President Aoun at UN: Lebanon Won’t Allow Naturalization of Any Refugee

The Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed Thursday in his maiden speech before the UN General Assembly that Lebanon will not allow the naturalization of any Syrian or Palestinian refugee on its soil “no matter what that might cost.” “The decision in this regard belongs to us and not to anyone ...

UK Representation to the UN introduced a draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at establishing a mechanism for bringing ISIL to justice.

Trump to Announce New Sanctions on N. Korea

US President Donald Trump said he will announce new sanctions against North Korea later Thursday, the latest step to deter the regime from further developing its nuclear and missile programs. “We will put more sanctions on North Korea,” Trump said during a meeting on the margins of the United Nations ...

Syrian Army Establishes Full Control over New Areas in Deir Ezzor

The Syrian Army units operating in Deir Ezzor expanded their control over the eastern bank of the Euphrates River after eliminating the latest ISIL gatherings in the village of Marat and establishing full control over al-Tibni town and al-Bowaitiyeh village in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor province. SANA reporter ...

Iraq Brings All Remaining ISIL Territory under Attack

Iraq brought all of its territory still held by the ISIL terrorist group under attack Thursday. Security forces backed by paramilitary units launched a dawn assault on a besieged ISIL-held pocket around the northern town of Hawija, just days after attacking the terrorists’ only other foothold in the country. The ...

Turkey Jails 14 Lawyers Representing Imprisoned Hunger Strikers

A Turkish court on Thursday jailed on terror charges 14 lawyers representing two detained teachers who have been on hunger strike for six months after being sacked in a mass crackdown. The case of Nuriye Gulmen and Semih Ozakca has become a rallying cause for critics of the purge that ...

Russia Warns US: Any SDF Attack on Syrian Army to Be Repelled

Russia warned the United States of reprisals Thursday after artillery fire from an area controlled by US-backed militants in eastern Syria targeted government troops. A military spokesman in Moscow blamed Syrian Democratic Forces and said future attacks would be repelled. “Syrian regime forces were twice targeted with massive fire from ...

Imam Khamenei: Furious Trump Speaks out of Desperation, Failure

Leader of Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nationa’ General Assembly was out of anger and desperation not from the position of power. The Leader deemed US President Donald Trump’s Tuesday remarks against Iran “contemptible, offensive, obtuse, ...