US Apologizes to President Assad for Airstrike on Syrian Army’s Position Near Deir Ezzor: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the United States has apologized to the Syrian president Bashar Assad over the air raids on one of the military posts near Deir Ezzor last week. Lavrov added that resuming the implementation of the regime of calm is impossible unless all the parties ...

Syrian Army Controls Entire Camp of Handarat in Northern Aleppo

The Syrian army and allies managed on Saturday to regain control over Hanadart camp in northern Aleppo, killing dozens of terrorists and destroying their weapons. SANA mentioned that the engineering units were dismantling mines and explosives planted by terrorists and the army was consolidating positions in order to broaden operations ...

Obama Vetoes Bill to Let 9/11 Families Sue Saudi Arabia

US President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed controversial legislation aimed at helping the families of the victims of the September 11th attacks sue Saudi Arabia — a move that sets up an emotionally-charged, election year showdown between an outgoing commander-in-chief and members of his party who supported the bill. The ...

At Least 4 Dead in Shooting at Washington State Mall

At least four people were killed and an unknown number wounded late Friday during a shooting at a mall in the US state of Washington, and police were searching for a gunman. Police spokesman Sergeant Mark Francis said there was at least one suspect in the shooting at Cascade Mall ...

North Korea put on an unprecedented civilian and military air force display Saturday at the country’s first ever public aviation show

Gun, Suicide Bomb Attacks Kill 12 in Iraq’s Tikrit

Militants killed 12 people in a shooting and a suicide bombing on Saturday in the northern city of Tikrit, police said. The attacks, which targeted one checkpoint on the west side of the city and another on its northern edge, also wounded 23 people, officers said.

Egypt Contrasts with Saudi on Syria: FM

The Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry pointed out that his country’s views on the Syrian crisis contrast with those of Saudi Arabia, asserting that the terrorist groups cannot remain in Syria. Saudi Arabia has aimed to change the Syrian leadership, while Egypt considers that only the political means can end ...

Lavrov Says US-Russian Agreements on Syria Must Be Saved

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the United Nations on Friday that US-Russian agreements aimed at ending the war in Syria must be salvaged as fighting raged on the ground. Lavrov told the General Assembly that there was “no alternative” to the Russian and US-led peace process and said: “Now ...