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Turkey says Geneva deal is not the end of Syrian crisis

Turkey has responded cautiously to Saturday’s US-Russian deal to avoid a US military operation if Syria allows its chemical weapons stockpile to be destroyed, saying that it does not eliminate the need for action to stop the regime killing with conventional weapons, and also calls for well-defined consequences if President …

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US, France and Britain to increase pressure Assad to respect weapons deal

The United States, France and Britain agreed Sept.16 to step up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to stick to the terms of a deal under which Syria is to give up its huge arsenal of chemical weapons and avoid U.S. military strikes.

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Morsi supporters rally in Egypt

Thousands of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi rallied in Cairo after Friday prayers chanting angry slogans against the military, with clashes reported elsewhere in Egypt. “Either we recover their rights, or we die like them!” the protesters shouted as they marched in the Nasr City district, referring to …

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