Syria Rebel Delegation ‘arrives In Astana For Talks With Regime’
A Syrian rebel delegation has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for Russian-led talks aimed at ending the country's civil ...
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Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks
Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch said ...
Turkey Threatens Further Strikes On US-Allied Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his government is 'seriously saddened' by television footage showing US military forces operating ...
Assad Meet Sees European Rights Group Leader Censured
A controversial meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Europe's foremost human rights group to say it had no confidence ...
40 Dead In Rebel-Jihadist Clashes Near Damascus
Fierce clashes between jihadists and Islamist rebels near Damascus left at least 40 dead and 70 wounded on Friday, a ...
Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used 45 Times In Syria
Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been used 45 ...
Israeli Missile Shoots Down ‘target’ Over Golan
Israel shot down what it identified only as "a target" over the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hours after Syria ...
Syria To Buy Latest Russian Anti-Missile System
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Damascus is negotiating with regime ally Moscow to buy the latest Russian anti-missile system to ...
US Tells UN To Put ‘all Pressure’ On Russia Over Syria
US Ambassador Nikki Haley urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to ratchet up pressure on Russia to end sieges ...
Israeli Missiles Hit Near Damascus Airport
A huge blast which struck near Damascus airport early on Thursday was caused by Israeli missiles hitting a "military position", ...
France ‘hiding Truth’ On Suspected Chemical Attack
Syria on Thursday accused France of concealing the real identity of those behind a deadly suspected chemical attack, a day ...
Huge Explosion Rocks Damascus Airport
A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport, a monitoring group says. "The blast was huge and ...
‘Huge Explosion’ Rocks Damascus Airport
A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. “The blast ...
‘Huge’ Explosion Near Damascus Airport
A massive explosion hit near the Damascus International Airport in the early hours of Thursday morning, a monitoring group said, ...
Syria Kurds, Turks Clash In Wake of Deadly Air Raids
Fighting erupted on Wednesday along Syria's northeastern border between Turkish forces and Kurdish militiamen, as tensions boiled over in the ...
Mass Funeral For Dozens Killed In Attack On Evacuees
Hundreds gathered at a Shiite Muslim shrine south of Damascus on Wednesday to mourn the victims of a suicide bombing ...
Trump Says Assad’s Future ‘not A Deal Breaker’ On Syria
US President Donald Trump told UN Security Council ambassadors that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was "not a ...
Saudi Wins Top Arab Fiction Award
A Saudi novelist has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, becoming the third author in 10 years from the ...
US Blacklists 271 Syrian Chemists, Other Experts Over Sarin Attack
The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for their presumed ...
US-Backed Forces Enter Major Jihadist-Held Syria Town
A US-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their campaign ...