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Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause
Middle East

Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause

Intense air strikes resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo after a weeks-long pause on Tuesday, killing at least three…
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official says
Middle East

Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official says

Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million (£330 million) trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government…
Saudi says Assad, Iran-backed foreign forces must quit Syria
Middle East

Saudi says Assad, Iran-backed foreign forces must quit Syria

Russia and Iran must agree to a date and means for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to quit the country, and…
Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains
Egypt

Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains

Russia and the United States agreed on Monday to look for a diplomatic end to the Syrian civil war but…
Kerry says Russian support for Assad risks confrontation
Middle East

Kerry says Russian support for Assad risks confrontation

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could raise the…
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
World

Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began

Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as…
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
World

Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay

Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that…
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
World

UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria

Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan…
Hezbollah says Assad’s allies have right to respond to Israeli attacks in Syria
World

Hezbollah says Assad’s allies have right to respond to Israeli attacks in Syria

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday that Israeli strikes inside Syria were also an aggression against Syria's regional allies…
Syria peace talks on verge of collapse before they begin
World

Syria peace talks on verge of collapse before they begin

Syria's first peace talks were on the verge of collapsing on Friday before they began, with the opposition refusing to…
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