Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says there was no date set for the long-delayed Geneva II peace conference aimed at ending the conflict in Syria.
Takfiri militants from Germany have reportedly gathered in Syria’s “German Camp” to fight against the Damascus government.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told a television interviewer he saw nothing that would get in the way of running in 2014 presidential election.
Al Khalifa regime has purchased 1.6 million tear gas canisters, more than one round per capita, Al Mayadeen satellite television channel reports.
Japan plans to review its self-imposed ban on weapons exports as it seeks to play a more active role in maintaining global peace, according to a draft of the country's new security strategy, a proposal that could unnerve China and South Korea.
One of the most senior commanders of the so-called Free Syrian Army has been killed during clashes with Syrian troops near the southern city of Dara'a on the border with Jordan, militants and state media said.
A senior Iranian commander says Iran has presented a home-made drone named “Scan Eagle” to Russia, demonstrating Iranian sophisticated technology.
Some extremist Algerian youths have reportedly entered Syria via Turkey in a bid to join al-Nusra Front terrorist group, Algerian daily newspaper al-Nahar reports.
A female suicide bomber conducted an attack on the bus in Volgograd, central Russia, has killed six people and injured 32, Russian Investigative Committee said.
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for all countries with a stake in war-wracked Syria to participate in planned peace talks in Geneva, during a visit to Iraq on Monday.