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At least eight pro-Iran fighters killed in US strikes on Syria: Monitor
At least eight pro-Iran fighters were killed in US strikes on eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday, after Washington carried out raids a day ... Middle East -
Russia forces kill 34 fighters in airstrikes on Syria’s Idlib
Russian forces have killed 34 fighters and wounded more than 60 in airstrikes on targets in Syria’s Idlib governorate, Russia’s Interfax reported late ... Middle East -
Syria’s Assad to travel to China in first trip since war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will visit China from Thursday, his office said, his first trip to the allied country since before the Syrian civil ... Middle East -
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 ... Middle East -
Destroyed infrastructure prevents Syrian refugees from returning home: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the biggest obstacle to millions of refugees returning home is a lack of infrastructure, ... Middle East -
Air strikes target opposition base in Syria: Ministry
Syrian and Russian forces have launched air strikes on opposition bases in the country’s northwest, the defense ministry said Wednesday, amid a ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince meets Syria’s al-Assad in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Jeddah, Al Arabiya reported on Friday.During the ... Saudi Arabia -
Arab League head says decision to resume ties with Syria up to each country
The decision to return Syria to the Arab fold does not mean the resumption of ties between it and all Arab countries, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary ... Middle East -
Syria, Iran sign long-term oil and trade agreements during Raisi’s visit to Damascus
The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to bolster economic ties ... Middle East -
Iran’s president will visit Syria’s Damascus in first such visit since 2011
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Damascus next week, a senior regional source close to the Syrian government told Reuters on Friday.The ... Middle East -
Damascus slams EU sanctions as ‘threat’ to quake-hit Syrians
Following Western allies the United States and Britain, the bloc sanctioned Samer Kamal al-Assad and Wassem Badi al-Assad, the president’s cousins, over alleged involvement in the trafficking of stimulant drug captagon, a key source of income for Damascus. Middle East -
EU sanctions Assad cousins over Captagon drug trade
An AFP investigation in November found that Syria has become a narco state with the $10 billion industry in captagon dwarfing all other exports and funding both Assad and many of his enemies. Middle East -
Five Austrians on trial over asylum for Syrian ex-general
Five Austrian ex-officials went on trial in Vienna on Friday, risking up to five years in prison for allegedly granting asylum to a Syrian former ... World News -
Syria will reopen embassy in Tunisia after decade of ruptured ties
Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, Syrian state media ... Middle East -
Israeli airstrikes kill two civilians in Syria’s government-held areas
Two Syrian civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike Tuesday, state media reported, the fourth such attack on government-held areas of the ... Middle East -
Car bombing hits Syria’s capital, no deaths reported: State media
A car bombing rocked the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday evening, state media said, with no deaths reported and no side claiming responsibility for ... Middle East -
Syria foreign minister makes first Egypt visit in over 10 years
Syria’s foreign minister met his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday, the first such visit in more than a decade and the latest sign of Arab ... Middle East -
Syria’s Assad appoints new oil minister in cabinet reshuffle
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed a new oil minister and changed four other ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, state media said on ... Middle East -
US, UK sanction notorious Lebanese, Syrian drug dealers over Captagon trade
Nouh Zeaiter, Hassan Muhammad Daqqou and two of Bashar al-Assad’s cousins were among those designated. Middle East -
Advisor to Iran’s supreme leader meets with Syria’s Assad
A senior foreign policy advisor to Iran’s supreme leader met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday to discuss international and ... Middle East -
Syria’s Assad expresses his support for Russia in war in Ukraine
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his support in the conflict in Ukraine.In a televised meeting ... Middle East -
Syrian government forces, opposition fighters clash in quake-hit region
Syrian government forces and opposition fighters have clashed overnight in northwest Syria for the first time since an earthquake devastated the ... Middle East -
Jordan’s FM visits Syria in first such trip since conflict erupted
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi arrived in Damascus on Wednesday in the first such visit since the Syrian conflict and will later head to ... Middle East -
Syria’s Assad allows UN aid to go through two new border crossings
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow United Nations aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two border crossings ... Middle East -
Al-Assad visits Syria’s Aleppo hospital in first reported trip to earthquake-hit area
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first visit Friday to a region stricken by an earthquake that has killed thousands in his country, his ... Middle East -
Watchdog says Syrian air force to blame for 2018 deadly chlorine attack in Douma
An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog established there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria's air force dropped two cylinders ... Middle East -
Turkish FM says he could meet Syrian counterpart in February
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that he could meet his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad early in February, rejecting ... Middle East -
Turkey, Syria, Russia FMs to meet soon: Turkish official
Turkey, Syria and Russia aim to schedule a meeting of their foreign ministers this month and possibly before the middle of next week, though no date ... Middle East -
Syria at risk of ‘return to large-scale fighting,’ UN warns in new report
Syria’s simmering 11-year war is at risk of boiling up once again with a return to large-scale combat after several frontlines across the country ... Middle East -
Turkey does not have preconditions for dialogue with Syria: Minister
Turkey does not have preconditions for dialogue with the Syrian government and talks should be goal-oriented, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut ... Middle East