Hours after the announcement of Syrian pro-government forces have entered Afrin to confront what state media called “aggression by the Turkish regime”, Anadolu agency said that Pro-regime groups, who tried to enter Syria’s Afrin to support [ More … ]
The Saudi-led coalition has enforced a new embargo on Yemen, closing land, sea and air links to the war-torn country. Yemen’s air, sea and land borders were shut down by the Saudi-led coalition on Monday, [ More … ]
The Turkish army is expanding its deployment in northwest Syria with the goal of reining in Russian strikes in the Idlib border province, under a deal to reduce clashes. The Turkish army expanded its troop [ More … ]
Turkish and Russian forces will be deployed in Syria’s Idlib region as part of a ‘de-escalation’ agreement brokered by Russia, Turkey’s presidential spokesperson said on Thursday. Turkish and Russian forces will be deployed in Syria’s [ More … ]
Syrian regime airstrikes on an opposition-held area east of Damascus killed eight people overnight, despite a truce that was supposed to have taken effect at the weekend. Syrian regime airstrikes on an opposition-held area east [ More … ]
The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA’s covert program to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, two US officials said, a move sought by Assad [ More … ]
Al-Qaeda militants opened fire on a military zone in Yemen’s Hadramawt province on Wednesday, killing three soldiers and kidnapping one, a military source said. Three Yemeni soldiers were killed when suspected al-Qaeda militants opened fire [ More … ]
Sudan’s El-Fasher Commissioner has issued a decision banning the Egyptian street vendors while a police circular has directed to monitor them because they could be informants for the rebel groups. Following rebel attacks in North [ More … ]
A new round of Syria peace talks opens on Tuesday, the latest United Nations push to resolve a six-year conflict that has killed more than 320,000 people. Five previous rounds of UN-backed negotiations have failed [ More … ]
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir Saturday pledged to crush the rebel groups stressing the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are ready to declare the country free of rebels and mercenaries soon. Al-Bashir, who [ More … ]
NAGEHAN ALÇI* The discussions on de-escalation zones in Syria show how Turkey’s position, which balances each party, is crucial for regional stability The resolution efforts regarding Syria are ongoing. The Astana agreement entered into force [ More … ]
Syrian activists say government forces have taken a village on the edge of a large cease-fire zone encompassing rebel-held territory in northwest Syria. Syrian activists say government forces have taken a village on the edge [ More … ]
Syria’s opposition suspended its participation in the peace talks in Astana on Wednesday, just hours after delegations representing conflicting parties arrived to launch the latest round of negotiations. Syrian rebels suspended their participation in the [ More … ]
Seven Yemeni soldiers and eight rebels were killed in heavy fighting over the past 24 hours near the Red Sea coastal town of Al-Mokha, medical and security sources said Saturday. The historic port was [ More … ]
Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has recently visited Riyadh to enhance coordination of efforts to defeat Yemeni rebels and carry out reconstruction in liberated areas. Yemeni Tourism Minister Mohamed A. Qubaty said on Tuesday that [ More … ]
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