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Tripoli said to be set for offensive on warlord Haftar

The forces of Libya’s internationally recognized government will shift from a defensive to an offensive stance against the militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar, said the government's interior minister on Tuesday. Speaking on Libyan TV channel 218, Fathi Bashagha said the Government of...

Damascus announces parliamentary polls on April 13

President Bashar al-Assad said Tuesday that parliamentary elections would be held in war-torn Syria on April 13. The polls, to be held across government-controlled parts of Syria, are the third such elections in the country since the start of its nine-year civil war. Assad's forces...

Turkey's drones provide crucial edge in Syria

Turkish news channels have been dominated this week by a steady stream of black-and-white drone footage showing the destruction of Syrian regime targets in rebel-held Idlib. Domestically produced drones have given Turkey a vital edge in its latest operation against Syrian forces. They have...

China censored virus news for weeks, say researchers

China began censoring online discussions on the new coronavirus weeks before officially acknowledging the scope of the disease, according to a report published Tuesday. Although Chinese authorities did not publicly acknowledge the severity of the virus until January 20, censorship began as...