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Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…
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…
Pro-Turkish rebels welcome US withdrawal from Syria
Middle East
December 24, 2018
Pro-Turkish rebels welcome US withdrawal from Syria
Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington’s decision to pull out troops,…
Damascus accuses Israel of first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade
Middle East
December 1, 2018
Damascus accuses Israel of first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade
Damascus Friday accused Israel of striking Syria, in what a monitor said were the such first missiles to hit…
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…
Assad, Russian officials meet in Damascus, discuss situation in Syria
Middle East
October 20, 2018
Assad, Russian officials meet in Damascus, discuss situation in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met representatives of Russia’s foreign and defense ministries in Damascus on Friday, Russia’s foreign ministry…
Far from home, a Syrian rebel group starts over
Middle East
September 29, 2018
Far from home, a Syrian rebel group starts over
Syrian rebels forced from their towns when government forces retook eastern Ghouta near Damascus are starting over in the…
Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers
Middle East
September 9, 2018
Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers
Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday, residents and rescuers said, as Damascus…