Syrian Foreign Ministry source says attack is further proof of the need to combat terrorism at any cost
Tensions rise between the two key powers as Russia issues firm statement warning any side of retaliation if warring parties attempt to obstruct the evacuation of locals
Critics of “Sheikh” Omar Rahmoun say the former Homs-based revolutionary sold out his compatriots in east Aleppo after overseeing a ceasefire agreement between opposition fighters and the regime
Assad forces are trying to divide and isolate the remaining rebel-held areas through repeated daily incursions and heavy bombardment, the worst the city has so far been subjected to
Reporter for Syrian state media outlet SANA falls ill while being investigated by Turkish police after being charged with insulting state officials on social media
Does sharing Syria in its current state mean dividing it among its occupying powers? The facts say that the forces which control Syria today will not be able to coexist within this division, Walid Bunni argues
President Bashar al-Assad has accused the US of sponsoring terrorist groups in Syria by labeling them ‘moderate opposition’. In an interview with the Russian TV channels, Russia 24 and NTV, the Syrian president said the United States tried to promote the idea of so-called moderate opposition in Syria.
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Syrian officials claim the country is facing pressures due to the large number of trained professionals leaving to Europe and Turkey since the beginning of the crisis
Due to their affordability, the hand-rolled cigarette trade has convinced many Turkish people to switch to Syrian cigarettes, giving those affected by war a desperately needed source of income, Iqtissad writes
Syrian president says Syrian army victory in Damascus or Aleppo would reflect a significant political and military achievement
Syrian foreign minister underlines need for concerted international efforts to fight terrorism during meeting with Chinese delegation in the Syrian capital
Russian jets hit the northern neighborhoods of Idleb with vacuum missiles while regime warplanes carry out relentless strikes on the nearby town of Binnish
Mogherini’s statement comes as Syrian regime and allied forces advance, seizing Aleppo’s Tariq al-Bab neighborhood from rebels
Opposition figure stresses need to lift the siege on the besieged city and deliver urgent humanitarian aid to civilians trapped inside
For nearly six years, Turkey’s reckless, unbalanced and crazy leader has been working barbarically, savagely and with unmatched hatred toward the destruction, exploitation and slaughter of the Syrians, writes the Syrian Times
Ministry condemns Turkish president’s comments to parliamentarians in which he revealed he deployed forces to Syria to end President Bashar al-Assad’s rule
De Mistura denied his intention to resign from his post, expecting Obama and Putin will continue their efforts to reduce the level of violence and to increase humanitarian aid till President-elect Donald Trump takes office early next year
After nearly six years, and due to the complexities and overlaps of international actors and players – regionally and internally – it became clear that the strings are no longer pulled by the Syrians or even regional states as the conflict has mutated into score-settling between super powers, chiefly the US and Russia
The push by Assad and his allies to achieve decisive victories before the end of Obama’s term, and the beginning of an unpredictable Trump presidency, could explain the brutality which they are employing against Aleppo, the Damascus countryside, and the eastern and western Ghoutas
Turkish authorities issue crackdown on 48 people including leaders in the outlawed PKK as well as Syria’s Kurdish groups like the Democratic Union Party
