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UN to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions despite Russia veto pledge
Middle East
February 28, 2017
UN to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions despite Russia veto pledge
The UN Security Council is set to vote on Tuesday on a bid by Western powers to ban the supply…
Oscar-winning Syrian group hopes award will stop ‘massacres’
Cinema/TV
February 27, 2017
Oscar-winning Syrian group hopes award will stop ‘massacres’
A young volunteer in the Syrian search-and-rescue group featured in an Academy Award-winning documentary said Monday he hopes the award…
Syrian army advances against Islamic State near Aleppo: monitor
Middle East
February 27, 2017
Syrian army advances against Islamic State near Aleppo: monitor
The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by Islamic State…
Israeli hospitals demand funds to continue treating Syrians
Middle East
February 27, 2017
Israeli hospitals demand funds to continue treating Syrians
An Israeli health official says Israel's hospitals will stop treating Syrian patients in non-emergency cases beginning next week unless the…
New anti-IS strategy may mean deeper US involvement in Syria
Middle East
February 27, 2017
New anti-IS strategy may mean deeper US involvement in Syria
A new military strategy to meet President Donald Trump's demand to "obliterate" the Islamic State group is likely to deepen…
Deadly insurgent attack in Homs weighs on UN-led Syria talks
Middle East
February 26, 2017
Deadly insurgent attack in Homs weighs on UN-led Syria talks
A deadly terrorist attack in central Syria on Saturday threatened to thwart efforts to wrest a political solution at peace…
Attack on Syrian security forces in Homs kills 14: Syrian Observatory
Middle East
February 25, 2017
Attack on Syrian security forces in Homs kills 14: Syrian Observatory
Militants attacked Syrian security forces in the western city of Homs on Saturday killing at least 14 people, the Syrian…
UN mediator not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talks
Middle East
February 23, 2017
UN mediator not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talks
UN mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday he did not expect an immediate breakthrough when Syria peace talks restart on Thursday…
Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks
Middle East
February 22, 2017
Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks
When Syria peace talks restart in Geneva on Thursday after 10 months in the deep-freeze, familiar disagreements are likely to…
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus: monitors
Middle East
February 19, 2017
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus: monitors
Syrian warplanes bombarded a besieged rebel-held district of Homs, southern Deraa and insurgent areas in Damascus's outskirts on Saturday in…