British Embassy in Ankara to close today for security reasons
Move follows Germany’s decision to close embassy in Turkey’s capital for fear attacks may occur during Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha The British Embassy in…
Syria
Jewish woman escapes ISIS
Baher Muhammed Gahar-Fur, 35, arrived in Israel a month ago, after a long and arduous journey from her home in Kurdistan. Though her great-grandparents immigrated…
US will not release Syria deal text, official says
The U.S. will not share the full text of a recent deal with Russia on a truce in Syria, the State Department said Thursday. “It…
Russia says Syrian regime forces pulling back from key Aleppo road
Russia on Thursday said Syrian regime forces have begun pulling back from around a key road into the ravaged city of Aleppo, freeing up the…
Syria truce extended, but aid deliveries still on hold
A fragile truce in Syria has been extended for 48 hours under an agreement between Moscow and Washington, but there was still no sign of…
Lavrov and Kerry agree to 48-hour extension of Syria truce
Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday agreed to a 48-hour extension for a truce in Syria that began…
CIA director: USA does not have solution to Syria crisis
The U.S. does not have the cure-all for Syria’s woes, CIA Director John Brennan acknowledged Wednesday, stressing that the crisis, already in its sixth year,…
How we lost the peace in Syria
The German top diplomat explained that the West has made a number of mistakes and failures in the country and the Arab Spring “demonstrators and democrats” have…
How the USA Is Perpetuating the Stalemate in Syria
With no end in sight for the war in Syria, the Obama administration continues to approach the conflict in a way that is prolonging the…
Bashar al-Assad’s mind
Just before the latest attempt at a ceasefire began, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad visited the newly captured Damascus suburb of Daraya. Several photo opportunities showed…