Middle East

US military drill starts despite condemnations

The United States has launched a multinational military drill involving Patriot missiles and fighter jets in Jordan despite condemnation from Russia.

In pictures: Qusayr freedom celebration, hope revived

Syrians celebrate Qusayr’s freedom

Hundreds of Syrians have held a rally in Qusayr to celebrate town’s freedom from the intense occupation of terrorist groups.

Militants execute a 14-year old in Syria’s Aleppo

Militants in Syria have brutally executed a 14-year old boy in front of his family in Aleppo’s militant-held Sha’ar.

Militants attack Russian journalists in Syria

A Russian TV crew has come under fire by militants in Syria while heading to the Golan Heights.

Turkish PM warns 'patience has limits'

Turkey's defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his patience "has a limit" going on the offensive against mass protests to his government's decade-long rule.

No Hezbollah members captured in Syria

Hezbollah has dismissed reports that some of its members have been captured by foreign-backed militants in the governorate of Damascus.

Syrian army starts "North storm" to save Aleppo

Syrian army has completely surrounded Andan and Nubbul in north of Aleppo as it goes on with its operation to save the province from terrorist groups, most of them infiltrating from Turkey.

Maliki warns of ‘sectarian storm’ in region

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned about a “sectarian storm” and “bloodshed” in the region and called for national reconciliation.

Syrian army stops militants entering from Turkey

Syrian army has blocked an attempt by an armed terrorist group to infiltrate from Turkey into the Syrian territories through Nabe' al-Mur village in the countryside of Latakia, a military source has said.