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Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari

Jaafari: We Won’t Be Part of Scenario Aimed at Undermining Astana Talks

Head of the Syrian government delegation to peace talks, Bashar Jaafari, said on Monday that the talks in the Kazakh capital are an important event on the way to settlement in Syria. Talking following the opening session, Jaafari said that the statement of the Syrian government delegation was positive and ...

January 23, 2017

World

France Election: Hamon and Valls in Run-off for Socialist Candidacy

Left-wing ex-Education Minister Benoit Hamon and ex-PM Manuel Valls will contest a run-off to become the Socialist candidate in France’s presidential election in April. It was clear the pair would advance from a field of seven after half the votes were counted in Sunday’s primary. The run-off will be held ...

January 23, 2017

Lebanon

The forces tied up the would-be suicide bomber’s arms in order to prevent him from detonating himself. They also hit him in the head before dismantling the explosive belt and then arresting him.

How Lebanese Security Agencies Thwarted Suicide Attack in Hamra?

Two days earlier, the Lebanese security agencies managed to foil a suicide attack in Beirut’s Hamra. Army and security forces arrested a man wearing an explosive belt as he was planning to blow himself up in Costa café in the main street in Hamra. Lebanese daily al-Akhbar narrates what happened ...

January 23, 2017

World

Trump Invites Netanyahu to February Talks in “Very Warm” Call

US President Donald Trump on Sunday discussed Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and invited him to visit the White House early next month. Trump and Netanyahu spoke by telephone and “agreed to continue to closely consult on a range of regional issues, including addressing the threats posed by ...

January 23, 2017

Middle East

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, second from left, speaks with Syrian regime representatives in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday.

Syrian Government, Foreign-Backed Armed Opposition Brace for Talks in Astana

The Syrian government is due to meet the foreign-backed armed opposition factions on Monday in the Kazakh capital Astana, in the latest push to end the conflict. Scheduled to begin at 0800 GMT, the planned face-to-face talks would be the first time the warring sides negotiate directly since the war ...

January 23, 2017

Middle East

Five Egyptian Policemen Killed in Sinai Attack

At least five Egyptian policemen were killed on Sunday after terrorists opened fire on their vehicle in the central Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. Gunmen stopped the police vehicle, attacked the officers and then fled the scene. Takfiris in Egypt have killed hundreds of soldiers and police since the military ...

January 23, 2017

Middle East

Handarat camp in northern countryside of Aleppo

Syrian Army, Allies Liberate Four Villages East of Aleppo

Syrian army soldiers and fighters from allied popular defense groups have made more gains against members of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) takfiri group in the country’s northwestern province of Aleppo, pushing terrorists out of four villages. The media bureau of operations command for the ...

January 22, 2017

Middle East

Hashd Shaabi volunteer forces during battles west of Mosul

Iraqi Forces Regain Control of Two More Neighborhoods in East Mosul

Iraqi government forces have managed on Sunday to liberate two more neighborhoods in Mosul from the clutches of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) Takfiri group as they try to push the extremists out of their last urban stronghold in the country. The commander of Nineveh ...

January 22, 2017

Middle East

Syrian Opposition Groups Arrive in Astana for Peace Talks

Members of the Syrian opposition delegation arrived Sunday in the Kazakh capital Astana for face-to-face peace talks with the national government. The talks, set to begin on Monday, will be the first time a delegation composed exclusively of armed groups will negotiate with the government delegation. Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad ...

January 22, 2017

Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu Says to Speak with Trump Later Sunday

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would speak with US President Donald Trump by telephone later in the day, their first talks since the billionaire businessman took office. Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting that he planned to discuss with Trump the conflict with the ...

January 22, 2017