US Marines deploy artillery battery to Syria
WASHINGTON: The United States has sent a Marine Corps artillery battery into Syria to help… Read More
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Anti-Islamic State assaults gain ground in Iraq and Syria
MOSUL, IRAQ: Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighbouring Syria seized a… Read More
8 years ago
Atop Palmyra’s damaged theatre, Syrian musicians sing of return
PALMYRA, SYRIA: Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic… Read More
8 years ago
UN Syria envoy says talks have set agenda for progress on peace
GENEVA: Syria's first U.N.-led peace talks in almost a year ended on Friday without breakthrough… Read More
8 years ago
US probing whether Al-Qaeda number two killed in Syria
WASHINGTON: The American government is investigating whether Al-Qaeda's number two has been killed in Syria,… Read More
8 years ago
US bars Syrian White Helmets cinematographer from attending Oscars
ISTANBUL: The United States has barred a Syrian cinematographer who worked on an Oscar-nominated documentary… Read More
8 years ago
UN envoy questions US engagement on Syria
MUNICH: UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in… Read More
8 years ago
US under pressure on Syria ahead of Geneva talks
BONN: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday faced a grilling by global peers… Read More
8 years ago
Syrian films bring tears and smiles to Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN: One drops you, trapped and powerless, in the middle of a civil war, while… Read More
9 years ago
Syria talks delayed due to ‘technical reasons’: Kazakhstan
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict… Read More
9 years ago
US says it killed Al-Qaeda veteran in Syria
WASHINGTON: The US military said Wednesday that it had killed eleven Al-Qaeda operatives, including a… Read More
9 years ago
Air strikes hit Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, around 30 dead – residents, monitor
IDLIB: At least 30 people died in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian city of… Read More
9 years ago
Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison – Amnesty International
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out… Read More
9 years ago
Saudi king agrees in call with Trump to support Syria, Yemen safe zones: White House
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia's King Salman, in a phone call on Sunday with US President Donald… Read More
9 years ago
Trump to order plan for Syria ‘safe zones’ – document
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is expected to order the Pentagon and the State Department in… Read More
9 years ago
Syria’s White Helmets ‘proud’ after Oscar nomination
BEIRUT: Syria's White Helmets rescue workers said on Tuesday they were "proud" that a documentary… Read More
9 years ago
Iran, Russia, Turkey say will jointly enforce Syria ceasefire
TEHRAN: Iran, Russia and Turkey will establish a trilateral mechanism to observe and ensure full… Read More
9 years ago
UN seeks nearly $5 bn for Syria refugees
HEL SINKI: UN agencies and aid groups appealed on Tuesday for $4.63 billion (4.31 billion… Read More
9 years ago
Islamic State lost nearly a quarter of its territory in 2016: report
LONDON: The Islamic State group lost nearly a quarter of its territory in Iraq and… Read More
9 years ago
Pakistan welcomes Paris summit on Palestine, Middle East crisis
NEW YORK: Pakistan has welcomed the Paris conference on peace process in Middle East, ARY… Read More
9 years ago