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Iran FM to meet with Assad as Syria showdown looms
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Iran FM to meet with Assad as Syria showdown looms
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister held talks with officials in Syria on Monday as Syrian forces and their allies…
Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts
Middle East
September 2, 2018
Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts
An electrical fault caused a series of loud blasts early on Sunday near a military airbase outside the Syrian…
Blast strikes north Syria town
Middle East
September 1, 2018
Blast strikes north Syria town
A blast killed at least one person in a region of north Syria controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups,…
US sees assault on Idlib as escalation of Syria conflict: Pompeo
Middle East
September 1, 2018
US sees assault on Idlib as escalation of Syria conflict: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United States views the Syrian government military assault…
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib: agencies
Middle East
August 31, 2018
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Syrian government had every right to chase militants…
Israel sees slowdown in long-term Iranian deployments in Syria
Middle East
August 31, 2018
Israel sees slowdown in long-term Iranian deployments in Syria
(Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister described Iran on Friday as having slowed down its long-term force deployment in Syria, attributing…
Turkey’s Erdogan, Iranian FM meet to discuss Syria
Middle East
August 30, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan, Iranian FM meet to discuss Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss developments…
Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source
Middle East
August 30, 2018
Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces are preparing a phased offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib and surrounding areas,…
Russia again claims Syrian rebels preparing chemical attack
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Russia again claims Syrian rebels preparing chemical attack
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday again accused Syrian rebels of preparing a chemical attack which Moscow says will be…
Thousands of Syrians start returning to Daraya: state media
Middle East
August 28, 2018
Thousands of Syrians start returning to Daraya: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrians began returning to Daraya on Tuesday, state media said, for the first time since…