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Syrian army soldiers fire their weapons during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo. (Photo: AP)

66,000 displaced in recent north Syria fighting: UN

Many of those people sought refuge in areas around Manbij, a town controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

5 March 2017 1:46 PM IST

The offensive to retake IS-held Mosul, which was launched on October 17, is the biggest military operation in Iraq since American troops left in 2011. (Photo: AP)

If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime: UN

The alleged attack occurred this week in eastern Mosul, an area declared fully liberated by Iraqi forces.

4 March 2017 2:46 PM IST

Amnesty International found that at least once a week between 2011 and 2015, groups of up to 50 people at the Saydnaya prison near Damascus were taken out of their prison cells for arbitrary trials, beaten, then hanged (Photo:AFP)

Jordan hangs 15 convicts at dawn, most in years: minister

All were Jordanians and they were hanged in Suaga prison south of the capital Amman.

4 March 2017 1:07 PM IST

Syria talks set to end with agreed agenda: Western diplomats

Syria talks set to end with agreed agenda': Western diplomats

It was not immediately clear whether the issue of fighting terrorism would be part of the terms.

3 March 2017 9:12 PM IST

Iranian Shahin Najafi and Israeli Aviv Geffen singers rehearse in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo: AP)

Israeli and Iranian musicians unite for Tel Aviv concert

In the years after 1948, Israel had close ties to Iran and the Persian country was home to a thriving Jewish community.

3 March 2017 5:37 PM IST

Nuseir Yassin in the Philippines. (Photo: Facebook)

Palestinian-Israeli covers the world in viral one-minute videos

For the past 328 days, he has been travelling the world - from Nigeria to Myanmar, Philippines to Mount Fuji -- making...

3 March 2017 11:21 AM IST

An Iraqi Army soldier helps displaced civilians as they flee their homes due to fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

'I've never seen such war' says 90-year-old rescued from Mosul

Khatla lived through Saddam Hussein's quarter century in power, when Iraq fought wars with neighbouring Iran and Kuwait.

3 March 2017 8:28 AM IST

Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria. (Photo: AP)

Syrian army retakes town of Palmyra as ISIS defenses crumble

It was also the second blow for ISIS group in Syria in a week, after Turkish fighters seized the Syrian town of al-Bab...

3 March 2017 7:52 AM IST

Millions of people across countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq are gripped by hunger, struggling to survive with little help from the outside world. (Photo: AP)

Yemen's displaced families struggle to survive due to war

Yemen has witnessed increasingly intense fighting between troops loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and...

2 March 2017 2:50 PM IST

The conference, hosted by the prestigious Sunni Muslim Al-Azhar institute, comes as sectarian conflict continues to ravage the region and after a spate of jihadist attacks on Christians in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

Muslim, Christian clerics say don't link Islam to terrorism

The statement urged fostering understanding and equality between religions.

2 March 2017 2:43 PM IST

The demolished 2,000-year-old temple of Baal shamin in Syrias ancient caravan city of Palmyra (Photo: AP)

ISIS withdraws from Syria's heritage site of Palmyra: monitor

ISIS had withdrawn to residential neighbourhoods in the east of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

2 March 2017 2:38 PM IST

Eight passports have already been identified as fake, police said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Israel may ease visa norms to woo Indian tourists

Israel has increased its promotional budgetary allocation to USD 2.5 million in the last two years.

2 March 2017 11:11 AM IST