Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Syria

PILDAT says Feb 8 polls record lowest fairness score since 2013

  The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.

Israel continues to bomb the Gaza strip

  The bombing has not stopped ‘even for a minute   Refaat al Areer, a Gaza resident, tells Al Jazeera what it was like spending the night under the constant sound of Israeli bombardment in the besieged enclave. 

No War Over jet downing, Says Russian FM

A video shows flames gushing out of downed Russian plane before crash The Russian foreign minister called the downing of fighter jet 'a planned provocation', he made clear that his country will not go in war with Turkey on the issue.

Understanding the new stage of the Syria Crisis

  United States provides sophisticated weapons to Syrian rebels through CIA headquarters in Jordon Has the United States stepped back from the edge of the precipice?  Has the catastrophe been averted?  The U.S. war threat against Syria has not ended. But the particular path to war has required a shift because of resounding domestic and global opposition. 

Russia sends Four more Warships towards Syria

  Russian war ship (File Photo) Moscow: Russia has sent four more of its warships towards conflict zone in Syria, after G 20 leaders in Moscow disagreed over the U.S proposed war against Syria. The SSV-201 Priazovye reconnaissance ship, escorted by two landing ships, Minsk and Novocherkassk, had already passed through Turkey's Bosphorus Strait, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted a source from the Saint Petersburg-based central naval command as saying on Friday.

Shocking News, Rebels say they mistakenly operated Chemical Gas Canisters

  A YouTube video shows Syrian rebels firing gas canisters towards unknown positions According an a Associate Press journalist Dale Gavlak, published on YouTube , Syrian rebels told that chemical gas that killed more than thousand people in Syria and for which United States is planning to attack, was mistakenly operated by rebels as they know little of how to operate and handle it.

Britain parliament rejects military strike on Syria

  British Prime Minister David Cameron addressing the house of commons London: United state has declared that it will act alone, after British lawmakers rejected their government's call for punitive military strikes against the chemical-armed Syrian regime.  House of Commons vote to defy Prime Minister David Cameron's bid to win support for military intervention, the White House said America was ready to take unilateral action.

Russia Directs its two warships towards Mediterranean Sea

  Russian Anti submarine ship (File Photo) Russia has directed two of its warships towards  Mediterranean sea as Inter Fax News agency quoting an armed forces general staff says that deployment was in the response to a "well known situation". United States and its allies has threatened Syria to attack while Russia strongly opposes any kind of attack against the Syria.

Syria would emerge victorious in any confrontation with the United States, Says Bashar Al Assad

  Syrian President Bashar Al Assad addressing his senior officials (File Photo) Damascus : According to a Lebanese daily, President Bashar Al-Assad has said that his country would emerge "victorious" in any confrontation with the United States and its allies.  

Syria to allow UN to probe Chemical attack

Damascus : Syrian government has given green light to UN inspectors to probe the recent chemical attack in which hundreds of people were dead. The agreement was reached on Sunday during a meeting between the UN High Representative for Disarmament Angela Kane and the Syrian government officials.

Popular posts from this blog

Between Drone and Al Qaeda, Human Rights Watch report

Human Rights watch has published its report, "Between Drone and Al Qaeda" , on what it says an illegal Drone killings by United States in Yemen and  Somalia. The report was published in Parallel with the report of Amnesty International which as published on the drone strikes by United States in Pakistan .

Taliban freed US soldier in exchange with five Gitmo prisoners

President Obama addressing a news conference with the parents of released soldier Bowe Bergdahl Washington : Taliban released last of the US prisoner of war held in Afghanistan in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who were released from Guantanamo Bay prison. US soldier, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl held under the captivity of Taliban for five years, after Taliban were agreed at last minute to exchange it with their senior official kept at Guantanamo Bay prison by United States.

Warid Telecom to launch 4G LTE services in Pakistan

Islamabad : Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has accepted the plea of Ward Telecom to permit it to launch 4 G services in the country. With this, Ward Telecom has become second company to acquire the 4G licence after China Mobile company Zong.