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Exclusive-Russia lambasts Syria's new leaders in closed UN meeting, sources say
DAMASCUS - Russia castigated Syria's new leaders in a closed United Nations briefing this week, two sources briefed on the meeting...
Mar 183 min read


EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month
RIYADH - European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy...
Jan 172 min read


Exclusive-Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS - U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to...
Jan 174 min read


Analysis-Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation...
Jan 174 min read


Analysis-Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA - With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria's north, and Damascus ruled by a...
Dec 21, 20245 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


Blinken meets Erdogan as forces backed by US, Turkey clash in Syria
ANKARA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing...
Dec 13, 20243 min read


China calls for 'political solution' to restore stability in Syria
BEIJING - China's foreign ministry on Monday called for a "political solution" to be found in Syria as soon as possible to restore...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says
WASHINGTON - The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his...
Dec 8, 20245 min read


Syria rebels say they reached Aleppo city in surprise sweep
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday they had reached the heart of the northern city of Aleppo,...
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Syria's Assad appoints a new cabinet
DUBAI - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree forming a new government under Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, the...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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