Mass Concludes Centennial Commemorations of Assyrian Genocide
SANA (state news agency)
December 22, 2015
Sunday mass marks an end to tribute for the hundreds of thousands killed by Ottoman forces a century ago
Sunday mass marks an end to tribute for the hundreds of thousands killed by Ottoman forces a century ago
Chinese foreign minister announces plans following Syria talks between UN Security Council members last week
The resolution opted for constructive ambiguity and mutual concessions in an attempt to secure a consensus. The result was a final draft outlining the maximum Moscow could get, and the minimum Washington would surrender
The 15-member Security Council approves resolution outlining a peace process in Syria after nearly five years of devastating war
Deputy FM says Ankara committing ‘heinous crimes’ against Turkish and Syrian people by supporting terror and curbing freedoms
Rescue workers confirm 43 killed and 150 injured in attacks on a number of areas, including a busy marketplace, adding that at least 30 more bodies remained unidentified
Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently member shot in the head in front of Sinjar home by masked man
Mudar Hamdoun Abdul Salam dies in a hospital on the Syrian-Turkish border after sustaining serious injuries Wednesday
Former Syrian prime minister elected to head committee during meeting in the Saudi capital on Thursday
Putin stresses operations in Syria will continue until objectives are fulfilled, despite Turkish “aggression”
“The US-led coalition’s shelling of the economic facilities and infrastructure, and the unilateral coercive measures adopted by some countries on the Syrian people are the reason behind the mounting difficult conditions Syria is passing through,” the foreign ministry said
Decision follows Ankara’s decision to unilaterally revoke the 2009 mutual visa exemption agreement between the two countries
Syria’s Ministry of Justice urges Lebanon to transfer son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi back to Syria after granting political asylum
Sources claim Lebanese security arresting Syrians travelling from Turkey if passports are not officially stamped by the Syrian regime
Islamist factions recapture territory from Syrian army and allied militia forces in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs
“Russia’s remarks seek to buy more time for the introduction of parties within the ranks of the opposition closer in their positions to the regime … Their aim is to obstruct the political settlement efforts.”
Former Syrian prime minster and cultural minister to lead new opposition negotiations team for talks with Assad regime delegation in Geneva
Leaflets of Russian president distributed with caption reading: “The murderer of Syrian people”
Iran withdrawing its elite forces from Syria as Tehran faces significant personnel and economic losses, US media reports
Foreign ministry spokesman says solution to the crisis must be a political one, stressing the importance of a Syrian-Syrian dialogue
