(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...

(theguardian)- Russian warships are expected to sail through the Channel next week at a time of heightened tensions between Britain and Moscow over the war in Syria. The navy said it and Nato routinely monitor other nations’ fleets when they enter UK waters, but the voyage comes amid...

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels began an attack on Islamic State's symbolically potent stronghold of Dabiq in northwestern Syria on Saturday, a rebel commander said, taking territory that has all but cut it off according to a war monitor. Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes killed 11 civilians in air strikes hit the town of Termanin in northern Idlib province, local activists said Saturday. The strikes have also targeted the city of Idlib and towns of al-Tamana'a, Khan Sheikhoun and Maaret al-Numan. In Homs province,...