east

Russia suspends all Syria sorties to avoid ‘ bombing mistakes’ The Russian military said its warplanes suspended all sorties over Syria on Saturday in line with a ceasefire deal brokered […]

Obama to Syria, Russia: the world will be watching your commitment to ceasefire US President Barack Obama has warned Moscow and Damascus the “world will be watching” their commitment to […]

Questions remain as Syria ceasefire implementation approaches Pressure was building on Syria’s warring parties to abide by a partial ceasefire brokered by Moscow and Washington as the UN discussed a […]

US, Russia says Syria truce to take effect on Saturday A landmark truce is to take effect in Syria on Saturday, the United States and Russia announced, but the “cessation […]

Kerry tells Lavrov he seeks Syria truce as soon as possible US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Saturday that a ceasefire be agreed as soon as possible in Syria, […]

Iraq tribesmen clash with ISIS jihadists for second day Sunni Arab tribesmen battled militants of the Islamic State group in their Fallujah stronghold for a second day Saturday in a […]

Dozens killed in US air strike on IS camp in Libya A US air strike on a jihadist training camp in Libya killed dozens of people Friday, probably including a […]

Iraq Kurdistan ready to halt oil sales for salaries deal Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that it would halt independent oil sales if Baghdad pays its employees, but cast […]

Tests confirm ISIS used mustard gas against Kurds in Iraq Mustard gas was used in two attacks in Iraq near the Kurdish capital of Arbil in August last year, sources […]

Twenty nations join major military exercise in Saudi Arabia Armed forces from around 20 countries were gathering in northern Saudi Arabia Sunday for “the most important” military manoeuvre ever staged […]

Iran threatens to take action against Saudi intervention in Syria A senior Iranian commander warned Saudi Arabia on Sunday against sending troops to Syria after the gulf kingdom deployed combat […]

Saudi Foreign Minister: No Assad in the future, period! Bashar al-Assad will not be ruling Syria in the future and Russia’s military interventions will not help him stay in power, […]

Iraqi PM urges Kurdistan to drop any plans for independence Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday urged Kurdistan to drop any plans for independence, warning that the autonomous northern […]

Moscow ready to discuss modalities of ceasefire in Syria Russia is ready to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire in Syria, deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov said Thursday as foreign […]

Iraq military advance reopens Ramadi-Baghdad road Iraq said Tuesday that its forces have completely retaken areas surrounding Ramadi from the Islamic State group and reopened the road linking the city […]

Iraq prepares for Mosul offensive with massive deployment The Iraqi army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to retake the Islamic State group’s […]

UAE ready to send ground troops to Syria The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it was ready to send ground troops to Syria as part of an international coalition […]

Iran warns Saudi Arabia over possible ground action in Syria The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday Saudi Arabia lacked the courage to go through with a […]

Saudi ready to send ground troops to Syria Saudi Arabia is ready to join any ground operation the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria might decide on, […]

Top Qaeda chief killed in Yemen drone attack An air strike believed to have been carried out by a US drone in south Yemen on Thursday killed a prominent chief […]

Syrian opposition’s chief negotiator pessimistic about peace talks The Syrian opposition’s chief negotiator in peace talks in Geneva said on Wednesday he was “not optimistic” about strained efforts to end […]

Anti-ISIS coalition meets in Rome amid concerns over Libya The United States and Italy warned Tuesday that the Islamic State group is expanding its reach, threatening to seize Libya and […]

UN envoy struggling to keep alive Syria peace talks The UN special envoy for Syria fought Sunday to keep alive the biggest diplomatic push yet to end the Syrian war […]

UN asks for $861million in humanitarian aid for Iraq The United Nations launched an appeal on Sunday for $861 million in international humanitarian assistance to help millions of people in […]

Obama signals increased focus on fighting IS in Libya President Barack Obama on Thursday said the United States would tackle the Islamic State group beyond Iraq and Syria if necessary, […]

Iranian president in France for mega deals Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will on Thursday agree a host of commercial deals during a visit to France that offers the clearest demonstration […]

Syria opposition debates whether to participate in peace talks An important section of the Syrian opposition has to decide Wednesday on whether to participate in the Geneva peace talks, which […]

Kerry hopes for “clarity” within 48 hours on Syria peace talks US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said he hoped for “clarity” within 48 hours on the parameters […]

US approves sale of huge arsenal of attack jet munitions to Iraq The United States has approved the sale of almost $2 billion worth of bombs and missiles to equip […]

Kuwait plans to cut heavy subsidies on fuel, power Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said Thursday that the Gulf country plans to cut heavy subsidies on fuel and power […]