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First Phase of Syria’s Daraya Agreement Ends: 300 Militants Evacuated

As part of the settlement agreement which was reached to evacuate Daraya city in the Western Gouta of arms and militants in preparation for the return of state institutions and families to it, the implementation of the first phase of the agreement started, including evacuating part of the people to ...

August 26, 2016

Syria

UN Syria Envoy Joins Kerry, Lavrov Meeting

The UN envoy for Syria on Friday joined a closely-watched meeting between Russia and the United States, raising hopes for progress towards resuming peace talks for the war-ravaged country. Staffan de Mistura arrived shortly before 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at a Geneva luxury hotel where US Secretary of State John ...

August 26, 2016

Turkey

Turkey PM Denies Syria Operation Singling out Kurds

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yidirim on Friday Denounced as a “bare-faced lie” suggestions in Western media that Ankara’s military operation in Syria was singling out Kurdish people rather than Takfiri ISIL group. “They either know nothing about the world, or else their job is to report a bare-faced lie,” Yildirim ...

August 26, 2016

Syria

Militants Prepare to Evacuate Daraya

Thousands of militants prepared to evacuate Daraya on Friday as a part of a settlement reached with the government. Government forces are to take control of the town, located in the south-western side on Damascus. The town’s residents are to leave the city, Chief of Daraya municipality Marwan Obeid said. ...

August 26, 2016

Turkey

Eight Turkish police officers were killed and 45 more people injured on Friday when a car bomb exploded in the southeastern town of Cizre

Eight Police Killed in Southeast Turkey Bomb Attack

Eight Turkish police officers were killed and 45 more people injured on Friday when a car bomb blamed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants exploded outside a police building in the southeast of the country. The bomb attack caused immense damage to the headquarters of the special anti-riot police force ...

August 26, 2016

Turkey

Turkey Says Has ‘Every Right to Intervene’ if No Syrian Kurd Withdrawal

Turkey on Thursday said it had “every right” to intervene if Syrian Kurdish militia do not withdraw east of the Euphrates River in Syria, as promised by the United States. The Syrian Kurdish forces “must move to the east of the Euphrates and Turkey is following this very closely,” Defense ...

August 26, 2016

Iran

Iranian Navy Intercepts US Destroyer in Strait of Hormuz

Four Iranian military vessels sped close to two US Navy guided missile destroyers with their weapons uncovered in the Strait of Hormuz, American defense officials said Wednesday. The USS Nitze shot warning flares, sounded its whistles and attempted unsuccessfully to communicate with the Iranian boats during Tuesday’s incident, US Central ...

August 26, 2016

Iraq

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moallem

Syria FM Arrives in Baghdad

Syria Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem arrived on Thursday in Baghdad to hold talks with Iraq’s senior officials. It is worth to mention that the Iraqi top diplomat Ibrahim al-Jaafari welcomed his Syrian counterpart at the airport.

August 25, 2016

Iran

Imam Khamenei: Economic Issues Iran’s Foremost Problem

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei met with President Hassan Rouhani and the members of his administration on the occasion of the Government Week, saying that economic problems are country’s foremost priority. During the meeting on Wednesday, the Leader lauded Iranian administration’s efforts to solve problems facing ...

August 25, 2016

Iraq

Iraq Forces Advance in Town South of Mosul

Iraqi forces on Wednesday closed in on the centre of Qayyarah, officials said, on the second day of an operation to recapture the town from ISIL terrorists. Qayyarah lies on the western bank of the Tigris river, about 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Mosul, the ISIL group’s last major ...

August 24, 2016