Syria
House lawmaker wants Syrian, Iraqi refugees to take lie detector tests
A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives requiring Syrian and Iraqi refugees take lie detector tests before entering the US. Ken Calvert (R-California) is also proposing that potential refugees submit DNA tests. “It has become all too clear to many Americans that our security...
Suspected Russian warplanes kill scores in Syrian city: rescue workers
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed scores of people in the center of the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria on Sunday, rescue workers and residents said, Reuters reported. They said at least six strikes had hit a busy market place, several government buildings and...
Reuters Exclusive: Iran to match stance with Russia in push for Syria deal
Iran has decided to unify its stance with Russia's in the push for a political deal to end Syria's civil war, Iranian officials said, in a sign it could ease its opposition to the departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of the agreement, according to Reuters. While maintaining its firm backing for Assad in...
Glucose showed seductive photo
Russian singer Glucose (real name Natalia Chistyakova ions) placed in the social network juicy picture. 29-year-old singer Glucose always follow the figure, and therefore does not hesitate to show your perfect body. She has published on the Internet a photo of herself posing in a dress with a deep neckline, poluobnazhayuschim...
WSJ: Obama says Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must go
U.S. President Barack Obama held firm that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from office, saying Thursday that he doesn't believe the civil war in Syria will end while the dictator remains in power, according to The Wall Street Journal. After a meeting in Manila with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,...
Syria war: UN Security Council unanimously backs peace plan – BBC
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining a peace process in Syria, according to the BBC. The 15-member council reached rare agreement on the issue in a session in New York on Friday, the BBC wrote. The resolution endorses talks between the Syrian government and opposition in early January, as well...
Russia open to Assad’s ouster after Syria transition: diplomats
Russia has made clear to Western nations that it has no objection to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepping down as part of a peace process, in a softening of its publicly stated staunch backing of Assad ahead of talks in New York, diplomats said, according to Reuters. "What you've got is a move that will end up...
Putin says Russia supplies weapons and ammunition to Syrian rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has been supporting military actions of the Free Syrian Army against the Islamic State, providing them with arms and ammunition. The Russian president announced this during his speech at an enlarged meeting of the Defense Ministry Board, according to a posting on the president's...
Russia’s costs on Syrian war planned at $3.3 mln a day, grow to $8 mln mid-Nov
Russia's initial costs on the war in Syria were planned at $3.3 million a day, but grew to $8 million from the middle of November, according to Bloomberg. "Russia initially earmarked just $1.2 billion for the war for all of 2016, an official familiar with the matter said. Outlays were running at about $4 million a day...
Coalition denies air strike on Syrian army camp: media
Coalition spokesman Colonel Steve Warren denied it was responsible for the incident following the Syrian Foreign Ministry's condemnation of "aggression" which "blatantly violates the objectives of the UN Charter," accoding to BBC News. "We've seen those Syrian reports but we did not conduct any...
Ksenia Sobchak gave a speech to the Federal Assembly of Russia in the role of Putin (VIDEO)
Ksenia Sobchak gave a speech to the Federal Assembly of Russia as Putin. Ksenia Sobchak has recently become known as an opposition politician regime. She recently parodied the speech of Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly. Ksenia Sobchak, on behalf of the President of Russia, stated the importance of addressing the Turkish...
DW: German parliament approves anti-IS Bundeswehr mission in Syria
Germany's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to join the 60-nation combat mission against the "Islamic State" (IS) militia in regions of Syria and Iraq, according to Deutsche Welle. Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition used its majority in the Bundestag on Friday to approve the deployment of up to 1,200...