syria
Swiss admit sending staff for drone test in Golan Heights
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Swiss admit sending staff for drone test in Golan Heights
Switzerland’s defense ministry has admitted sending staff to test reconnaissance drones in contested land held by Israel – an embarrassing…
After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah
Middle East
November 2, 2017
After air strike, Israeli minister warns against arms shipments to Hezbollah
A senior Israeli minister on Thursday declined to comment on reports that Israeli aircraft had struck a target in Syria…
Israeli air strike hits near Syria’s Homs
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Israeli air strike hits near Syria’s Homs
An Israeli air strike targeted a factory south of the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday and the Syrian army…
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Iran on Wednesday designed to underpin closer ties between two countries at…
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored congress
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored congress
The Syrian opposition to President Bashar al-Assad rejected a Russian-sponsored congress of Syrian groups scheduled for Nov. 18 in Sochi…
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
At least seven Syrian children were killed in government shelling of a rebel-held area outside Damascus on Tuesday, most as…
Russia invites Kurds to Syrian people’s congress: Kurdish official
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Russia invites Kurds to Syrian people’s congress: Kurdish official
Russia has invited the Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria to its proposed congress of Syria’s rival parties, a senior Kurdish…
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
Middle East
October 31, 2017
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
More than 13 million people inside Syria still need humanitarian assistance and nearly half are in “acute need” as a…
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
Middle East
October 31, 2017
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
US attorneys on Monday fought a civil rights group’s quest to get a lawyer for a US citizen picked up…
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Twenty six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central…