Tag: Syria
Assad says civil war has cost Syria $200 billion
The brutal five-year conflict in Syria has cost the country over $200 billion (176 billion euros), President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released...
Syrian forces relieved to find Palmyra treasures intact
As pro-government forces entered the famed Syrian city of Palmyra for the first time in nearly a year on Sunday, they feared they would...
Daesh second-in-command killed in US airstrike in Syria
Syrian army retakes Palmyra citadel from Islamic State
Syrian forces close in on Daesh-held Palmyra
Syrian pro-government forces were poised on Wednesday to launch an assault to retake the ancient city of Palmyra from militants, as Washington sought to...
US dismisses Russia call for urgent talks on Syria ceasefire
The United States on Monday rejected Russia's call for an urgent meeting over violations of Syria's three-week cessation of hostilities, saying that its concerns...
Russia flies out almost half Syria strike force
Just under half of Russia's fixed-wing strike force based in Syria has flown out of the country in the past two days, according to...
Russian warplanes leave Syria, raising UN hopes for peace talks
Russian warplanes began leaving Syria on Tuesday as Moscow started to draw down forces that have tipped the war President Bashar al-Assad's way, and...
Obama, Putin discuss Russia’s ‘partial withdrawal’ from Syria
The White House said presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed Russia's planned military drawdown in Syria on Monday, hours after a shock announcement...
High on Arab Spring, West forgot that Syria was Shia-led
Just before I left Syria last month, a tall and eloquent Franco-Lebanese man walked up to me in a Damascus coffee shop and introduced...
Putin orders start of Russian forces’ withdrawal from Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he...
US hints possibility of ceasefire between Yemen, Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State John Kerry raised the possibility on Saturday of getting a ceasefire in Yemen similar to the arrangement that has been...
Syria peace talks to start on March 10: UN envoy
Syria peace talks set for March 9 will begin the following day with participants due to arrive in Geneva over several days, the UN...
Massive power blackout across Syria
Syria has suffered a massive power blackout across the country due to "unknown reasons", state media said.
Officials were cited as saying power had been...
Saudi accuses Russia, Syria regime of ceasefire violations
Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its ally Russia of “ceasefire violations” in Syria.
“There are violations to the ceasefire from...
Syria opposition agrees to two-week truce
The Syrian opposition said on Friday armed groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad would respect a two-week week truce beginning at midnight, but said the...
Bombings kill at least 87 in Syria as Kerry pushes ceasefire
Bomb attacks in Syria's central city of Homs and near a shrine outside Damascus killed at least 87 people on Sunday, as Washington pursued...
Hollande warns of risk of Turkey-Russia war over Syria
French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that there was a risk of war between Turkey and Russia over Syria, adding that Moscow should...
