The United Nations said on Tuesday that Russia's plan for a ceasefire will not mean any supplies get into besieged eastern Aleppo because Russia, Syria and other groups fighting in the city have not yet given guarantees of safety for aid workers. Syria's government would also need to...

Italians worried about the stability of their banks have found a new place to put their money: the state-controlled post office. "Nobody knows where your money is safe today," says Leonardo Galli, a 58-year-old accountant who has resolved to move all his savings out of his bank to a current...

Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops have taken 19 villages on the first day of a major offensive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Daesh militants.  The Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a much-awaited operation late Sunday to retake Mosul – the last Daesh...

(The Daily Star)- English Premier League leaders Manchester City Tuesday announced record turnover of $480 million and its Abu Dhabi owners said the club has reached a "turning point". City, who were hit by UEFA sanctions over their finances in 2014, announced a 20 million pound ($24.5...

Turkey's nationalist opposition is in favor of maintaining the country's parliamentary system but is not against holding a referendum on introducing an executive presidency, its leader Devlet Bahceli said on Tuesday. The government said last week it would revive efforts to change the...

Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they have paused their advance on Mosul a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, if not months. The front lines to the east of Mosul were largely quiet, a day after Iraqi...

The Russian and Syrian regime air forces have halted all air strikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned pause in bombing designed to allow rebels and civilians to leave the city, the Russian defense minister said on Tuesday. The announcement, by Sergei Shoigu, follows a promise made by...

Kurdish Peshmerga forces are using U.S.-made drones during an ongoing offensive to recapture Iraq’s northern city of Mosul from Daesh terrorists.  The Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a much-awaited offensive late Sunday to retake Mosul – the last Daesh stronghold in...

(The Daily Star)- The family of a mother and her daughter, who died when the Sidon tour boat they were in capsized last month, dropped their lawsuit against the managers of the boat, a source told The Daily Star Tuesday. The source said that contacts with the Yassin family had managed to...

Ryanair said a further drop in the value of sterling has forced it to cut its forecast for full-year profit by 5 percent, adding that average fares could fall more sharply this winter. Europe's largest low-cost airline, which depends on Britain for around a third of its revenue, said an 18...

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has seized more than 1,200 square kilometers from Daesh terrorist group in northern Syria as part of Turkey’s Euphrates Shield Operation.  Within the context of the offensive, Daesh militants have been removed from nine towns and villages in northern Syria,...

(The Guardian)- A landmark case due to be heard by the high court in Istanbul over alleged crimes committed by Israel during the 2010 aid flotilla to Gaza could be dropped as a result of a bilateral agreement signed in June. The Turkish court is expected to hold a hearing on Wednesday aimed...

(The Daily Star)-  Lebanon public drivers Tuesday continued with their strike which caused the country's automotive inspection centers to shut down until the state takes control of the facilities. Truckers and taxi drivers in the capital Beirut, in the eastern city of Zahle, and in...

The European Union on Monday condemned Russia's air campaign in Syria, saying it may be guilty of war crimes, and it vowed to impose more sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's government. Calling for an immediate ceasefire in rebel-held east Aleppo, the European Union's 28 foreign...

Rioting inmates beheaded their rivals and bodies were burned in an explosion of violence in two Brazilian jails that left at least 18 people dead on Monday, authorities said. Prisoners also took women visitors hostage, a regional official told Brazilian television. It was the latest...

Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that could be extended, the war-torn country's foreign minister said Monday, a day after international calls for a truce. "The President agreed to a 72 hrs ceasefire to be extended if the other party adheres to it",...

The Constitutional Court in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Monday it had approved a petition by the electoral commission to delay a presidential election set for November, allowing President Joseph Kabila to remain in office until April 2018. Kabila was due to step down in December...

The Turkish capital Ankara on Monday banned all public gatherings and demonstrations until the end of November after receiving information about potential terror attacks, the governor's office said. The Ankara governorate said in a statement that all such meetings had been prohibited until...

Saudi Arabia is prepared to agree to a ceasefire in Yemen if the Iran-allied Houthis agree, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday, adding that he was skeptical about efforts for peace after previous ceasefire attempts had failed. The Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen has...

(The Daily Star)- Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Monday that Riyadh had urged the Iraqi government not to let Shiite militias enter Mosul, fearing "mass atrocities." As Iraqi forces launched an offensive aimed at retaking the country's second city from ISIS, Jubeir warned against...