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  • October 19, 2016

    UK PM refuses to guarantee that no British weapons killed civilians in Yemen

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May today failed to assure members of parliament that civilians have not been killed by British manufactured bombs dropped by Saudi Arabia on Yemen. During Prime Minister’s Question...

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  • October 19, 2016

    Hollande: I will do everything possible to extend Aleppo ceasefire

    French President Francois Hollande will do “everything possible” to try to extend the ceasefire in eastern Aleppo when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela...

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  • October 19, 2016

    Rafah crossing reopened for 4 days

    Egyptian authorities this morning opened the rafah crossing between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip in both directions to permit the crossing of humanitarian cases. According to a spokesman...

  • October 19, 2016

    US: Coalition not supporting Shia militias in Iraq

    The US-led coalition does not support the Shia component of the Popular Mobilisation Force (PMF) and had not seen them as a part of formations being supported by the...

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  • October 19, 2016

    Saudi blogger to receive 1,000 more lashes

    Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who ran the Free Liberals forum and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for announcing his atheism online and insulting Islam, is...

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  • October 19, 2016

    Norway: Russian warships heading for Syria

    The Norwegian military has released pictures taken by surveillance aircraft of a fleet of Russian warships sailing in international waters off the coast of Norway and reported to be...

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  • October 19, 2016

    ‘Syrian army pulling back to allow opposition to leave Aleppo’

    The Syrian army is observing a temporary ceasefires in Aleppo to alleviate the humanitarian situation there and has pulled back to enable opposition fighters to leave the city via...

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  • October 19, 2016

    Yemen demands Iran stay out of its affairs

    Yemen has called for Iran to stay out of its domestic affairs and has accused it of funding Houthi militias and forces that are loyal to ousted President Ali...

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  • October 19, 2016

    5,000 flee Mosul in 10 days

    Some 5,000 Iraqis fled Mosul into Syria in the last 10 days ahead of the start of the current offensive to rid the city of Daesh fighters. Of those...

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  • October 19, 2016

    Iraqi forces stumble in bid for Mosul

    As the Iraqi operation to recapture Mosul from Daesh enters its third day, there are signs that the offensive has slowed down despite promising indications on the first day...

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