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…
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Syria vows to recover occupied Golan as allies, enemies alike criticism Trump’s…
The Syrian government vowed to take back the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as its allies and enemies alike…
Assad, Khamenei met in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of…
Putin, Erdogan, Rohani to hold Syria talks Friday: Kremlin
The Kremlin on Monday said the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey would on Friday hold a tripartite summit in Iran…
Long reach of U.S. sanctions hits Syria reconstruction
As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempts to turn military success into postwar reconstruction, Western…
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,…
Britain may join U.S. strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven
Britain would consider joining U.S. military strikes against the Syrian government if there is evidence chemical…
Britain may join U.S. strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven
Britain would consider joining U.S. military strikes against the Syrian government if there is evidence chemical…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG
Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that…
Hezbollah says Syrian war will be over in 1-2 years
The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said on Wednesday the Syrian war, now in its seventh year,…
Syria may decide on Tuesday if it will attend peace talks – report
A Syrian government delegation to U.N.-backed peace talks in Geneva this week has not yet left Damascus and may…
Trump to weigh more aggressive US strategy on Iran: sources
President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that calls for more aggressive U.S. responses to Iran's forces, its…
Fire hits Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon: security source
A big fire tore through a camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Sunday and casualties were feared,…
Russia’s Lavrov to meet Syrian opposition in Moscow on Jan. 27
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet Syrian opposition representatives in Moscow on January 27, RIA…
Syrian rebels say no plan to sign communique at Astana talks
The Syrian rebel delegation has no plans to sign a communique at the Astana talks, its spokesman Yahya al-Aridi…
Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks…
Egypt joining Syria talks, sending peacekeeping troops: reports
Egypt could take part in peace talks between the Syrian regime and rebels next month in Kazakhstan being organised…
Egypt joining Syria talks, sending peacekeeping troops: reports
Egypt could take part in peace talks between the Syrian regime and rebels next month in Kazakhstan being organised…
Turkey-backed rebels kill 68 Islamic State militants near Syria’s al-Bab
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish warplanes killed 68 Islamic State militants in northern Syria overnight, the…
Aleppo sees bombardment, air strikes again as Assad urges peace talks
Syrian rebels shelled Aleppo and air strikes resumed around the city on Friday as Syrian President Bashar…
Saudi Arabia calls for end of carnage in Syria’s Aleppo
Saudi Arabia, a powerful supporter of the Syrian rebels, called on Saturday for an immediate end to what it said…
Rebels demand ceasefire with Syrian army closer to retaking Aleppo
Syrian rebels in besieged eastern Aleppo called on Wednesday for an immediate five-day ceasefire and the…
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…
Al-Sisi did not take sides in the Syrian crisis: FM
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi had not referred to the current Syrian government when he spoke of Egypt’s stance…
Russia says to start talks with U.S. on Aleppo rebel withdrawal
The Russian government said on Monday it would start talks with Washington on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo…
Syrian rebels weakened in Aleppo battle by their own divisions
As the Syrian government and its allies prepared to ramp up their attack on Aleppo in November, one of the rebel…
Russia seeks full withdrawal of Aleppo rebels
Russia said on Saturday it was ready for talks with the United States about a withdrawal of all Syrian rebels from…
Aleppo siege: Syria rebels lose 60% of territory
Close to two-thirds of rebel-held areas of east Aleppo have now fallen to the Syrian government after another…
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 rebels vow to resist army advances in Aleppo
Syrian rebels on Wednesday vowed to fight on in east Aleppo in the face of sudden government advances that have…
Qatar will help Syrian rebels even if Trump ends U.S. role
Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends U.S. backing for the multinational effort,…
Air raids strike women’s hospital in Syria’s Idlib
Russian or Syrian government warplanes pounded a women's hospital in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on…
Battle for Aleppo intensifies, U.N. sees ‘bleak moment’
Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-government forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern…
Syrian army and allies make gains in Aleppo
The Syrian army captured the Dahiyet al-Assad district of western Aleppo on Saturday, reversing all the gains made…
Syrian army and allies push further in Aleppo
Syrian government troops and their allies advanced on Friday in a district of western Aleppo captured last month…
Syrian militias slightly advance in attack on Islamic State stronghold Raqqa
U.S-backed Syrian armed groups have captured a number of villages in the first days of an offensive to retake the…
Rebel-held zone of Syria’s Aleppo braces for renewed bombardment
Syrian rebels and civilians showed no sign of leaving the besieged opposition-held sector of Aleppo on Friday,…
Aleppo fighting continues amid accusations of gas attack
Syrian rebels opened a new front in Aleppo as fighting spread on the third day of a major insurgent…
Suspected Syrian government air strike kills Turkey-backed rebels
A suspected Syrian army helicopter dropped barrel bombs on Turkish-backed rebels on Tuesday, the Turkish…
Child refugees in Turkey making UK clothes
Syrian refugee children have been making clothes for British shoppers, an undercover BBC investigation has found.…