Syrians in Ghouta scramble for safety as bombing builds
SYRIA: As cars of fleeing civilians zipped around him, Syrian shepherd Abu Qassem led his flock… Read More
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Aid reaches Ghouta but retreats after shelling; Syria presses assault
BEIRUT/GENEVA: Aid trucks reached Syria’s eastern Ghouta region on Monday for the first time since… Read More
7 years ago
Macron urges Tehran to ‘pressure’ Syria to halt Ghouta offensive
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron called on his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday to… Read More
7 years ago
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta: monitor
DAMASCUS: Syrian regime forces have advanced inside Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said on Saturday, as… Read More
7 years ago
Shocking video shows Syrian kids escape militants’ fire in East Ghouta
EASTERN GHOUTA: A shocking video from war-torn Syria has surfaced online showing two children fleeing… Read More
7 years ago
Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Syria offensive against Kurds
ANKARA: Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and another 13 were wounded in clashes in northwest… Read More
7 years ago
Elderly Pakistani couple quit Syria’s embattled Ghouta
DAMASCUS: An elderly Pakistani man and his wife have fled Syria's embattled Eastern Ghouta, it… Read More
7 years ago
In Syria’s Ghouta, rescuers keep finding bodies
DAMASCUS: In Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave, the bombs have stopped falling from the sky… Read More
7 years ago
Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan
BEIRUT/GENEVA: Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern… Read More
7 years ago
Uneasy calm in Syria’s Ghouta as Russian-backed truce begins
BEIRUT: The Syrian rebel-held eastern Ghouta region was mostly calm as a five-hour ceasefire called… Read More
7 years ago
Afridi expresses concern over siege in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
Former international cricketer and Karachi Kings President Shahid Afridi has expressed alarm over the humanitarian crisis… Read More
7 years ago
‘Hell on earth’ in Syria’s eastern Ghouta must end: UN Secretary General
GENEVA: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for warring sides to implement a… Read More
7 years ago
Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta
BEIRUT: Rescuers in Syria’s eastern Ghouta said the bombing would not let up long enough… Read More
7 years ago
U.N. Security Council delays vote on Syria ceasefire resolution
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT: The U.N. Security Council on Friday delayed a vote on a demand for… Read More
7 years ago
Residents in this Syrian district ‘wait to die’ as bombs fall
BEIRUT: Residents of Syria ’s eastern Ghouta district said they were waiting their “turn to… Read More
7 years ago
UN issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words
GENEVA: The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF issued a blank “statement” on Tuesday to express its… Read More
7 years ago
Tillerson says end of combat does not spell end of IS
KUWAIT CITY: Washington's top envoy on Tuesday called on allies to keep fighting the Islamic… Read More
8 years ago
Israel intercepts Iranian drone, jet shot down by Syria
JERUSALEM: Syrian anti-aircraft fire shot down an Israeli jet on Saturday, the military said, after… Read More
8 years ago
Tillerson sees tough talks with Turkey, others on Mideast trip
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expects to have tough talks during a five-nation… Read More
8 years ago
Years late, Syria’s children of war learn to read and write
DAMASCUS: Hussein al-Khalaf, aged 13, burst into tears as he sat in his classroom at… Read More
8 years ago