Russia imposes economic sanctions against Turkey
AMN / Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced economic sanctions against Turkey, following the downing of their warplane by Ankara on the Syrian border on Tuesday. The decree published on…
US: Man arrested after he jumped White House fence
A man, draped in American flag, was arrested after he jumped a White House fence while President Barack Obama and his family was celebrating Thanksgiving, prompting a temporary lock-down. The…
19,000 Syrian women killed by Assad regime since 2011: NGO
A U.K.-based NGO, Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has claimed that 20,000 women had been killed in Syrian conflict and almost 95 percent of them by Assad regime The…
Turkey warns Russia against escalating operations in Syria
Russia strengthens its anti-aircraft defences AMN / Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin not to play with fire over his country’s downing of a Russian…
Russia to cooperate with US-led coalition against IS in Syria: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will keep cooperating with the United States and its partners to fight Islamic State in Syria. He added cooperation will be in…
France, Russia agree to coordinate strikes against IS militants
French President Francois Hollande has said that Russia and France had agreed to coordinate strikes against Islamic State terrorists after talks with Vladimir Putin. Mr Hollande said at a press…
Germany offers France Tornado reconnaissance jets to fight IS
Germany has offered France Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate, aerial refueling and satellite images to back the fight against the Islamic State group. The offer will have to be…
Russia to deploy S-400 missile system at Syria airbase
Monitoring Desk / Russia has said, it is deploying its most hi-tech air defense system to its base in Syria. The announcement came following the downing of a Russian fighter…
Kunduz airstrike a human error: US
A US military inquiry has said that their aircraft attacking Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in the Afghan city of Kunduz recently was a human error. US commander in Afghanistan, General…
Belgium denies reports of terrorists arriving as refugees
Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum, Migration and Administrative Simplification Theo Francken has said that there were no terrorists arriving in the country disguised as asylum seekers. Reports emerged this…