Spain Franco victims' remains exhumed from mass grave Dozens of victims of Spain's dictator General Franco have had their remains exhumed from a mass grave near Valencia 29/08/2018
View Iran’s approach to international legal obligations | View Iran's military intervention on behalf of Bashar Al-Assad’s embattled regime, accused of multiple war crimes against its own population, is illegal. 27/07/2018
Spain Spain’s socialist government seeks to outlaw pro-Franco groups A series of reforms has gone before parliament in Madrid to make groups honouring the former dictator illegal, and aid his victims. 12/07/2018
South Sudan Hopes that South Sudan peace deal can end five years of civil war South Sudan's warring factions have signed a peace deal its hoped can end conflict that has cost thousands of lives and displaced millions of people 28/06/2018
Spain Spain's new government one step closer to removing Franco's remains Spain's new Socialist government is counting on parliamentary support to pass a law which would transfer Franco's grave. 18/06/2018
Insight South Sudan: Fresh fighting flares, five years into civil war The upsurge in violence in the world's youngest state comes ahead of planned peace talks and amid desperate humanitarian conditions 09/05/2018
Turkey Erdogan dubs student protesters ‘terrorists’, threatens university ban Turkey's President has slammed student anti-war protesters in Ankara, branding them “communist, traitor youth” for hijacking a student stand honouring Turkish soldiers in Syria. 25/03/2018
Syria Kidnappings, murder and ISIL: A Syrian family’s voyage to France In spring 2013, Syria’s government lost the city of Raqqa to rebel militants. Raqqa was also home to the Khatib family, who offered shelter to international journalists at their house as the conflict escalated. But one day, two of them disappeared, and the Khatibs realised their time was nearly up. 24/03/2018
no comment Syrian White Helmets release video of Ghouta destruction Syrian opposition Civil Defense known as While Helmets released footage showing widespread destruction in Douma, eastern Ghouta, caused by ongoing fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels. 21/03/2018
Syria Syrian artist finds fame by painting grenades and mortar shells Akram Abu al-Fawz, from eastern Ghouta, has exhibited internationally and attracted followers worldwide with his unusual art, which he shares on Facebook. 09/03/2018
Aid Zone The battle to provide healthcare in Central African Republic As the conflict in CAR continues, aid workers struggle to provide healthcare to mothers and newborn babies. 22/02/2018
Syria Syria: Over 90 people killed outside Damascus A war monitoring group says 20 children are among the dead. 20/02/2018
Syria Turkish helicopter downed in northern Syria The Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died when it crashed during an offensive on Syrian Kurdish militias. 10/02/2018
Yemen Yemen suffers deadly strikes as Russia calls for dialogue Amid fresh violence in Yemen, Russia calls for dialogue to resolve what the UN says is currently 'the worst man-made humanitarian crisis'. 22/01/2018
Syria Syrian forces break rebel siege of army base More than 200 trapped Syrian troops are freed after a government offensive near Damascus 08/01/2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratko Mladic convicted of genocide and jailed for life The ex-Bosnian Serb general was on trial, accused of ordering the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica. 22/11/2017
Syria Syrian President Assad shows grattitude for Russia, Iran Syrian President Assad shows grattitude for Russia, Iran 20/08/2017
Yemen One million Yemeni children at risk of cholera - charity War, famine, now cholera: malnourished children aged under five are particularly vulnerable to the epidemic raging across Yemen. 02/08/2017
France Libya: rivals commit to conditional ceasefire Deal between rival leaders Fayez al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar paves the way for elections early next year 25/07/2017
Ukraine Anger in Kyiv as Ukraine rebels proclaim 'Little Russia' The leader of a pro-Russian separatist group says he wants to carve a new state from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. 18/07/2017
Libya Benghazi 'liberated' says Libyan commander Haftar The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army said the city will enter a new era of peace and security 06/07/2017
Iraq Crisis for civilians deepens as Mosul battle nears end Aid workers are reporting higher levels of malnutrition as desperate families flee ISIL 01/07/2017
Syria Syria reportedly pulls back from launching new chemical attack The US says Syria has "heeded its warning" and has abandoned preparations for a new chemical attack 28/06/2017
Yemen Yemen: UN warns warring sides over civilian deaths The United Nations says at least 49 civilians have died in 'indiscriminate' attacks over the past month alone. 24/06/2017
Spain Spanish archaeologists uncover mass graves with victims of Franco’s regime Ascensión Mendieta searched for her father's remains for 78 years. 16/06/2017
