Tag: Syria
Israel threatens to destroy Syrian air defence systems
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defence systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out...
Syria fires missiles at Israeli jets following airstrikes
Syria said it launched anti-aircraft missiles against Israeli warplanes in Israeli-controlled territory early on Friday, following a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria a...
Netanyahu to meet Putin, says Iran seeks permanent foothold in Syria
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to what the Israeli...
Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in Syria
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda confirmed on Thursday that a U.S.-led coalition drone strike had killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, in a joint statement issued by...
Turkey says ‘100 Daesh fighters’ left in Syria’s Al-Bab
ISTANBUL: Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 Daesh militants were still holed up in a flashpoint Syrian town which has seen the bloodiest clashes...
Regional rivals Iran, Turkey trade barbs over Syria
ISTANBUL: Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in the Syria conflict and the Middle...
Pentagon admits it used depleted uranium rounds in Syria
Months after the Pentagon said it wouldn’t use a controversial type of armor-piercing ammunition that has been blamed for long-term health complications, US aircraft...
Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria’s people
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the United States targeted terrorists, not the Syrian people, appearing to defend...
Syria talks in Geneva postponed from Feb 8 until end of...
MOSCOW: UN-hosted negotiations on the Syrian conflict planned for February 8 in Geneva have been postponed until the end of that month, Russian Foreign...
No sign of breakthrough on first day of Syria talks
Peace talks with Syrian rebels and the war-torn country's government got off to a rocky start Monday, while Washington said President Donald Trump was...
Losing in Iraq, Islamic State seeks to shore up Syria presence
BEIRUT: Islamic State is fighting hard to reinforce its presence in Syria as it loses ground in Iraq, deploying fighters to seize full control of...
Blast in camp for displaced Syrians near Jordan kills 4
BEIRUT: A resident and an opposition monitoring group say an explosion has rocked a camp for displaced Syrians on the border with Jordan, killing...
Iran ‘hostile’ to US involvement in Syria talks
Local media reported that Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the other day, stated “We are hostile to their presence and we have not invited...
Iran, Syria sign phone, petrol deals
TEHRAN: Iran will build a mobile phone network and petrol terminal in Syria under deals signed in Tehran on Tuesday during a visit by Prime...
Obama doesn’t regret ‘red line’ over Syria conflict
US President Barack Obama says he does not regret his speech drawing a “red line” over Syria’s use of chemical weapons, a phrase critics...
Russia, Turkey agree to ‘coordinate’ strikes in Syria: Moscow
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the...
Russia agrees US should attend Syria talks as ceasefire tested
Russia has agreed the United States should be involved in talks on Syria's future planned for this month, Turkey's top diplomat said, as a...
