Turkish border city the largest trade center for selling looted antiques from Syria and Iraq, says Russia’s permanent representative to the UN
Thousands of missing children are believed to be at risk of exploitation inside Europe, according to Europe’s police agency
Syria’s Ministry of Justice urges Lebanon to transfer son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi back to Syria after granting political asylum
Syrian health officials order the removal of over 200 products from local markets
President Assad gave Italian TV channel RAI UNO an interview. Following is the full text, as published by SANA, the Syrian official news agency
“Daraya has been under siege and intensive shelling for over three years. More than 3,000 barrel bombs have been dropped on the city, and recently it has been escalating.”
Hopes for Syrian political solution will remain futile as long as Moscow maintains its preconditions on Assad’s departure in an attempt to deprive Obama of a final diplomatic triumph
All Syrian military personnel, regardless of rank, will be refused permission to remain in Lattakia airport or its surroundings, sources tell reporters
Assad’s regime even boasts that Moscow’s decision to hunker down demonstrates the strength of bilateral relations
Alliance of Peace and Freedom delegation meets with people assembly speaker to discuss the spread of terrorism throughout the Mediterranean region
UNHCR claims over 1,500 migrants have died in the same area over the past three and a half months, as rescue efforts continue for survivors in Libyan waters
Head of Syrian government delegation claims consultative meetings in the Russian capital were successful in spite of increasing geopolitical challenges
Syrian government delegate approves schedule for talks, calls on opposition for real action towards dialogue
Russian ambassador says Moscow will continue boosting Syria’s military to fight terrorism
Russian Foreign Ministry says second round of inter-Syrian consultations in Moscow to be held in April
Aleppo Castle could not survive the bombing, the monuments of Deir Ezzor have almost vanished and Umayyad Mosque is no longer a symbol of Islamic culture
NCC Member confirms participants of the Coordination Commission did not ‘refuse or accept’ Moscow principles
Since the civil war started in 2011, thousands have tried to make the punishing journey but only a few succeed
Number of illegal Syrian migrants in the second quarter of this year reached 16,432 immigrants, compared to 4,714 in the first quarter of the same year
“We were going to be married in Italy, and then we would live in Europe – we hadn’t decided where,” says Zamel, a slim 19-year-old Syrian with gentle eyes
