Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a…
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PIJ: Israel ‘exploiting’ Syria situation to expand occupation The Palestinian Islamic Jihad says Israel’s move to capture the buffer zone in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was proof of the “expansion…
Syria: Bashar al-Assad ‘stepped down’ and left Syria- Russia
Bashar al-Assad has “stepped down” as president and “left Syria”, his ally Russia says, hours after rebel forces took control of the capital Damascus. The Russian foreign ministry gave no…
Syria: Ex-PM to supervise state bodies until transition- Abu Mohammed al-Julani
The leader of the main armed opposition group in Syria says former Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali will supervise state institutions until they are handed over, as fighters declared an end to…
Syria: Opposition fighters declare Damascus ‘liberated’ and al-Assad ousted
Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance across the country.…
USA: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict
United States President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that, under his administration, the United States would cease any involvement in Syria’s long-running civil war, hinting at a possible end to support for…
Syria: Opposition fighters take capital, Damascus
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is said to have fled Damascus to an unknown destination as opposition fighters entered the capital and people poured out onto the streets and public squares…
Iran: IAEA worried about Tehran’s uranium enrichment
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said that the Iran’s decision to begin producing significantly more highly enriched uranium was “very worrisome”. Rafael Grossi, director general of the…
Qatar: Russia, Turkiye, Iran want ‘immediate end’ to fighting in Syria- Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said he, along with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, are calling for “an end to hostile activities” in Syria, where opposition fighters have made a…
Syria: Damascus and Assad now in Syrian rebels’ sights
The speed with which the status quo in Syria – however unresolved and unsatisfactory – has been turned on its head in recent days has been extraordinary. Syrian government officials…