Syria

The United Arab Emirates has halted new visa for citizens from 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries including Libya and Turkey.According to a document issued by a state-owned business park, new employment and visit visas have been…

A Russian cargo plane carrying Syrian fighters landed in Libya's Sirte province, controlled by warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan army said on Saturday.The aircraft arrived at 11.00 a.m. local time (0900GMT) at the Ghardabiya Airbase,…

Syria announced Tuesday its support for what it described as "the Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar" and for Egypt’s initiatives with regards Libya, Minister of Assad regime's Foreign Affairs, Walid Al-Muallem, said.During a…

The Syrian government has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Bashar al-Assad's cousin, the business tycoon Rami Makhlouf, as well as those of his wife and children, according to a document issued by Syria's finance ministry. The…

Several migrants attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece said that Greek security forces took their documents, money, phones and clothes before sending them back to Turkey in their underwear.Many media outlets have published videos…

A committee formed by Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar visited Syria to meet officials of the Bashar al-Assad regime.According to eastern Benghazi-based Al Marsad online newspaper, the Libyan committee that visited Damascus on…

A delegation from Qatar Charity is heading to the Syrian-Turkish border to deliver urgent shelter and food aid as well as winter essentials to Syrian refugees and displaced persons to alleviate their suffering and meet their basic needs.…

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defense official and a source with knowledge.The final confirmation is…

Turkish troops along with the Syrian National Army have begun Operation Peace Spring against the PKK/YPG and Daesh terrorists in northern Syria, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported. …

Turkey has said it is ready to launch its long-threatened operation in north-eastern Syria that could target Kurdish forces long allied to the US, BBC reported. The announcement came after US President, Donald Trump, ordered a withdrawal…

At least 13 civilians including five children have been killed in Syrian government air strikes in Idlib province.The attacks came just a day after the UN human rights chief warned that those responsible for the latest wave of…

At least 17 civilians, including three children, were killed on Sunday in fresh Syrian regime airstrikes in the de-escalation zones in northwestern Syria, defense sources said.  Syrian Army forces supported by Russian jets targeted…

At least four civilians were killed and 21 injured in Israeli missile strikes near the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs, Syrian state media said.The Syrian military responded to missiles launched by Israeli warplanes, the Sana news…

The Syrian footballer who became a symbolic figure in the rebellion against the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, died Saturday of wounds suffered in a battle with government forces.Abdul Baset al-Sarout, 27, who rose to fame as a…

Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian army targets after rockets were fired at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military says. Three Syrian soldiers were killed in the overnight strike, Syrian state media said on Sunday.Israel…

Over a dozen civilians were killed on Tuesday as the Syrian government continued its relentless bombardment against the last rebel stronghold in the country's northwest. The latest attacks came as the United Nationsdenounced world powers…

Israeli aircraft struck a Syrian military target in Quneitra on Monday after an anti-aircraft missile was launched earlier at an Israeli fighter jet, the Israeli army said.However, Syrian state media, said Isarel sruck the Quneitera…

The US State Department reportedly uncovered evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has continued to use chemical weapons against civilians, per a press release, issuing a warning that the US and its allies would respond "quickly…

Syrian air defences targeted projectiles fired from the direction of Israeli-occupied territories for the second night in a row, Syrian state media said on Saturday. The projectiles came from occupied territory into the airspace in…

Leaders from Russia, Turkey and Iran have descended on the Black Sea city of Sochi to discuss ways of ending Syria’s near-eight-year civil war.Meanwhile, hostile talk is emerging from a meeting of the US and its allies in Warsaw,…