Hundreds rally in Syria’s Sweida, marking biggest protest in weeks Hundreds rally in Syria’s Sweida, marking biggest protest in weeks
Hundreds of Syrians protested Friday in the government-held southern city of Sweida, the biggest in a wave of intensifying demonstrations spurred by economic hardship, activists and witnesses told AFP ...
Middle East 01 September ,2023
Protests erupt in Syria’s Druze city over fuel hikes  Protests erupt in Syria’s Druze city over fuel hikes 
Hundreds of Syrians burnt tires, blocked roads, and chanted anti-government slogans in the mainly ethnic Druze city of Sweida on Thursday to protest against worsening economic conditions and this ...
Middle East 17 August ,2023
ISIS claims attack that kills 23 Syria regime soldiers ISIS claims attack that kills 23 Syria regime soldiers
At least 23 Syrian regime soldiers were killed in an attack on a military bus in the conflict-torn country’s east blamed on ISIS, a war monitor said Friday.ISIS, which operates sleeper cells in lands ...
Middle East 11 August ,2023
Weigh ‘carefully’ efforts to engage Assad regime, Blinken tells Egypt Weigh ‘carefully’ efforts to engage Assad regime, Blinken tells Egypt
The top US diplomat cautioned Egypt to “carefully” examine whether its efforts to engage the Assad regime benefited the Syrian people.Egypt is among the several Arab and Gulf states that have ...
Middle East 03 May ,2023
US floats sanctions warning as Arab isolation of Syria nears end US floats sanctions warning as Arab isolation of Syria nears end
“We have also made clear that the core architecture of our sanctions remains firmly in place,” a White House National Security Council official told Al Arabiya English.
Middle East 12 April ,2023
Russia protests about ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria Russia protests about ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria
Russia has protested to the American-led coalition against ISIS about “provocative actions” by US armed forces in Syria, Tass news agency said on Friday.Tass cited a senior Russian official as saying ...
Middle East 31 March ,2023
Children in quake-hit Syria face ‘catastrophic threats’ Children in quake-hit Syria face ‘catastrophic threats’
The United Nations warned Thursday of grave risks to 3.7 million children in parts of war-wracked Syria affected by last month’s earthquake, as the UN children’s agency chief visited the country.For ...
Middle East 02 March ,2023
Eight truffle-hunters dead in Syria landmine blast: Monitor  Eight truffle-hunters dead in Syria landmine blast: Monitor
Eight truffle-hunters were killed and more than 30 injured in eastern Syria when the vehicle they were traveling in hit a landmine, a war monitor said Thursday.“Eight citizens were killed and at least ...
Middle East 02 March ,2023
Drone strike in Syria kills 2 al-Qaeda-linked operatives Drone strike in Syria kills 2 al-Qaeda-linked operatives
A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the US-led coalition in northwestern Syria on Friday killed two operatives with an al-Qaeda-linked group, Syrian opposition activists said.The two ...
Middle East 24 February ,2023
Syria ‘totally rejects’ watchdog report of 2018 chemical attack Syria ‘totally rejects’ watchdog report of 2018 chemical attack
Syria on Saturday rejected a report by the global chemical weapons watchdog that has blamed Damascus for a 2018 chlorine attack which killed 43 people, calling it “false.”“Syria totally rejects the ...
Middle East 28 January ,2023
US says doesn’t support normalization with Syria’s Assad after UAE FM visit US says doesn’t support normalization with Syria’s Assad after UAE FM visit
The top Republican senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee slammed the Emirati foreign minister’s trip and said it risked sanctions and harming the UAE’s reputation.
Middle East 05 January ,2023
Syria opposition uneasy after Turkish, Syrian defense ministers meet Syria opposition uneasy after Turkish, Syrian defense ministers meet
Syria’s political and armed opposition are urging their decade-long backer Turkey to reaffirm its support for their cause, after the highest-level talks in public between Ankara and the Damascus ...
