Islamic State beheads second US reporterThe so-called "Islamic State" released a video showing a masked militant with a London accent apparently beheading an American journalist.
Arab states to mark end of Ramadan from MondayThe Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring states.
28 июля 2014
De Mistura to succeed Brahimi as Syria peace mediatorItalian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura will be the new UN mediator for Syria, taking on the Herculean task of finding a political solution to the devastating civil war, diplomats say.
10 июля 2014
Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leaderThe Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, elected Saudi-based Syrian opposition figure Hadi el-Bahra as its new president.
09 июля 2014
India nurses in Iraq conflict 'to be freed'A group of 46 Indian nurses trapped in Iraq are to be freed, one of them told AFP Friday, in a rare piece of positive news in a crisis threatening "Syria-like chaos".
04 июля 2014
Obama seeks $500 mn to train, equip Syrian rebelsThe White House has asked lawmakers for $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels, in what would be a significant escalation of US involvement in a conflict that has spilled into Iraq.
27 июня 2014
Last dangerous chemicals shipped from Syria: watchdogThe last of Syria's declared chemical agents have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said.
24 июня 2014
More than 50 million driven from homes by war, crisis: UNThe number of people driven from their homes by conflict and crisis has topped 50 million for the first time since World War II, with Syria hardest hit, the UN refugee agency said.
Italian navy rescues 2,500 migrants in 24 hoursThe Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.
06 июня 2014
Syria's Assad coasts to re-election in 'farce' pollsBashar al-Assad has been re-elected Syria's president with 88.7 percent of the vote after a poll labelled a farce by rebels fighting to overthrow him, whose outcome was never in doubt.
05 июня 2014
Global protest reads names of 100,000 Syria deadActivists began reading the names of 100,000 people killed in Syria outside UN headquarters on Monday, in a modest launch of what they hope will be a global protest.