Syria forces liberate new areas around Dayr al-Zawr from Daesh grips
madaresharghi The Friday development came as the Syrian army and its allied forces managed to recapture a suburban area of the key city while inflicting heavy losses and casualties on ...
Deadly Blaze at Tehran Refinery
madaresharghi At least six people were killed and two injured in a blaze at Tehran Oil Refinery on Friday, media reports said. A local official told IRNA that the fire ...
Russia decries ‘inconsistencies’ in UN-OPCW Syria report
madaresharghi Russia has criticized a recent United Nations report blaming Syria for an April gas attack” inside the Arab country, saying it is full of “inconsistencies.” According to presstv.com, “Even ...
Court in Izmir orders Turkey Amnesty chief to stay behind bars
madaresharghi The court in Izmir ordered on Thursday that Taner Kilic, who was detained in June, remain in detention pending trial. Kilic is accused of having links to a group led ...
US-led coalition acknowledges killing 51 more civilians in Iraq, Syria
madaresharghi The coalition said in a statement on Thursday that during September, it assessed 127 reports and that the 51 additional deaths occurred in 16 incidents going back as far ...
New US sanctions aim to stir unrest in Lebanon, says Hezbollah
madaresharghi The US House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed new sanctions against Hezbollah over the resistance group’s alleged “acts of death and destruction.” The new sanctions have not yet become ...
Turkey Says Iraq Kurdish Referendum Can Lead to Civil War
Turkey says Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region should reverse its decision to hold a referendum on independence, warning that the vote could lead to a civil war. Madaresharghi _ Turkish Foreign ...
Russia to send T-90 tanks to Iraq
Russia is ready to send comprehensive support to Iraq in the form of T-90 tanks in order to boost the military potential and equipping of the Iraqi army, Russian ambassador ...
SW Syria Ceasefire Holding, Displaced Start Returning
The southwest Syria ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan is holding and displaced residents are starting to return to the area, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert ...
Iran, Russia, Turkey to boost oil field cooperation
Iran, Russia and Turkey signed agreement on maintaining trilateral cooperation in developing oil and gas fields. According to Petroleum Ministry, the agreement was sealed among Ghadir Exploration and Production Company, ...