
SYRIA
Fierce clashes in Aleppo amid army gains
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirms that government forces are edging closer to the city.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirms that government forces are edging closer to the city.

A FARC commander offers another official apology to the local community of the town of Bojaya, where a rebel attack killed 119 civilians back in 2002.

Iran says Saudi Arabia has been helping outlaws in the country’s east.

A political expert says Pentagon officials drove a ceasefire in Syria into collapse in order to pursue their regime change policy in the country.

The Russian energy minister says the recent deal reached by the OPEC countries on curbing oil production was “positive.”

The jets took off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean.

Local opposition to the deployment of THAAD missiles prompts South Korea to change the planned site for the American system.

Activists says the Saudis were engaged in an “aggressive” lobbying campaign against an international probe of rights violations in Yemen.

A political analyst says the passage of US 9/11 law is expected to result in a bitter relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan says the international community should be aware of ongoing tensions at the Pakistan-India border and watch for a potential conflict.

Reprieve has accused the UK Foreign Office of running a program to train police and guards in Bahrain.

Damascus has condemned Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, denouncing it as a "flagrant breach" of its sovereignty.

The Iranian nuclear chief urges the West to take practical measures in the removal of banking sanctions.

The Pentagon chief says the US will remain the dominant power in Asia Pacific.

The US drone strike struck a home in a village in Nangarhar Province, where civilians had gathered to celebrate the return of a tribal elder from Hajj.

The US legislation against Saudi Arabia could expose the real deep state structure behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Dr. Kevin Barrett says.

Saudi Arabia has warned of "disastrous consequences" from the law that allows family members of 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom.

The Iranian envoy to the IAEA also criticized some world powers for their unconditional support for and nuclear cooperation with Israel in violation of internal law.