Bashar al-Assad
Bahrain continues work in Syria embassy
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Bahrain continues work in Syria embassy
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama have been operating “without interruption”, the…
Israeli planes attack targets near Damascus: Syria
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Israeli planes attack targets near Damascus: Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli war planes attacked with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday and injured…
Turkey vows no slowdown in fight against ISIS
Middle East
December 25, 2018
Turkey vows no slowdown in fight against ISIS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey vowed on Monday that the fight against Islamic State would not be slowed by the US…
Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
Middle East
December 18, 2018
Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that…
Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says
Middle East
December 18, 2018
Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon appeared to be edging toward clinching a deal to form a new national unity government after…
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir first Arab leader to visit Syria since 2011
Middle East
December 17, 2018
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir first Arab leader to visit Syria since 2011
Sudan’s president has become the first Arab leader to visit Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011.…
Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again on Sunday, seven…
Normality returns for some in Damascus after fighting ends
Middle East
October 22, 2018
Normality returns for some in Damascus after fighting ends
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Some people in the Syrian capital Damascus have been able to enjoy a semblance of normality since…
UN official: Syria has withdrawn controversial property law
Middle East
October 19, 2018
UN official: Syria has withdrawn controversial property law
GENEVA (AP) — A UN humanitarian aid official said Thursday that Syria’s government has withdrawn a controversial law that…
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Middle East
October 15, 2018
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Jihadists in Syria’s Idlib failed to meet a Monday deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country’s…