Celebrations take place inside Syria to commemorate 70 years since French colonialists left the country in 1946
Deputy FM says calls for Assad to step down are an obstacle to the success of a political settlement in Syria
Assad continues his interview with Novosti and Sputnik. The interview is published here as appeared on SANA.
French-made aircraft crucial in regime-Russia’s recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra last week
Five-member delegation visits capital’s cultural and religious sites on trip they say is to “convey a message of peace to all the Syrian people”
Western diplomats say the Russian withdrawal came as a surprise, especially that no indicators were detected beforehand
Leaked membership applications reveal private information of Islamic State recruits including real names and occupation preferences
Moscow says it supports the solution that the participants of the Syria negotiations decide on, including the idea of creating a federal state
Syria’s representative to the UN says ISSG members should pressure the Turkish, Saudi and Qatari governments to end their support for terrorism and comply with UN resolutions
Russian PM criticizes Riyadh for suggesting deployment of ground troops as diplomats call on Moscow, Damascus and Islamic countries to help extinguish fundamentalism
Assad says he backs peace talks but that negotiations do “not mean that we stop fighting terrorism”
Statements made by French and US diplomats imply bewilderment at the Syrian army’s recent victories, says official source
Washington is truly working for an independent Kurdish state in the near east
Manna is not part of the main opposition delegation, which was formed at a meeting in Saudi Arabia and has yet to say if it will take part in the peace talks
Russia “is insistent on dragging names into the list of the Syrian opposition delegation to the Geneva negotiations, with the aim of derailing the talks and gaining time to improve its allies’ military position.”
Opposition figure tells Reuters he does not believe the January 25 set date for peace talks is realistic
Upcoming meeting between top Russian and US diplomats will explore Syrian political settlement in an “objective and comprehensive way”, says ministry spokesperson
After living through shelling, loss and displacement, the mere fact that they are Syrian has become a cause for suspicion wherever they go. With the spread of terrorist bombings across the world, it has become natural that the first to be accused in any attack is someone of Syrian nationality
International community must intervene to stop abuses and secure a safe atmosphere for dialogue, former Syrian PM tells French President Hollande in Paris
Representatives at the Vienna II conference agreed to disregard all points that were scheduled for discussion, even those which remain disputed, in order to settle one specific issue: the elimination of ISIS and other terrorist groups
