Opposition fighters toppled Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday morning, ending his 54-year authoritarian rule – and the leader is now reportedly in Moscow with family Bashar Al-Assad is reportedly in Moscow with family after he “stepped down” and “left…
Syria’s rebels overthrow Assad, celebrations sweep country
Celebrations swept Damascus on Sunday after Syrian rebels entered the city and ended the rule of President Bashar Assad, who reportedly fled the country and was granted asylum in Russia, TASS, Arab TV stations and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
ADL sues Iran, Syria, North Korea for aiding Hamas’ attack on Israel
The Anti-Defamation League is suing Iran, Syria and North Korea in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit on allegations they provided material support that Hamas used to commit its surprise attack on Israel. Announced Monday, the pro-Israel lobby group and anti-semitism watchdog filed…
Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi’s son in Beirut
Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in the north African nation as Libyan authorities demand improvements. The photos…
Israel strikes Iran with missile in retaliation for huge drone siege
Flights were grounded across much of Iran as Israel fired a missile at the country in the early hours of this morning. The world has been waiting for Israeli retaliation since Iran lobbed some 300 drones and missiles at the…
5 British special forces soldiers investigated in Syria war crime probe
Five British special forces soldiers are under investigation for possible war crimes committed during operations in Syria, as part of Western military intervention in the country’s years-long civil war. The case concerns members of the special forces — who conduct…
5.5-magnitude earthquake rock Turkey’s southern Adana province
An earthquake of 5.5-magnitude shook the southern Turkish province of Adana on Tuesday morning, according to the Kandilli earthquake monitoring centre in Istanbul. The centre said the quake occurred at 8:44 am (0544 GMT). Its epicentre was in the district…
U.S. man convicted for illegally importing ancient mosaic from Syria
California resident on Wednesday was found guilty of illegally importing to the U.S., a mosaic believed to be 2,000 years old from Syria, the U.S. Department of Justice said. According to U.S. authorities, 56-year-old Mohammed Yassin Alcharihi illegally imported the…
Iranian president lands in Syria for 1st visit since civil war
Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has arrived in Damascus on his first visit as an Iranian head of state to Syria since the civil war broke out in the country in 2011, Syrian and Iranian state media said on Wednesday. The…
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor occurred at 20.04 local time (17.04 GMT). Witnesses told the Reuters news agency there had…