US president-elect and Russian president will attempt to normalize relations, Kremlin says, with the Syrian crisis and the fight against global terror at the top of the agenda
Loyalists from the coastal city enraged after second woman abducted in three days from regime checkpoint with no witnesses coming forward
Despite the president-elect’s promises to withdraw American power from the region and revert to a more isolationist strategy, history shows us that major changes in US foreign policy rarely occur with the rotation of presidential administrations, writes Eyyad al-Jaafari
Event will include leading domestic and internationally-based opposition figures in the Syrian capital with support from Russia and the Assad government
Meetings touched on the prospect of a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to eastern and western Aleppo, according to a UN statement
Key Assyrian figure congratulates president-elect Trump on election win, calling on US to devote greater interest in ending the suffering of Assyrians in the region
Trump will not support the armed opposition and will not support intervention in Syria, loyalists say, but he will strongly support fighting terrorists
An increase in state repression and random violence has contributed to the spread of “war commanders” and the occurrence of a coup in social segments to the benefit of the emerging “new guard” of businessmen
Aleppo’s opposition fears Russian plans for all-out offensive after claims point to rebel’s use of chemical weapons in regime areas
When we speak of Baghdadi, we speak of every charlatan in our region who succeeds in deceiving a great number of people with medieval discourse focusing on the benefits of jihad, and adorns death for his followers by considering it the easiest path to reach an eternal life of joy
Opposition says found munitions are instead evidence of the Assad regime’s collusion in the use of internationally-banned weapons
Military sources confirm carrier has completed its journey to its destination and is undertaking joint operations in the Mediterranean
Three children among those killed in the Russian attack on the opposition-held Kfar Dael village, according to emergency responders
Tensions boil as regional players in the Syrian crisis voice discontent at the choice of the international coalition to back the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to liberate Raqqa from ISIS
Men accused of luring Syrian girls into Lebanon for prostitution and then depriving them of their travel documents, according to Lebanon’s internal security forces
Sharia court receiving around two to five children a day from hotspots requesting travel permits for reasons including that they did not know the fate of their parents, according to judge
Opposition leader hopes Trump can prove his critics wrong by showing greater leadership over Syria than his predecessor Barack Obama, with a comprehensive new approach to protect civilians
Airlines announces flights will start carrying passengers between the northern city and Kuwait on Nov 21
Protests kicked off in the city of Idleb and Maha was among the first to take to the streets. Instead of a drum and travel gear she started carrying bottled water and sweets to hand out to protesters. Often I used to accompany her. I watched protesters in large numbers and I heard them chant peacefully.
Naturally, Arab-Americans suffered their share of shock, a shock from which they may not wake up soon and will likely change the way that they interpret American society and the American reality.