Middle East 04 January ,2023
Syria records lowest annual death toll since war began: Monitor Syria records lowest annual death toll since war began: Monitor
At least 3,825 people have died in Syria’s war in 2022, the lowest yearly toll since the start of the conflict more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Saturday.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory ...
Middle East 31 December ,2022
Syrian pound hits new low on black market amid fuel crisis Syrian pound hits new low on black market amid fuel crisis
Syria’s nose-diving pound hit a new record low Saturday against the dollar on the black market, according to websites monitoring the exchange rate, as the country faces severe fuel shortages.The ...
Middle East 10 December ,2022
UN calls for ‘vital’ aid to Syria during winter  UN calls for ‘vital’ aid to Syria during winter 
The United Nations on Thursday called for “life-saving” funding to help six million people in Syria survive winter, after more than 11 years of devastating conflict.The relief money is “urgently ...
Middle East 24 November ,2022
Syria provides ‘drone lab’ for warring parties: Report Syria provides ‘drone lab’ for warring parties: Report
Syria’s 11-year war has provided a “drone laboratory” to countries, militants and other armed groups -- with some weapons trialed and later deployed in Ukraine -- peace monitors said Tuesday.Six ...
Middle East 22 November ,2022
Netherlands to repatriate 40 ISIS-linked women and children from Syrian camps Netherlands to repatriate 40 ISIS-linked women and children from Syrian camps
Twelve women and 28 children will be repatriated to the Netherlands from detention camps in northern Syria, the Dutch government announced on Tuesday, making the country’s largest group yet to be ...
Middle East 01 November ,2022
Nearly 60 killed in 10 days of inter-faction fighting in northern Syria: Monitor Nearly 60 killed in 10 days of inter-faction fighting in northern Syria: Monitor
More than a week of inter-faction fighting in Syria’s Turkish-held north has killed 58 people, mostly combatants – a flareup that has allowed al-Qaeda-linked fighters to gain ground, a war monitor ...
Middle East 18 October ,2022
Syria at UN demands withdrawal of US-led military coalition Syria at UN demands withdrawal of US-led military coalition
Syria’s top diplomat pressed Monday for a US-led military coalition to get out of his country and told the UN General Assembly meeting of world leaders that Damascus wants compensation for losses ...
Middle East 26 September ,2022
Turkey strikes Syria regime outpost, kills three: War monitor  Turkey strikes Syria regime outpost, kills three: War monitor
Turkish raids in northern Syria on Sunday struck outposts operated by the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces, killing three, a Britain-based war monitor said.The raids near the Kurdish-held border ...
Middle East 18 September ,2022
At least seven fighters from Kurdish-led force killed in Syria: Monitor At least seven fighters from Kurdish-led force killed in Syria: Monitor
At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said.“Six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed” in ...
Middle East 11 September ,2022
Kurd fighters killed, extremists detained in Syria’s al-Hol camp clashes Kurd fighters killed, extremists detained in Syria’s al-Hol camp clashes
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said two of their fighters were killed and six extremists arrested Thursday following clashes in a volatile Syria camp where a security operation is ...
Middle East 08 September ,2022
North Syria violence kills 19 civilians: War monitor North Syria violence kills 19 civilians: War monitor
At least 19 civilians were killed during two separate incidents in the latest flare-up of violence along Syria’s northern border with Turkey, a war monitor said on Friday.The bloodshed comes against a ...
Middle East 19 August ,2022
Turkish airstrike on Syria border post kills 11: War monitor Turkish airstrike on Syria border post kills 11: War monitor
A Turkish airstrike on a Syria border post run by regime forces killed 11 Tuesday, following an overnight flare-up between Ankara’s forces and Kurdish fighters that control the area, a war monitor ...
Middle East 16 August ,2022
West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels
Supporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest, which Russia vetoed, are now calling for a Security Council vote on ...
Middle East 11 July ,2022