Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

By Reuters,

Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with sarin in 2017, sources on both sides said, building...

Idrib region , Khan Sheikhoun , President Trump , Sarin gas attack , Syrian government , U.N

Russia, Iran maneuver for influence in Syria

By VOA,

Once-hidden Russian-Iranian disagreements over Syria are starting to surface. Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield the main influence over the gove...

Israel frees two prisoners to Syria after Russian mediation

By Reuters,

Israel released two prisoners on Sunday, sending them back to Syria in what Damascus described as Russian-mediated reciprocation for the repatriation ...

Israel

Israel to free two Syrian prisoners after recovering soldier’s remains

By Reuters,

Israel will release two prisoners after the remains of an Israeli soldier missing since 1982 were recovered by Russian special forces in Syria, an Isr...

Israel , Syrian prisoners

Syria calls Trump comments about Golan heights ‘irresponsible’

By VOA,

Syria's foreign ministry said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan H...

Syria

Lawyer: Venezuela frees German journalist

By VOA,

A German freelance journalist jailed in Venezuela since November on espionage charges was released Friday within weeks of two other reporters being ex...

German journalist , Venezuela

Erdogan insists on Syria intervention, in face of growing opposition

By VOA,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his demand for a safe zone in Syria exclusively under Turkish armed forces control; however, the...

Syria , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Russia to Turkey: You can’t have Syrian safe zone without Assad’s consent

By Reuters,

Russia told Turkey on Thursday it had no right to create a “safe zone” inside Syria unless it sought and received the consent of President Bashar ...

Russia to Turkey , Safe Zone

No consensus yet for Syria return: Arab League chief

By Reuters,

The Arab League said on Monday there was no consensus yet among member states that may allow the reinstatement of Syria’s membership which was suspe...

President Bashar al-Assad , Syria , The Arab League

Turkey’s Erdogan lays out plans for Syria security zone

By VOA,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in his latest effort to build support for a Turkis...

Endigan , Syria , Turkey

US Adds Iran-backed militants in Syria to terror list

By VOA,

The U.S. Treasury Department added two Iran-backed militant groups to its official list of terrorists on Thursday. The Fatemiyoun Division, compose...

Syria , US

Israel strikes in Syria in more open confrontation with Iran

By Reuters,

Israel struck in Syria early on Monday as part of its increasingly open assault on Iran’s presence there, shaking the night sky over Damascus with a...

Israel struck , strikes Syria

Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria

By Mbugua John,

Israel’s military said on Monday it struck Iranian Quds targets inside Syria and warned Syrian forces not to attack Israeli territory or forces. ...

Damascus , Iranian , israeli , strikes , Syria

Bus bomb in Syria’s Afrin kills three: witnesses

By Reuters,

A bomb planted on a public bus in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20, several witnesses told Reuters on Su...

Qatar sees no need to re-open embassy in Syria: foreign minister

By Reuters,

Qatar’s foreign minister said on Monday that he saw no need to re-open an embassy in Damascus, nor any encouraging signs for a normalisation of ties...

President Bashar al-Assad , Qatar , Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. , Syria

New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

By Reuters,

The U.S. case against the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, who was arrested in Canada last month, centers on the company’s ...

Huawei Technologies , Meng Wanzhou , Ren Zhengfei

Syrian surprise: How Trump’s phone call changed the war

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from Syria has stunned Turkey and left it s...

UAE reopens Syria embassy, a boost for Assad

By Reuters,

The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, marking a big diplomatic boost for President Bashar al-Assad from a U.S.-allied...

Damascus , Embassy , President Bashar al-Assad , President Omar-Al-Bashir , Syria , UAE

US Allies Reeling from ‘Trump Withdrawal’ Scramble in Syria

By VOA,

British and French officials are scrambling to determine how they can maintain military pressure on the Islamic State terror group once the United Sta...

Aldar Khalil , Brett McGurk , Florence Parly , François Senemand , James Mattis , Mike Pregent , President Bashar al-Assad , President Donald Trump , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Syria , the hague

Sudan’s president is first Arab leader to visit Syria since crisis

By Reuters,

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, the first such visit by an Arab leader since the start of the Syri...

Arab League , President Bashar al-Assad , President Omar-Al-Bashir , Syria