Syria

UN’s Ban ‘outraged’ by attack on Syria camp for displaced

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was "outraged" by the deadly attack on… Read More

9 years ago

Russian orchestra stages concert at Syria’s Palmyra

SOCHI: Russia's Mariinsky Theatre staged a surprise concert in the amphitheatre of the Syrian city… Read More

9 years ago

Air strikes hit camp in Syria, U.S. condemns Assad statement

AMMAN/BEIRUT: Air strikes on a camp housing Syrians uprooted by war killed at least 28… Read More

9 years ago

Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria

AMMAN: A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a… Read More

9 years ago

Kerry warns Syria’s Assad of ‘repercussions’ if truce fails

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "repercussions"… Read More

9 years ago

Kerry aims to extend truce to Syria’s Aleppo as ceasefire unravels

AMMAN/GENEVA: Washington and Moscow said on Monday they were working hard to extend a truce… Read More

9 years ago

Deadly drone, artillery strikes launched against IS from Turkey

ANKARA: Turkish artillery have launched deadly strikes on Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria, while… Read More

9 years ago

Air strikes pound Syria’s Aleppo, ‘calm’ farther southwest

BEIRUT: Nearly 30 air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on… Read More

9 years ago

Omaima Hoshan -The Syrian teenager fighting against child marriages

MAFRAQ: Morning creeps up on the Zaatari refugee camp, an ever-increasing settlement of Syrians who… Read More

9 years ago

Syria calls local truces; U.N. condemns ‘monstrous disregard’ for lives

MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Syria declared brief local truces near Damascus and in one province on Friday but… Read More

9 years ago

Air strikes on Aleppo hospital kill 27, U.N. declares catastrophe

BEIRUT/GENEVA: Air strikes destroyed a hospital and killed dozens of people in rebel-held areas of… Read More

9 years ago

Aleppo violence kills 30 people in past 24 hours: Syrian Observatory

ALEPPO: Fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has killed at least 30 people… Read More

9 years ago

Obama ramps up special forces mission in Syria against Islamic State

HANOVER, GERMANY: President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops… Read More

9 years ago

Four killed as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire

ISTANBUL: Four rockets fired from Syria slammed into the southern Turkish town of Kilis on… Read More

9 years ago

Syria’s Aleppo hit by government air strikes and rebel rockets

ALEPO: Government air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday as rockets fired by… Read More

9 years ago

Syrian government delegation joins Geneva talks under pressure to negotiate

GENEVA: The Syrian government delegation led by U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari arrived on Friday for… Read More

9 years ago

Syrian army, allies launch new assault north of Aleppo: rebels

ALEPPO: Syria's army backed by Russian jets launched a fierce new assault on areas north… Read More

9 years ago

Syrians vote for parliament denounced by Assad’s enemies

DAMASCUS: Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday… Read More

9 years ago

Netanyahu: Israel has carried out dozens of strikes in Syria

JERUSALEM: Israel has launched dozens of strikes in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on… Read More

9 years ago

Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor

DAMASCUS: Rebels seized a town in southern Syria from groups loyal to Islamic State just… Read More

9 years ago