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France vows support for militants in Syria amid US pullout
Dec 22, 2018 08:50A French official says his country has pledged backing for the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed anti-Damascus alliance of mainly Kurdish militants, amid the planned withdrawal of American troops from the Arab country.
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27 killed in US airstrikes on Syria's Dayr al-Zawr
Dec 22, 2018 03:24The US and its allies have conducted air raids on Syria’s eastern Dayr al-Zawr province, killing more than two dozen people, including eight children.
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Moscow to investigate BBC’s ‘biased’ coverage of Russia, Syria
Dec 22, 2018 03:06Russia says it has launched an investigation into the activities of BBC World News channel and BBC websites over the broadcaster's “biased” and “unfair” coverage of events in Russia and Syria.
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Erdogan welcomes US troop withdrawal from Syria
Dec 21, 2018 14:22Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the United States’ announced withdrawal from Syria, temporarily postponing a planned invasion of Syria’s Kurdish-controlled northeastern regions.
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French delegation visits Syria, slams Paris' policy
Dec 21, 2018 09:13A French delegation, headed by former transport minister Thierry Mariani, has met with Syrian government officials in Damascus and condemned France's hostile policies toward the Arab country.
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White Helmets engaged in organ trafficking, terrorist logistics and looting in Syria: Watchdog
Dec 21, 2018 04:50The Western-backed White Helmets "aid" group has engaged in organ trafficking, terrorist logistics support and looting in Syria, a report presented to the UN said.
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Syrians rally in Hasakah to protest Turkey’s ‘threats’ of military offensive
Dec 21, 2018 02:41Syrians have rallied in the Northeastern Province of al-Hasakah, protesting “threats” posed to their country after Turkey announced another possible military operation in the north of the Arab state.
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China: Syria's future should be determined by Syrians
Dec 20, 2018 16:15China says the future of Syria should be independently decided by its people and the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the country respected.
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Syria open to any initiative making way for resolution of country's crisis: Ja'fari
Dec 20, 2018 16:13The United Nations Security Council has held a meeting on Syria with a focus on a UN-backed constitutional body for the crisis-hit country, days after the three mediators of a peace process in Syria reached a set of agreements in Geneva, Austria, on the issue.
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Russia says US raising risk of nuclear war by threatening to leave key arms control treaty
Dec 20, 2018 15:51Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States is making nuclear war more likely by threatening to leave an arms control treaty with Moscow and refusing to discuss the future of another such bilateral agreement.