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Germany, UK and France say they are extremely concerned about Iran enrichment increase
BERLIN - Germany, Britain and France said on Monday they were "extremely concerned" about Iran's acceleration in its capacity for...
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Israel says it will destroy Syria's heavy strategic weaponry
JERUSALEM - Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a "limited"...
Dec 10, 20242 min read


Israeli strike targets air defence installation near Syria's Mediterranean Latakia port
CAIRO - An Israeli strike targeted an air defence installation near Syria's Mediterranean Latakia port, Syrian security sources said on...
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Exclusive-Qatar opens contacts with Syria's HTS group, source says
DOHA - Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria's leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the...
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Exclusive-Iran in direct contact with groups in new Syrian leadership, Iranian official says
DUBAI -Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
DAMASCUS - Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar...
Dec 9, 20244 min read


Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases, says Russian state media
Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin...
Dec 9, 20243 min read


How Syria rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster
ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS - After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's...
Dec 9, 20246 min read


Facts-Syrian rebel supporters hoist flags at embassies abroad
Supporters of rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday have entered some Syrian embassies abroad to hoist their flag, while...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Syria's Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies
MOSCOW - Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Former al Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led overthrow of Syria's Assad
BEIRUT - As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of...
Dec 9, 20244 min read


Facts-Main rebel factions in Syria
Syrian rebels who have ousted Bashar al-Assad and seized the capital Damascus include fighters from different factions, while other...
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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