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HRW says Syria government air strikes defy U.N. resolution
The New York-based group also rapped the Security Council for inaction over the violence in Syria Middle East -
EU increases Syria humanitarian aid by $67 million
This extra 125 million euros is in addition to 75 million euros already made available under the EU’s European Neighbourhood Instrument Middle East -
Syria’s Assad joins prayers to mark end of Ramadan
Assad took part in prayers at the Al-Kheir mosque, in Muhajarin, near his home in northwest Damascus Middle East -
China says it may have citizens fighting in Iraq
China has repeatedly expressed concern about the upsurge in violence in Iraq and the march of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Middle East -
85 Syria troops killed in jihadist advance
ISIS lost at least 28 jihadist fighters during the incident in the northern province of Raqa Middle East -
EU freezes assets of two firms accused of supplying oil to Syria
The firms were added to the EU’s Syria sanction list along with nine organisations and three people News -
Video shows Lebanese soldier defecting to join Islamist militants
A Lebanese soldier who apparently deserted was shown in a video posted online this week seated beneath a flag of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra ... Reports -
Syria wants ‘objectivity and integrity’ from new U.N. envoy
Staffan de Mistura was on July 10 named to replace hugely respected Algerian Lakhdar Brahimi, who resigned in May after two frustrating rounds of peace talks Middle East -
Video: Lebanese soldier deserts and joins ISIS
Atef Saadeddine said he has joined Al-Nusra Front, which is battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces Middle East -
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria border clash
The two soldiers died after a clash with suspected smugglers trying to cross from Syria into Turkey Middle East -
Syria’s Assad inauguration to take place Wednesday
For security reasons, the location of the ceremony that had initially been scheduled for Thursday has yet to be disclosed Middle East -
Istanbul to take ‘drastic measures’ against Syrian refugees
Turkey hosts over one million Syrian refugees after Erdogan announced an open-door policy for those fleeing the conflict Middle East -
Assad sworn in for new seven-year term
Assad has defied calls by Western states for him to step aside during the conflict that started in 2011 with protests against his rule Middle East -
U.N.: Syrian refugees, sectarian tensions endanger Lebanon
Lebanese authorities have acknowledged the crisis, saying that the country faced political and economic collapse Middle East -
UK firms exported chemicals ‘likely’ used in sarin to Syria: Hague
The chemicals, which can be used legitimately for making plastics and pharmaceuticals, were exported by unnamed British companies Middle East -
Syrian refugee women face harassment, poverty
The U.N. says women struggle particularly to pay rent and keep food on the table. Features -
Singapore concerned over returning Syrian jihadists
Returning fighters have the skills to carry out terror attacks or support others planning them. Middle East -
Britain to destroy extra 50 tonnes of Syrian arms chemicals
Bashar al-Assad’s government last year promised to dismantle all its chemical arsenal Middle East -
2000GMT: Russia's draft resolution to ban oil sales by "terrorist groups" sparks debate
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Europe should accept more Syrian refugees, official says
Europe has accepted fewer than 100,000 refugees displaced by the country's three-year-old civil war Middle East -
NGO: Eight members of one family killed in Syria raid
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a man, his wife and their six children were killed in the raid in the town of Dael Middle East -
U.N. Security Council seeks compromise to boost aid access to Syria
A compromise draft to boost cross-border access and threaten sanctions on those that stand in the way was proposed Middle East -
‘Caliph’ urges skilled jihadists to join ISIS
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says ‘those who can immigrate to the Islamic State should immigrate’ Middle East -
South Sudan patients ‘shot in hospital beds’
Thousands have been killed in the conflict in the world's youngest country, while more than 1.5 million have been forced to flee Africa -
Iraq jihadists ‘selling oil to Assad’, says France
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the sale was evidence of the “confusing” nature of the escalating conflict in the Middle East Middle East -
Rebel fire kills 14 in Syria’s Idlib
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the attack, but gave a higher toll of 15 civilians Middle East -
Syrian troops advance near Lebanon border
The aim of the operation is to cut crossing points rebels use for supplies and “to separate Qalamoun from Zabadani” Middle East -
‘Child soldiers’ recruited by Syria rebel groups
Human Rights Watch have spotlighted 25 child soldiers involved in ISIS, the Free Syrian Army and al-Nusra Front Middle East -
British far-Right group protest mosque ‘that turned out to be a KFC’
An English Defense League protest against a planned mosque happened to be a KFC fast-food branch, costing local police heavily Variety -
Saudi Arabia, Russia discuss Syrian crisis
Prince Saud al-Faisal and Sergey Lavrov discussed other regional and international matters Middle East