Syria

String of bomb blasts hit across Syria, at least 48 killed

DAMASCUS, SYRIA: A string of bomb attacks hit across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria Monday,… Read More

Scotland takes in 1,000th Syrian refugee

EDINBURGH: Scotland has taken 1000 refugees since a summit last year which aimed to address… Read More

Islamic State says its spokesman killed in Syria: Amaq News

ALEPPO: Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, one of the militant group's longest-serving and most prominent… Read More

Turkey ramps up Syria offensive with deadly bombings

ISTANBUL: Dozens of people were killed in Turkish bombardments in Syria on Sunday as Ankara ramped… Read More

Chinese hotels blocking guests from Pakistan, 4 Muslim countries

BEIJING: Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to… Read More

US, Russia move closer to new Syria ceasefire after talks

GENEVA: Washington and Moscow made key steps towards agreeing a new ceasefire in Syria, but… Read More

Barrel bombing kills 11 children in Syria’s Aleppo

ALEPPO: Eleven children were killed on Thursday in a barrel bomb attack carried out by… Read More

Post Arab Spring: Study finds lifespan drops across region

PARIS, FRANCE: The conflict and civil strife that has erupted across the eastern Mediterranean region… Read More

Turkey launches artillery strikes on IS, Kurdish PYD in north Syria: TV

DAMASCUS: Turkish armed forces on Monday launched artillery strikes on separate targets of Islamic State… Read More

Video of Syrian boy saved from rubble sparks outcry

ALEPPO: Video of a small boy, bloodied and covered in dust, who was rescued after… Read More

Russia bombs Syrian militants from Iran base for first time

MOSCOW: Russian bombers based in Iran on Tuesday struck militant targets inside Syria, the Russian… Read More

Raids on Syria’s rebel east Aleppo kill 19 civilians: monitor

BEIRUT: Air raids on two rebel-held districts of Syria's battleground second city Aleppo on Tuesday… Read More

Retreating Islamic State abducts 2,000 Syrians as ‘human shields’

DAMASCUS: Islamic State group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" Friday… Read More

Saudi says women, 7 children stopped from joining Syrian war

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Friday that three women and their seven children, including a one-year-old,… Read More

Russia declares three-hour daily ceasefire in Aleppo

MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday said it would hold fire around Syria's ravaged city… Read More

Four days without water, cut threatens Aleppo children, warns UN

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Up to two million people in Syria's Aleppo have gone without running water… Read More

Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first… Read More

Syria army redeploys as rebels battle to retake Aleppo

ALEPPO: Syrian regime forces redeployed on Sunday to try to avoid being surrounded in neighbourhoods… Read More

Air Strike on Syria hospital kills 10: Observatory

DAMASCUS: An air strike on a hospital in northwestern Syria on Saturday killed 10 people,… Read More

Strikes kill 10 in Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo: monitor

BEIRUT, LEBANON: At least 10 people, including seven children, were killed in air strikes on… Read More