Syria’s Aleppo Airport Resumes Flights Amid Nearby Offensive
ALEPPO, SYRIA – A Syrian commercial flight landed at Aleppo airport on Wednesday from Damascus, marking the resumption of domestic flights between Syria’s two largest cities for the first...
Erdogan Criticizes EU Move to Enforce Libyan Arms Embargo
ANKARA, TURKEY – Turkey’s president Wednesday criticized the European Union’s decision to launch a maritime effort focused on enforcing the arms embargo around Libya, accusing European nations that...
Ending Putin’s Support of Venezuela No Easy Feat for US
MOSCOW – In October 2016, the head of Russia’s largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chavez, in the empty, sweltering plains of Venezuela, to unveil a giant bronze statue of the late socialist leader that...
UN Fears Fighting Will Follow Fleeing Syrians
UNITED NATIONS – As the number of civilians fleeing Syrian and Russian bombardments in northwestern Syria approaches the one million mark, the United Nations warned Wednesday that if fighting...
ERDOGAN THREATENS ‘IMMINENT’ TURKISH OPERATION IN SYRIA
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Wednesday to launch an operation in Syria’s Idlib region by the end of the month if Damascus fails to withdraw behind Turkish military positions.
An...