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Russia says Syrians must decide future of their country
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" government...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Trump says Turkey holds the key to Syria's future
PALM BEACH, Florida - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will "hold the key" to what happens in Syria, where...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


EU should ease Syria sanctions in return for 'positive steps', top diplomat Kallas says
BRUSSELS - The European Union should be ready to ease sanctions on Syria if the country's new leadership takes "positive steps" to...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Explainer-What is the significance of the Golan Heights?
The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained...
Dec 17, 20244 min read


UN Syria envoy says UN plans to offer all kinds of help to Syrian people
DUBAI- The United Nations intends to offer all kinds of help to the Syrian people, UN Syria envoy Geir Pedersen told Syrian rebel leader...
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Exclusive-Russia pulling back but not out of Syria, sources say
TARTOUS, Syria - Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite Mountains but...
Dec 15, 20243 min read


Russian cargo plane departs Syria for Libya, more flights expected, official says
LATAKIA, Syria -A Russian cargo plane departed from Russia's air base in the Syrian port city of Latakia for Libya on Saturday, a Syrian...
Dec 15, 20241 min read


Blinken says US working to bring Travis Timmerman home from Syria
AQABA, Jordan - The United States is working to bring home an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Russia in contact with Syrian rebels, hopes to keep military bases, Interfax reports
MOSCOW - Russia has established direct contact with the political committee of Syria's Islamist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Their labour in demand, Germany's Syrians are in no rush to leave
BERLIN - It took only a few hours after the fall of Bashar al-Assad for some German politicians to begin suggesting it was time for...
Dec 13, 20243 min read


US grand jury charges former Syrian prison official with torture
WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison from...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria
DAMASCUS/AMMAN/BAGHDAD - Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. His army...
Dec 13, 20248 min read
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