Terrorism has spread to the states that have been supporting it for five years, Syrian foreign minister tells reporters in India
Russian deputy foreign minister discusses launching political process with representatives of the opposition on sidelines of tripartite Russia-US-UN meeting
Syrian foreign minister arrives in New Delhi for talks on boosting bilateral relations with India
President Assad says Syria remains steadfast after five years of turmoil thanks to Iranian and Russian aid
Head of opposition’s negotiating team says committee has agreed to four ‘red lines’ which cannot be abandoned in any negotiation process
Syrian entrepreneurs and international bodies agree to deliver 500 tons of aid to embattled communities in Madaya, Moadamiya, Kefraya and Fua
Scores dead and at least 100 others injured as Russian warplanes target city courthouse and prison
The UN’s proposed peace talks are hardly the result of a genuine desire to stop the killings. Instead, they are meant to create the illusion that the international community has now reached a consensus on Syria. This is patently untrue
I Have the Right to Learn campaign aims to help thousands of children without access to education in the eastern suburbs of Damascus
The US retreat from the Middle East, Russian expansionism in the region, and an increase in Tehran’s influence in Syria and the region has led the pro-Assad camp to dominate the Syrian file as we witness a decline of other influential regional and international players from the scene
In May 2011, following Syria’s popular uprising, around 1,500 detainees were released from the country’s most notorious prisons under presidential decree. Four of these detainees would later go on to form some of Syria’s most radical Islamist factions, and fundamentally change the course of the revolution
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
Countries sponsoring terrorism must come to see they have reached an impasse and need to change their positions if recent Security Council resolutions are to be successful, top advisor to President Assad tells Lebanese TV
Syrian president attends ceremony led by Sheikh Adnan al-Afyoni at Al-Akram Mosque in Damascus
Medics say 10 people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed when their neighborhood was targeted with two missiles loaded with toxic sarin gas
Security Council members urged to protect Syrian civilians as opposition demands an end to Russia’s indiscriminate attacks
“Hezbollah finds itself in an awkward position as its militia is unable to launch a wide response against Israel for fear of its response, which may result in more human losses in Hezbollah ranks, especially since a third of its fighters have perished in Syria”
Opposition factions in Aleppo are currently fighting on several fronts, including against ISIS and Kurdish militias in the northern countryside, and against the regime in the province’s south, west and north
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
Deputy FM says Ankara committing ‘heinous crimes’ against Turkish and Syrian people by supporting terror and curbing freedoms
