Syria

Trump says time to work ‘constructively’ with Russia

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Sunday it was time to work "constructively" with Russia… Read More

US, Russia, Jordan reach ceasefire deal for southwest Syria

HAMBURG: The United States, Russia and Jordan have reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" in… Read More

British actor Michael Enright quits Hollywood to fight ISIS

LONDON: A ‘Pirates of The Carribean’ actor who starred alongside film stars like Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp is… Read More

Russia says no final deal on Syria safe zones

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN: Russia, Turkey and Iran failed at peace talks on Wednesday to hammer out… Read More

Nearly half a million displaced Syrians return home: UN

GENEVA: Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning… Read More

Assad leads prayers in rare appearance outside Damascus

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Eid al-Fitr prayers in the central city of Hama… Read More

Russia warships and sub fire cruise missiles at Syria

MOSCOW: Two Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at Islamic… Read More

Polio paralyses 17 children in Syria: WHO

GENEVA: A polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria has paralysed at least 17 children since March,… Read More

US warplane downs Syrian army jet in Raqqa province

DAMASCUS: A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern… Read More

Fresh Syria talks slated for July 10 amid slim hopes for progress

GENEVA: A fresh round of UN-sponsored Syria peace talks will begin on July 10 in… Read More

Russian army says may have killed IS chief

MOSCOW: The Russian army on Friday said it hit Islamic State leaders in an airstrike… Read More

Girl chronicles Aleppo terror in ‘Myriam’s Diary’

PARIS: Her childhood shattered by "grown-up stuff", Myriam Rawick was only eight years old when… Read More

19 dead in blast, shelling in south Syria: monitor

DAMASCUS: A roadside bomb and government shelling killed at least 19 people, most of them… Read More

Syria army seizes airbase from IS: military source

BEIRUT: Syria's army captured an airbase in eastern Aleppo from the Islamic State group on… Read More

If London were Aleppo – Buckingham Palace destroyed, 4.3 million dead or displaced

The bullet-riddled, bombed-out buildings of Aleppo may bear little resemblance to London's gleaming skyscrapers but… Read More

US aims to eliminate IS from Afghanistan this year

WASHINGTON: After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US… Read More

US-led strikes on ISIS has killed 352 civilians: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets… Read More

Refugees-turned-language teachers learn new life

RIO DE JANEIRO: When Hadi Bakkour fled Syria's civil war, he lost almost everything except… Read More

Strikes destroy seven hospitals in Syria’s Idlib: medics

IDLIB: Seven hospitals and clinics in northwestern Syria have been knocked out of action this month… Read More

Syria to buy latest Russian anti-missile system: Assad

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Damascus is negotiating with regime ally Moscow to buy… Read More