Felt in Several U.S. States, as Oil Wells Draw Scrutiny

3 September 2016

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Oklahoma on Saturday, damaging buildings and tying for the strongest temblor ever recorded in the state, which has experienced a rash of earthquake activity in the past decade that U.S. seismologists have tied to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil […]

Gaza Needs Aid, But Israel Says Some Has Reached Hamas Militants

3 September 2016

Down a sandy alleyway in a secluded courtyard on a back street in Gaza City, a group of Palestinian children starts singing. They stand in front of a door that’s been locked to them since early August. The sign out front says “Children’s Clinic” in […]

More Turkish tanks enter Syria in new front

3 September 2016

Ankara (AFP) – Turkey on Saturday sent more tanks into the northern Syrian village of al-Rai to fight Islamic State extremists, opening a new front after its intervention last month against the group, state media reported. The tanks crossed into the village from the Turkish […]