Reconciliations minister highlights importance of local reconciliations in the Qudsaya area of the Damascus countryside
Moscow backs Damascus’ calls for a ‘national government’ at the Geneva talks as Russian media attempts to portray pro-regime figures as legitimate opposition
Russian president offers words of support to Assad on the occasion of Syria’s Independence Day
The raging fighting weakens a weeks-old ceasefire agreement and threatens to derail U.N.-led peace talks
Opposition spokesman says proposed transitional governing body will include parties from the regime side
De Mistura says there are hopes the volume of aid to those in need will increase as the internationally backed truce shows signs of holding
Russia’s foreign ministry says it has not been made aware of US plans to arm opposition fighters in the event the current ceasefire agreement collapses
Syrian president announces most of the contracts for rebuilding the war-torn country will be handed to Russian companies
Moscow contradicts regime statements regarding plans to recapture rebel-held Aleppo city from thousands of Nusra Front fighters
Use of chemical weapons by radical groups in both Syria and Iraq is proof that Damascus is not involved in such attacks, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Syrian president says Russia has proved its position as a superpower by adhering to strategy of values and compliance with international law
World Food Program airdrops seized by armed groups with some aid ending up in the city’s markets, according to sources
What is happening in northern Syria seems to lead one to say that the truce, if it has not collapsed, is at least on its last breaths
“Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City,” Philip Mansel, 238 pages, I.B. Tauris, London, 2016
Delegation members will consult with Syrian officials regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections due to be held on Wednesday
Israeli media reveals Russia was asked by Tel Aviv to retrieve the remains of spy Eli Cohen from Syrian territory
Talks must focus on forming a transitional governing body to lay the groundwork for a new constitution and ensure national elections are held, says political opposition body
Turkish border city the largest trade center for selling looted antiques from Syria and Iraq, says Russia’s permanent representative to the UN
Problem of extremism directly linked to the flow of refugees to Europe, Putin tells Austria’s president during meeting in the Russian capital
Deputy FM says calls for Assad to step down are an obstacle to the success of a political settlement in Syria
