Syrian rebel group studies local truce near Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A powerful Syrian rebel group said on Thursday it was studying a local ceasefire proposal put forward by an international mediator aimed at halting fighting with government forces near Damascus.
Israel says 55 Iranians killed in Syria’s war
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Around 55 Iranian military personnel have been killed in Syria’s civil war, Israeli intelligence believes, and a think-tank close to Israel’s spy services said the toll is undermining support among Iranians for Iran’s actions in Sy…
Threat of Paris-style attack bursts Germans’ security bubble
BERLIN/MAINZ, Germany (Reuters) – After years of feeling insulated from militant Islamist threats, Germans are worrying that they too could be subject to attacks like those suffered last week in Paris.
Egypt, Russia sign deal to build a nuclear power plant
CAIRO (Reuters) – Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement on Thursday for Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction.
Passenger’s bomb ‘joke’ forces plane to land in Bulgaria
SOFIA/WARSAW (Reuters) – A bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, made by a “joking” Polish passenger, forced an airliner flying from Warsaw to Egypt to make an emergency landing in Bulgaria on Thursday.
Russia says conducted mass Syria strikes, hit Islamic State oil assets: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Air Force conducted mass strikes on terrorist positions in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil refining assets under the control of Islamic State militants, Russia’s General Staff said, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Turkey deports Moroccan suspects, warns of Islamic State risk from Africa
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey began deporting a group of Moroccans detained at Istanbul’s main airport over suspected links to Islamic State on Thursday and warned of a growing potential threat from jihadists in Africa.
Turks least supportive of right to criticize government: global survey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Only about half of Turks think people should be able to openly criticize government policies, according to a global survey, making them the least supportive of this democratic right among 38 countries taking part in the poll.
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
SINJAR, Iraq (Reuters) – The picnic tables on the mountainside overlooking the town of Sinjar are a vestige of a time when different communities lived side by side in this corner of northwestern Iraq.
Cyprus says facilities at France’s disposal to fight Islamic State
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s facilities are available to France to fight Islamic State after the wave of attacks across the French capital, the Mediterranean island’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
