Donald Trump can be our natural ally: Syria's Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he was encouraged by Donald Trump`s declarations during the election campaign about fighting violent Islamists.
Dec 14, 2016, 22:42 PM IST
Deadly clashes hit Aleppo as evacuation deal on hold
The landmark evacuation deal, brokered by Russia and Turkey, came after the Army seized more than 90 percent of east Aleppo from the rebels.
Aleppo ceasefire: Evacuation may be delayed until Thursday
Rebel sources said the ceasefire remained in place despite the delay in the evacuation plan.
Dec 14, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Syrian Army tightens grip on Aleppo; Islamic jihadists withdraw from the city of Palmyra after heavy Russian raids
The raids killed a large number of the jihadists in the desert city of Palmyra in central Syria.
US' John Kerry urges Russia to show 'grace' in Geneva Aleppo talks
US and Russian officials meet in Geneva to discuss the situation in Aleppo, Syria said John Kerry.
Dec 10, 2016, 20:21 PM IST
Syria talks in Paris as West watches Aleppo slip away
The Islamic State jihadist group remains in control of territory around their de facto capital in Raqa.
Dec 10, 2016, 10:00 AM IST
Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government rocket attacks continued overnight into Friday morning on frontline areas of east Aleppo.
Dec 09, 2016, 16:02 PM IST
UN calls for Aleppo evacuation plan; Syrian Army advances
The United States and Russia must broker an evacuation from east Aleppo, UN Syria humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday.
Dec 08, 2016, 23:31 PM IST
Syrian Army seizes key areas in Aleppo
Airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the country's northwestern city of Idlib killed 25 people on Tuesday.
Dec 07, 2016, 13:11 PM IST
Donald Trump top security nominee fixated on Islamic extremism
US President-elect Donald Trump`s choice to be his powerful national security advisor, Michael Flynn, is a former military intelligence chief who sees militant Islam as the biggest threat to global stability.
Nov 18, 2016, 23:55 PM IST
Russia strikes kill at least 30 jihadists in Syria: Ministry
The deadly war in Syria has killed more than 300,000 people since it started in March 2011 with a wave of anti-government protests.
Nov 17, 2016, 12:33 PM IST
Syria regime bombs rebels as Aleppo food aid runs out
Syrian government and Russian warplanes pounded rebel-held parts of northern Syria Wednesday, including battered second city Aleppo.
Nov 17, 2016, 00:09 AM IST
Syria's Assad looks for ''anti-terror ally'' in Donald Trump
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the US President-elect Donald Trump would be a "natural ally" if he fulfilled his campaign pledge to fight terrorism.
Nov 16, 2016, 10:51 AM IST
Russia rejects UN plea for longer Aleppo ceasefires
Russia`s defence ministry on Thursday dismissed as "counterproductive" a request from the United Nations to extend future pauses in fighting to allow aid into rebel-held eastern Aleppo as winter comes.
Nov 10, 2016, 21:42 PM IST
Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the resumption of peace talks.
Nov 01, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
Syria`s Assad congratulates Lebanon`s new president
Lebanese lawmakers earlier Monday elected the 81-year-old ex-army chief, who promised to protect the country from spillover from the five-year war in neighbouring Syria.
Nov 01, 2016, 00:49 AM IST
Syria monitor says air strikes kill 22 in school in rebel-held Idlib
The high death toll from strikes by the Syrian military and Russian air force in rebel-held areas has prompted criticism from Western countries and international human rights groups.
Oct 26, 2016, 17:22 PM IST
US questions Russia, China's commitment to war against terrorism
In the just concluded BRICS Summit, China and Russia resisted against naming Lashkar-e-Toiba in the joint statement.
Oct 18, 2016, 03:41 AM IST
Syrian security chief makes public Cairo visit: Report
Syria`s national security chief met a senior Egyptian intelligence official in Cairo, Syria`s state news agency said on Monday, in the latest sign of a rift between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which backs Syrian rebels.
Oct 18, 2016, 00:57 AM IST
Bashar al-Assad insists Syrian forces to clean Aleppo of rebels
Amid ongoing violence in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad has insisted that the country`s armed forces must continue "to clean" up Aleppo city, even as diplomats are preparing to halt bloodshed in rebel-held areas of the city.
Oct 15, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
