Syria

Russia slams US ‘aggression’ in Syria, suspends air safety deal

MOSCOW: Russia slammed the US strike on a Syrian airbase Friday as "aggression against a… Read More

Trump jokes he’s ‘gotten nothing’ from China’s Xi so far

PALM BEACH, USA: President Donald Trump predicted a "very great" relationship with China's Xi Jinping… Read More

Restaurant named after Donald Trump opens in Syria

A restaurant named after Donald Trump may not surprise you, but when it’s inaugurated in… Read More

US launches missile strike on Syria airbase after ‘chemical weapons attack’

WASHINGTON: The Unite States on Thursday night fired more than 50 cruise missiles at a… Read More

Initial probe suggests Syria attack victims exposed to sarin: Turkey

ISTANBUL: An initial analysis of victims of the suspected chemical attack in Syria brought to Turkey… Read More

Putin slams Netanyahu over ‘unfounded accusations’ on Syria

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed “unfounded accusations” over the “incident with chemical… Read More

Syria ‘did not and will not’ use chemical weapons: minister

DAMASCUS: Syria's armed forces "did not and will not" use chemical weapons, even against militant… Read More

Syria attack ‘crossed a lot of lines,’ says Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime had crossed a… Read More

White smoke signaled gas attack on Syrian town

BEIRUT: The Syrian army jet that hit the town of Khan Sheikhoun at dawn dropped three… Read More

Erdogan blames ‘murderer Assad’ for suspected Syria chemical attack

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blamed the Syrian government for a suspected… Read More

Russia defends Syria against ‘chemical attack’ outcry

MOSCOW/DAMASCUS: Russia defended its ally Damascus on Wednesday against international outcry over a suspected chemical… Read More

UN war crimes investigators say probing alleged Syria gas attack

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations war crimes investigators said on Tuesday they were looking into an… Read More

‘Gas attack’ kills 58 in rebel-held Syria town

KHAN SHEIKHUN, SYRIA: A suspected chemical attack killed at least 58 civilians including several children… Read More

US-backed fighters enter IS-held airport in Syria: spokesman

DAMASCUS: Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance on Sunday entered a… Read More

Canada apologises to men tortured in Syria. agrees settlement

OTTAWA: Canada on Friday formally apologised to three Canadian men of Arab descent who said… Read More

Air strikes on north Syria mosque kill 42

BEIRUT: At least 42 people were killed and dozens more wounded in air strikes on… Read More

Over 800 health workers killed in Syrian ‘war crimes’: report

PARIS: More than 800 health workers have died in "acts of war crimes" in Syria… Read More

Syria has become ‘torture chamber’: UN rights chief

GENEVA: The UN rights chief warned Tuesday that a "tidal wave of bloodshed" over more… Read More

Violence against Syria’s children ‘at its worst’ in 2016: UN

BEIRUT: Violence against children in war-ravaged Syria was "at its worst" in 2016, the UN's… Read More

Trump’s revised travel ban dealt first court setback

WASHINGTON: A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's… Read More