syria
US strikes on Syria: How the world reacted
World
April 7, 2017
US strikes on Syria: How the world reacted
From strong messages of support to fierce condemnation, here are the main global reactions to a US strike on a…
Around 270,000 Syrians have right to bring families to Germany: report
World
April 5, 2017
Around 270,000 Syrians have right to bring families to Germany: report
Around 270,000 Syrians in Germany have the right to bring in their family members, a newspaper said on Wednesday -…
Russia denies Assad to blame for chemical attack, on course for collision with Trump
World
April 5, 2017
Russia denies Assad to blame for chemical attack, on course for collision with Trump
Russia suggested on Wednesday it would publicly stand by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite outrage over a chemical weapons attack,…
Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72; new strikes hit
Middle East
April 5, 2017
Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72; new strikes hit
The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday while activists…
US, France, Britain propose UN resolution on Syria gas attack
Middle East
April 5, 2017
US, France, Britain propose UN resolution on Syria gas attack
The United States, Britain and France on Tuesday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution to condemn a suspected deadly…
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy to UN
Middle East
April 4, 2017
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy to UN
The United States does not believe that the Syrian people want President Bashar al-Assad as their leader any longer, US…
3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon
Middle East
April 3, 2017
3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon
Three Siberian tiger cubs destined for a zoo in war-torn Syria were rescued by a Lebanese animal rights group after…
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
Middle East
April 2, 2017
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
US-backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country's largest dam and in…
US priority on Syria no longer focused on ‘getting Assad out’: Haley
World
March 31, 2017
US priority on Syria no longer focused on ‘getting Assad out’: Haley
The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar…
Syrian refugee numbers pass 5 million mark in region: UN
Middle East
March 30, 2017
Syrian refugee numbers pass 5 million mark in region: UN
The number of people fleeing Syria's civil war to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt has passed the 5 million…