Syrian Civil War

Dying days of IS in Syria as fighters trapped 16 Feb 2019 - 05:11 pm

Baghouz, Syria: Jihadist fighters defending the last dreg of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" Saturday were holed up in half a square kilometre...

Qatar Charity builds a model village for 400 Syrian displaced families 19 Jan 2019 - 07:45 pm

Doha: Qatar Charity announced today that the project to build a new model village for displaced Syrians on the Turkish border, which will...

US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria 12 Jan 2019 - 04:10 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military says it has started pulling equipment, but not troops, out of Syria as a first step in meeting President...

Argentinian woman leaves Syria after two year 'kidnap' ordeal 02 Dec 2018 - 04:27 pm

Bab al-Hawa, Syria: A 54-year-old Argentinian woman who was lured into war-wracked Syria two years ago on a marriage promise was finally on...

In southern Syria, Roman theatre survives civil war intact 24 Nov 2018 - 07:14 pm

Bosra, Syria: Mobile phone in hand, student Abdelaziz al-Aswad bounds up the steps of an UNESCO-listed Roman theatre in southern Syria, elated that...

US-backed force says resuming anti-IS offensive in east Syria 11 Nov 2018 - 06:04 pm

Qamishli, Syria: A Kurdish-led force backed by the US-led anti-jihadist coalition said Sunday that it was resuming its offensive against the Islamic State...

UN salutes Damascus allowing Yarmuk Palestinians to return 07 Nov 2018 - 05:39 pm

Damascus: The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed a Syrian regime plan to allow Palestinians back home to the ravaged Damascus suburb of Yarmuk...

Iran says Israel will "regret" further attacks on Syria 27 Sep 2018 - 01:12 pm

GENEVA: The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said Israel will be sorry if it continues to attack Syria's army and...

Syrian official says S-300 defenses will give Israel pause 26 Sep 2018 - 06:53 pm

BEIRUT: Israel should think carefully before attacking Syria again once it obtains the sophisticated S-300 defense system from Russia, a Damascus official said....

Russia: Syrian anti-aircraft guns mistakenly downed plane, but Israeli raids caused 19 Sep 2018 - 01:23 am

MOSCOW & JERUSALEM: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the shooting down of a Russian military plane near Syria's seacoast was the...

Qatar regrets failure to agree on forming constitutional committee in Syria 18 Sep 2018 - 12:38 am

Geneva: The State of Qatar expressed its regret over the failure to reach an agreement on forming a constitutional committee in Syria, stressing...

Russia claims Syria rebels 'staging chemical attack' 11 Sep 2018 - 05:37 pm

Moscow: Russia claimed Tuesday that Syrian rebels had begun working on film footage that would be presented to the world as the aftermath...

Turkey urges allies to work together in Syria's Idlib 11 Sep 2018 - 05:10 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday called on international allies to work together in Syria's Idlib with efforts to prevent civilian...

U.S. warns Russia it will hit Assad if he uses chemical arms, Sources Say 25 Aug 2018 - 04:15 pm

The U.S. has told Russia it is ready to take strong military action against Syria if President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons to...

Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Dept cannot confirm 29 Jun 2018 - 09:28 pm

BEIRUT/AMMAN: A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday, amid fears...

Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed 24 Jun 2018 - 03:09 pm

MOSCOW: The Syrian army will regain control of the country's north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President Bashar al-Assad said...

Jacinda Ardern and Benazir Bhutto: Two leaders, two very different pregnancies 21 Jun 2018 - 09:15 pm

Auckland: Instagram posts, national excitement and well-wishing from political rivals: Jacinda Ardern's journey to motherhood was very different to that made three decades...