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Eurozone sets Sunday deadline for Greece bailout deal
The Greek prime minister has said that Athens was ready to make "efforts" to reach a "viable" deal to end the crisis, as eurozone leaders set a Sunday deadline to thrash out a final bailout agreement. European leaders gave Alexis Tsipras a last-minute chance on Tuesday after he failed to present them with a detailed plan in an emergency.. More -
Iran nuclear deal deadline may be extended yet again
On the eve of a self-imposed deadline, talks towards a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers have continued overnight, with both sides saying that more time might be needed. Foreign ministers and officials from Iran and members of the P5+1 group - comprising Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US - are gathered in Vienna.. More -
Obama says US intensifying anti-ISIL campaign in Syria
US President Barack Obama has said that the US-led coalition battling fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was "intensifying" its campaign against the armed group's base in Syria. Speaking at the Pentagon on Monday, Obama said that recent territory losses by the ISIL group show that the armed group will be defeated,.. More -
Kerry says Iran nuclear talks 'could go either way'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said negotiating teams are close to a historic agreement over Iran's nuclear programme but cautioned that the talks could still go either way, and that Washington is still willing to walk away if an acceptable deal is not reached. "It is now time to see whether or not we are able to close an agreement,".. More -
UN envoy to Yemen in Sanaa to seek Ramadan ceasefire
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN special envoy to Yemen, has arrived in the country's capital in a bid to arrange a pause in fighting until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on July 17, to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid. The visit by Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who arrived on Sunday for talks with the Houthis and their allies, comes amid.. More -
Scores killed in Iraqi army raids in Anbar province
At least 73 people have been killed in the western Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, as the Iraqi government stepped up air strikes, sources told Al Jazeera. An air strike on a sports field in Ramadi shortly after midnight on Sunday killed at least 50 people and left more than 30 people injured. At least 23 people were killed and around 40 wounded.. More -
Syria regime army and Hezbollah storm opposition-held Zabadani
The Syrian regime army backed up by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah advanced on the opposition-held city of Zabadani in the suburbs of Damascus, a monitoring group said. On the second day of a major offensive on the border city of Zabadani, the Syrian regime army and Hezbollah fighters managed to enter the western parts of the city on Sunday, the.. More -
Israel deports Tunisia ex-president over Gaza flotilla
Israel has deported Moncef Marzouki, Tunisia's former president, and European parliament member Ana Miranda, after they took part in a flotilla seeking to defy its Gaza blockade. Most of those arrested after Israel boarded the flotilla have now either been deported or released but Al Jazeera camerman Ammar Hamdan, a Norwegian citizen who was covering.. More -
More than 110 killed in Indonesian military plane crash
At least 113 people aboard an Indonesian air force C-130 have been killed, when the plane crashed in a residential neighborhood in the city of Medan on the northern island of Sumatra, according to military officials. The plane came down on Tuesday hitting empty residential buildings after bursting into flames shortly after takeoff. There were 12 crew.. More -
Druze attack Israeli ambulance carrying wounded Syrians
Demonstrators from the Druze community have attacked an Israeli military ambulance carrying injured Syrians, killing one person, police said. A second Syrian being brought to hospital for treatment was in critical condition after the mob, alleging that the wounded were rebels, attacked the vehicle on Monday. "A crowd attacked an ambulance with.. More -
'Elephant rockets' kill dozens in Damascus suburb
The Syrian regime has used so-called elephant rockets in an attack on the Damascus suburb of Douma, killing at least 27 people, according to activists. The rockets, named after the distinctive noise they make when they are launched, are improvised weapons made by attaching rocket motors to much larger bombs. This greatly increases their destructive.. More -
Yemen peace talks open in Geneva without Houthis
UN-sponsored negotiations on the Yemen crisis have started in Geneva, with the aim of ending the bloody conflict in the country. Representatives from Yemen's exiled government, the Houthi fighters, former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's General Peoples' Congress and other opposition groups are expected to attend the talks in Switzerland, which began.. More -
Syrian Kurdish forces capture key ISIL-held town
Syrian Kurdish fighters say they have taken the strategic town of Tal Abyad, a major supply route to Raqqa province, a stronghold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria. "It's now under complete control," Redur Xelil, a spokesperson for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), said on Monday after a day of rapid advances.. More -
Israeli probe says Gaza offensive lawful and legitimate
Israel has defended its conduct in the 2014 Gaza war as both "lawful" and "legitimate" in a detailed inter-ministerial report which was roundly rejected by the Palestinians. In the report, put together by the justice and foreign ministries with input from the security establishment, the government said it did not intentionally target.. More -
Yemen talks in doubt amid humanitarian emergency
Talks aimed at ending the war in Yemen are due to begin in Geneva on Monday, amid worsening humanitarian situation in the country. The UN-led talks are thrown in doubt as there is uncertainty whether rebel Houthi negotiators will attend, with reports saying that Shia rebels, who control much of Yemen, missed a flight to Geneva. Associated Press quoting.. More
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