Pope Francis, patriarch demand end to IS attacks
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUZAN FRASER Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the persecution of religious minorities in Syria and Iraq…
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SYRIAN OPPOSITION ISSUES ULTIMATUM ON PEACE TALKS
By BASSEM MROUE and LORI HINNANT FILE – In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 file photo, A Free Syrian Army fighter stands next to a painting on a piece of…
SYRIA PROPOSES ALEPPO CEASE-FIRE, PRISONER SWAP
By ZEINA KARAM and LAURA MILLS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem enter a hall hand in hand for their talks in Moscow, Russia,…
TURKEY DISMISSES ISTANBUL POLICE CHIEF
By SUZAN FRASER Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Istanbul police leading a major corruption and bribery investigation…
EGYPT EXPELS TURKISH AMBASSADOR, SCALES BACK TIES
By SARAH EL DEEB and SUZAN FRASER FILE — In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 file photo, released by the Egyptian Presidency, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, meets…
CANADA’S FM: SYRIA SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TIME
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird talks to the media with Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, not pictured, during a joint news conference after talks on security and terror threats in the…
CITIES MAKE FINAL PITCHES AHEAD OF 2020 VOTE
By STEPHEN WILSON Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives to attend the Istanbul 2020 bid presentation during the International Olympic Committee session, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…
SYRIA WARNS US NOT TO INTERVENE MILITARILY
By BASSEM MROUE and ALBERT AJI FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, file citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated…