Syria’s US-backed opposition has refused to take part in talks aimed at finding a solution to end the deadly war in the country because no date is set for departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from his post.
Syrian Industry Minister Kamaleddine Tohme says the destructive insurgency in Syria has caused country’s industrial sector more than two billion dollars.
Syrian army forces are making preparations for a major anti-terrorist operation against al-Qaeda-linked groups in Rif Dimashq near the capital.
The drone attack that killed Tehreek Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mahsud this week seems also to have killed hopes that drone attacks will end.
Kurdish fighters have successfully pushed back al-Qaeda militants from seven villages near the southern border of Ras al-Ayn in north of Syria.
A Yemeni intelligence officer has been targeted with a bomb planted in his car in the main southern city of Aden, a security official said.
US military is working on a program to plant unmanned vehicles in the ocean ready to speed up to the surface and fly into the air for surveillance and operational purposes, a new report says.
A court in Bahrain has sentenced four anti-regime activists to life in prison and six others to 15-year jail terms, as the country’s prosecutors begin interrogation of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
Inmates at a Saudi prison have rioted, torching offices before security forces brought the situation under control in violence that has left four people injured, officials say.
Bahraini anti-regime protesters have held a demonstration against the summoning of the leader of the main opposition group, al-Wefaq, by police for questioning.