Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday to allow civilians and rebels to leave the city, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday. But Moscow ruled out a lasting ceasefire, a step that Western governments have been...

Dozens of civilians were killed as air strikes flattened residential buildings in rebel-held east Aleppo Monday, despite Western warnings of sanctions against Syria and Russia over attacks on the city. Once Syria's thriving commercial hub, Aleppo has been ravaged by bombing raids and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Well-informed sources said more than 24 Russian warplanes, Sukhoi-24 and Sukhoi-34, have arrived the coastal Hmeymim airbase, as Moscow plans to step up its aerial campaign against the Syrian people. Sources detailed that warplanes are arriving consecutively as 4 planes each...

(theguardian)- The United Nations has condemned an attempted coup in Libya that has seen a rival administration capture key government buildings, as both rebels and officials scrambled to win the support of Tripoli’s powerful militias. The UN envoy Martin Kobler said: “I condemn the...