Tag: Middle East

Clashes have erupted outside government offices in the Lebanese capital Beirut after thousands attended the funeral of security chief Wissam al-Hassan who was killed by a car bomb on Friday. ...

UK offical said they will will continue to pressure on Syrian regime and work to strengthen opposition. Mark Sedwill, Director General of Political Affairs, Foreign & Commonwealth Office and UK ...

The international mediator on Syria will go to Damascus in the next few days to try to broker a brief ceasefire in the war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebels during ...

The United States and Turkey are primary actors in an international arena which is presently experiencing an important reposition in power. These two countries are tardily adapting to their lately ...

Human rights groups working in Syria say at least 28,000 people have disappeared after being abducted by soldiers or militia. They say they have the names of 18,000 people missing ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has encouraged Asian countries to actively participate in managing global affairs. He made the remarks at the first summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) group ...

International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called on Monday for a temporary ceasefire in Syria during the four-day Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday later this month, a statement said. "Lakhdar Brahimi has ...

We are currently in a period when scenarios for Syria after Assad are being intensively discussed. The regime is losing a little more blood each day. From the number of ...

It would be a mistake to write off threats of war against Syria from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as mere bluster, assuming that Turkey will maintain the status ...

Late last month in Aleppo, Syria, civilians who have cell phone subscriptions received a foreboding text message in Arabic: "Game over." Those on prepaid phones -- including many opposition fighters ...