In another act of barbarism, militants of ISIS destroyed the Arch of Triumph in the ancient city of Palmyra, a monument that dates back to the Roman Empire.    Syrian chief of antiquities told the media on Monday.    In the latest act of vandalism against Syria’s cultural...

Like in the previous two attacks, on Friday, Russia bombed Syria for a third day mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting. The air strikes have come under severe criticism from Washington which claimed that Moscow has been...

Aided by Russian air power, Iran, Syria and Lebanese Hezbollah allies are preparing for a major ground offensive to gain back lost ground, says sources.   News agency Reuters reports that hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days. they are expected  to join...

Issuing a warning to the U.S. air force to steer clear while its war planes were in action, Russia launched air strikes against targets in Syria on Wednesday in what is being viewed as Moscow’s biggest intervention in the Middle East in decades. The rebel sources in Syria as well as the US...

China to introduce pollution “trading system” as a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emission in collaboration with the U.S. In order to reduce the emissions accelerating global warming, China has plans on introducing “a national pollution-trading system”. Likewise, it will put forth a...

In an effort to block the militants from the international financial system, the United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against more than 30 Islamic State leaders, financial figures, supporters and affiliated groups.   Sanctions were imposed by the Treasury Department of the US...

Separatists won in Catalonia, but it does not guarantee them the way to independence. They have opponents not only in Madrid, but in the region as well.  The supporters of independence won the elections in Catalonia, which took place on Sunday, September 27 at a high voter turnout for the...

Russia seems to have increased its influence in Syria in the ongoing global efforts to bring an end to the Crisis. The Russian initiative became evident after it was announced in Baghdad that military officials from Russia, Iran Syria and Iraq were working together to on intelligence and security...

With the reports of U.S. trained Syrian rebels handing over weapons and ammunitions and joining the ranks of ISIS, Putin has branded the American led war effort as ineffective. Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, has branded the U.S support to rebel forces in Syria as ineffective and...