(Sputnik) — Turkey is changing its visa-free entry policy for Syrian citizens and will demand visas from Syrians arriving in the country from third countries by air and sea starting from January 8, 2016, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju...
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia's warplanes have conducted more than 40 raids on ISIS-held ancient city of Palmyra and neighboring towns, local activists said Wednesday. The air strikes have also targeted the eastern countryside of Homs. In its turn, Syrian army has pounded al-Qaryatayn town...
Saudi Arabia denounced on Tuesday the killing of a prominent Syrian rebel leader, saying his death in a Russian air strike last week did not serve the cause of peace in Syria. Zahran Alloush, 44, who headed the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam, was killed when Russian warplanes struck...
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said, with the planned offensive expected to be very challenging. Mosul, 400 km (250 miles) north of Baghdad, has been designated by the...
