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Syria opposition to attend Geneva peace talks ASIA

Syria opposition to attend Geneva peace talks

The Syrian opposition has agreed to attend a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks set for this week in Geneva, a spokesman told AFP on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian rebels seize crossing along Iraq border ASIA

Syrian rebels seize crossing along Iraq border

A group of Syrian rebel fighters late Friday seized control of a crossing on the Iraqi border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrians should decide Assad's fate, says UN envoy ASIA

Syrians should decide Assad's fate, says UN envoy

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said the Syrian people, not foreigners, should decide the fate of their President Bashar al-Assad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
German police arrest doctor suspected of recruiting for IS INTERNATIONAL

German police arrest doctor suspected of recruiting for IS

German police on Thursday arrested a doctor suspected of having recruited a man of limited mental capacity to fight for the Islamic State organisation in Iraq.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Nationwide power blackout hits Syria: state TV ASIA

Nationwide power blackout hits Syria: state TV

War-torn Syria was hit Thursday by a nationwide power cut, state television reported, but the cause was not immediately known.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
GCC declares Lebanon's Hezbollah a 'terrorist' group ASIA

GCC declares Lebanon's Hezbollah a 'terrorist' group

Gulf countries declared Lebanon's Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, in the latest regional move against the Shia organisation fighting in support of Syria's regime.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN chief, Lavrov uphold Syria agreement, call for talks ASIA

UN chief, Lavrov uphold Syria agreement, call for talks

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Tuesday on the need to urgently implement the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US-led coalition discussed possible Syria ground incursion ASIA

US-led coalition discussed possible Syria ground incursion

Defence ministers from the US-led coalition against Islamic State discussed the possibility of a Syrian ground incursion two weeks ago in Brussels, but have not made a decision, an aide to Saudi Arabia's defence minister told Reuters on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria ceasefire task force to meet in Geneva ASIA

Syria ceasefire task force to meet in Geneva

Countries backing the Syria peace process were due to meet at 3 pm on Monday in Geneva as France demanded information about attacks in breach of a cessation of hostilities that came into force on Friday night.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations ASIA

Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations

Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of ‘ceasefire violations’ in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria ceasefire begins under US-Russia deal ASIA

Syria ceasefire begins under US-Russia deal

Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task force led by rivals Moscow and Washington prepared to begin monitoring the fledgling truce.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Head of Syria Al-Qaeda branch urges rejection of ceasefire ASIA

Head of Syria Al-Qaeda branch urges rejection of ceasefire

The head of Syria's powerful Al-Qaeda branch on Friday urged opponents of President Bashar al-Assad to reject a ceasefire due to begin at midnight and instead intensify attacks on the regime.

4:45 AM November 25 2016