04/01/2015

AII, Jordan — The father of the Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State group appealed Saturday to the militants to treat his son well and with respect. The pilot, 1st Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, was taken captive on Dec. 24 after his…

It seems unlikely. At least, not as the effective force it represented in 2014, especially after its conquest of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, on June 9. In December the top commander of the US forces in Iraq and Syria estimated…

  Rif Dimashq Province: Areas in the city of Doma in the Eastern Ghota were bombarded by the regime forces.   A man from the city of Doam died during aerial bombardment on the city this afternoon. 2 fighters from the Islamic…

Daraa Province: The regime forces shelled areas in Daraa al- Balad in the city of Daraa with no information about casualties. Deir Ezzor Province: The regime warplanes carried out a raid on Ayyash area in the west of Deir Ezzor…

  Homs Province: Violent clashes took place between the regime forces and the Nusra Front, rebel and Islamic battalions in the vicinity of Mallok checkpoints in the south of Talbise City, information reported casualties on both sides.…

JOAN SMITH Sunday 4 January 2015 In the 1990s, I was invited to give a couple of lectures about 20th-century literature at the universities of Damascus and Homs. The students were knowledgeable and enthusiastic,…

2015 will be a crucial year in determining Europe's humanitarian response to the continued chaos in Syria. The story of the Ezadeen, the ship set on autopilot and set towards Europe with 450 fleeing Syrian refugees on board,…

Russia has accused the United States of having patronised the Islamic State radicals to grow into demonic proportions. Russia‘s chief of General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, on Wednesday lashed out at the U.S for being responsible in providing…

World Bulletin/News Desk Ahead of her first visit to Turkey on Monday, Irina Bokova, the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has stressed the importance of protecting …

For the first time since colonial powers carved Syria and Lebanon into separate countries, Syrians will soon need visas to enter Lebanon. The proposed visa restrictions are the latest and most significant in a series of new measures by…