Syria receives 2nd Russian cash shipment
Syria received a new shipment of local currency printed in Russia on Wednesday, marking the second such delivery…
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Oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions
Oil prices surged more than one per cent on Thursday as escalating tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty…
Turkey says Syrian Kurds have no right to help from Damascus
Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia "does not have the right" to appeal to Damascus for help to counter…
Syrian rebels prepare to quit south Damascus
Buses arrived in south Damascus on Thursday to transport Syrian rebels from an enclave they have surrendered there,…
Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus
Syrian rebels began withdrawing from an enclave northeast of Damascus on Saturday and will go to northern Syria,…
Last eastern Ghouta rebels poised to surrender: Syrian state media
The group in control of the last rebel bastion near Damascus appeared on Sunday to have agreed a deal for its…
Syria’s Assad visits army in eastern Ghouta as rebels in talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday visited Syrian soldiers who appear close to defeating the last major…
Syrian, Russian jets strike residential areas in eastern Ghouta
Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian bombed heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near…
Damascus shelling kills three just before ceasefire agreed
Shelling killed three people in the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus on Tuesday shortly before the UN…
Russia pressures Syrian regime to tackle constitution in Geneva
Moscow “advised” Damascus that it needs to discuss both the constitution and election files and the political…
Rebels accuse Syrian army of chlorine attack, army denies
A Syrian rebel group accused the Syrian army of using chlorine gas against its fighters on Saturday in battles east…
Syrian army advance helps secure Aleppo road
The Syrian army said on Saturday it had seized mountainous territory from Islamic State to the east of the road…
Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district
Syrian rebels started leaving the last opposition-held district of Homs city on Saturday in the final phase of an…
Syria’s Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for…
Syria’s rebel groups clash in besieged Damascus enclave: monitor
Fighting between rebel groups in the biggest insurgent stronghold near the Syrian capital Damascus entered a second…
For survivors of past Syrian gassing, new attack brings back horror and despair
It's the dead children that still haunt Abu Ghassan, who was blinded for more than a month and paralysed for weeks…
IS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels
IS group militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at…
Syrian opposition, Russia discuss reinforcing ceasefire
The Syrian opposition and a senior Russian diplomat agreed on Wednesday that Syria's fragile ceasefire needed to be…
Syria’s rebels launch offensive on Damascus gateway
Syrian rebels stormed a major road junction leading into the heart of Damascus on Tuesday as they launched an…
Syria’s jihadists say responsible for Damascus bomb attack
A Syrian alliance of jihadist groups known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Sunday it was responsible for a double…
40 killed in Syria’s Damascus bombing targeting Shi’ites: ministry
A double bomb attack targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were…
Peace talks produce clear agenda for war-scarred Syria: mediator
Syria’s regime and opposition agreed a clear agenda to seek peace for the war-scarred country at talks which ended…
Syrian army advance opens new link to Kurdish areas
A Syrian army advance against Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Syria has opened a new link between government- held…
Syria’s rebels warn truce may collapse after attacks
Rebel factions in Syria that backed recent peace moves say an intensification of government attacks has put the…
Kazakhstan says Syria talks delayed due to technical reasons
Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey, and Iran…
Syria rejects Amnesty International report on hangings at Saydnaya prison
Syria's justice ministry has rejected a report by Amnesty International that alleged as many as 13,000 people have…
Syria restores Damascus water supply plant
The Syrian military announced it has regained Damascus's main water source from rebels. Water shortages have…
Nine Egyptians evacuated from Aleppo, due for repatriation: embassy
The Egyptian embassy in Damascus said on Sunday that it had completed the procedures for repatriating nine members…
Syria conflict: ‘Israel missiles’ hit Damascus military airport
Syrian state media say an Israeli missile strike has targeted a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus. The…
Syrian rebels and families leave another town near Damascus
Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their families left al-Tal near Damascus on Friday under a deal with the…
Syrian army says takes Aleppo district, rebels say battle continues
The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most…
Syria says it is doing all required to allow aid access
Syria's government said on Saturday it was doing everything necessary for the arrival of aid to those in need in…
Mounting pressure unlikely to sway Obama on Syria
Exasperated US diplomats are in open revolt over Barack Obama's Syria policy, but radical change is unlikely in…
Islamic State claims responsibility for bombings near Damascus Shi’ite shrine
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for car and suicide bomb blasts that killed at least eight people…
BREAKING:Twin blasts ‘hit Damascus suburb’
Two blasts have rocked the south Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, resulting in a number of casualties, Syrian…
US says Assad vow to reconquer Syria ‘discouraging’
The United States said Tuesday that Bashar al-Assad's vow to recapture "every inch" of Syria was discouraging and…
Air raids hit east of Damascus after ‘calm’ expires: Observatory
Air strikes targeted a Syrian rebel-held area east of Damascus on Wednesday after an agreement aimed at halting the…
Car bomb near Damascus kills six people: monitor
A car bomb on the outskirts of the Sayeda Zeinab district south of Damascus killed at least six people on…
Car bomb near Damascus kills six people: monitor
A car bomb on the outskirts of the Sayeda Zeinab district south of Damascus killed at least six people on…
Syrians begin voting for new parliament in government areas
Syrians in government-controlled areas headed to polling stations Wednesday to elect a new 250-member parliament…