Saudi king makes historic visit to Russia
The Saudi king`s Kremlin meeting with Putin was expected to begin at 1000 GMT, to be followed by a state dinner.
Oct 05, 2017, 17:39 PM IST
Syrian activist, daughter murdered in Istanbul home: Turkish police
A Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter have been found murdered in their apartment in Istanbul, the Istanbul police department said on Friday.
Sep 22, 2017, 22:07 PM IST
Syria's Bashar al-Assad congratulates army on breaking IS Deir Ezzor siege
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday congratulated government troops who broke a years-long Islamic State group siege on the government enclave of Deir Ezzor city, his office said.
Sep 05, 2017, 18:53 PM IST
No relations with Syria for countries backing rebels: Bashar al-Assad
The United States and most European countries shut their embassies in Damascus after the government`s bloody crackdown on protests that erupted in March 2011.
Aug 20, 2017, 17:43 PM IST
Rebel rockets kill five in Syria's Aleppo: Monitor
More than 330,000 people have been killed and millions more displaced.
Aug 15, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
Hezbollah and rebels agree ceasefire at Lebanese-Syrian border
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said talks had begun between Lebanese officials and the Nusra Front on Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2017, 16:35 PM IST
Syria says US halting aid to rebels is step towards ending war
Syria views a U.S. decision to halt CIA support to rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad as a "start" towards ending the six-year conflict, a government minister told Reuters.
Jul 25, 2017, 20:58 PM IST
Air strikes, shelling strain Moscow-backed Damascus truce
Air strikes killed at least nine people in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus overnight and insurgent shelling from the rebel-held area landed near the Russian embassy on Tuesday, a war monitor reported.
Jul 25, 2017, 14:22 PM IST
Hezbollah says seizes strategic valley from militants at Syria-Lebanon border
The Syrian army and Hezbollah recaptured the area around the town of Fleita on the Syrian side of the border on Sunday.
Jul 24, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
Hezbollah and Syrian army advance in border offensive: Reports
In 2014, Arsal was the scene of one of the most serious spillovers of the Syrian war into Lebanon when jihadists briefly overran the town.
Jul 22, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri says Army to carry out operation at Syrian border
Speaking in parliament, Hariri described the operation planned for the Juroud Arsal area as carefully studied, the National News Agency reported.
Jul 18, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn US against terrorist designation, new sanctions
In Mid-June the US Senate voted for new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program and other activities not related to the international nuclear agreement reached with the United States and other world powers in 2015.
Jul 17, 2017, 19:35 PM IST
US, Russia, Jordan reach ceasefire deal for southwest Syria
The ceasefire will go into effect on Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Jordan's Petra news agency said.
Jul 08, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
Russia didn't meddle in US election, Putin tells Trump
An official from the White House, however, later indicated that the President (Trump) had not in fact accepted assurances from Putin that Russia did not meddle in the 2016 election.
Jul 08, 2017, 08:52 AM IST
Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on Syria de-escalation zones
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson raised the possibility on Wednesday of several joint steps with Moscow to promote stability in Syria and urged all parties fighting Islamic State militants in the country to avoid conflict with one another.
Jul 06, 2017, 13:47 PM IST
US ready to work with Russia on Syria `no-fly zones`: Rex Tillerson
The United States launched a cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base in April in response to what it said was a government chemical weapons attack on civilians.
Jul 06, 2017, 08:21 AM IST
Chemical weapons watchdog says Sarin gas used in April Syria attack
A chemical weapons watchdog confirmed on Friday that sarin gas had been used in the April attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun that left over 100 people dead.
Jun 30, 2017, 22:36 PM IST
France sees Syria opportunity through closer dialogue with Russia
France said on Thursday it saw a chance to break the stalemate in Syria`s war as Russia now seemed to accept there could be no military solution and preconditions set by some opponents of President Bashar al-Assad had been dropped.
Jun 29, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Jim Mattis says its warning appears to have averted Syrian chemical attack
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad appeared so far to have heeded a warning this week from Washington not to carry out a chemical weapons attack.
Jun 28, 2017, 23:45 PM IST
Car bomb in Syria's Idlib province kills 10: War monitor
The attack occurred in a market in the town of al-Dana, located in the north of the province near the border with Turkey, according to the Observatory.
Jun 25, 2017, 14:46 PM IST
