Fighters from Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government forces, known as Peshmerga, are set to enter the Syrian town of Kobani to join the fight against the ISIL militants.
The United Nations special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has proposed an action plan for areas where Syrian forces are fighting Takfiri militants.
November 4 capturing of the US espionage den (embassy) in 1988 marked beginning of a new phase in Iranians’ campaign against global oppression, said interim Friday prayers leader of Tehran, stressing that US file in Iranian history is shameful.
Mourners have held a funeral in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem) for a former Palestinians prisoner who was killed by Israeli forces after being suspected of attempted murder, Press TV reports.
An American foreign policy expert says the United States and Turkey are still dedicated to the ouster of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) admits for the first time that it has sent hundreds of militants to Syria’s northern city of Kobani through Turkey, with Damascus condemning Ankara for letting the militants enter Syria.
Russia has signed a deal with the European Union and Ukraine on the resumption of natural gas supplies to Ukraine after a hiatus that lasted for several months during the conflict in Ukraine.
Israeli forces have arrested five Palestinian protesters in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), amid tensions over an earlier move by Israel to close the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
A Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization in Canada says reports of anti-Muslim harassment have risen dramatically in the North American country.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says the P-5+1 group of countries will continue to move ahead toward a final nuclear deal with Iran with maximum care.
The United Nations has warned that unprecedented numbers of foreigners are flocking to Iraq and Syria to join extremist groups such as the ISIL despite US-led strikes on the groups’ positions.