Tag: Syrian crisis
Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles: State media
BEIRUT: Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was protecting...
Syrian govt shelling of Eastern Ghouta kills at least 98 people,...
DAMASCUS: A Syrian monitoring group and paramedics say government shelling and airstrikes on rebel-held suburbs of the capital, Damascus, killed at least 98 people on...
Assad should have ‘no role’ in Syria’s future: Tillerson
GENEVA: President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday...
British foreign secretary cancels trip to Moscow following Syria missile strikes
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has cancelled a planned trip to Moscow after the US launched missile strikes on Syria and in the...
2016 was worst year yet for Syrian children: UNICEF
BEIRUT: At least 652 children were killed in Syria in 2016, making it the worst year yet for the country's rising generation, the United...
Russian defence minister hails military performance in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia's defence minister on Wednesday hailed the military's performance in Syria, saying new Russian weapons have proven their worth in the conflict.
Sergei Shoigu...
US, Russia clinch Syria deal, aim for truce from Monday
The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide truce effective...
A year after Aylan Kurdi’s tragic death, the world is still...
It has been a year since the dead body of Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian refugee toddler, washed ashore on the beach of Bodrum, a...
UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie calls Syrian crisis ‘tragic and shameful’
Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie Pitt during a visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon...
