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Jan 172 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 174 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...
Dec 21, 20245 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 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 13, 20243 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 9, 20241 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, 20242 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 8, 20245 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...
Nov 30, 20243 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,...
Sep 24, 20241 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 16, 20241 min read
Eight die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say
PARIS - Eight people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said on Sunday, confirming earlier...
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