Syria

Huge fire at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley kills girl

Jul 04, 2017 14:48

At least one girl has lost her life in a fire caused by an electrical malfunction at a camp for Syrian refugees in Bekaa Valley near the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the second deadly blaze in the area during the past three days amid soaring temperatures.
Closer Iran-Russia contact prevents US intervention in Syria: Shamkhani

Jul 04, 2017 08:32

A senior Iranian official voices alarm over the repercussions of US adventurism in Syria, calling for closer Tehran-Moscow cooperation against Washington’s interventionist role in the crisis-hit Arab state.
5th round of Syria talks begin in Astana

Jul 04, 2017 08:32

Kazakhstan’s capital has started hosting a fifth round of talks between the Syrian government and opposition, with Iran, Russia, and Turkey as mediators.
US-led coalition bombs Syria’s Hasakah, leaves nine civilians dead

Jul 04, 2017 03:51

At least nine civilians have lost their lives when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh terrorists carried out airstrikes on Syria’s Northeastern Province of Hasakah.
Syrian army declares combat cessation in south of country

Jul 04, 2017 01:57

Syria says it has suspended military operations in the south of the Arab country, including in Quneitra Province, where the Israeli regime has targeted army outposts in recent days.
US missile strike on Syria lacked political, practical justification: Deputy FM

Jul 03, 2017 15:20

A high-ranking Syrian official has strongly denounced a recent US missile attack against a military airfield in Syria’s central province of Homs, stressing that the assault targeted those fighting terrorism in the region.
US airstrikes kill 11 civilians in Syria

Jul 03, 2017 09:44

A monitoring group says 11 civilians have lost their lives in aerial bombing by a US-led coalition in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah.
Syria not using chemical weapons against terrorists: Defense minister

Jul 03, 2017 00:48

Defense minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran says despite Western countries’ propaganda, Syrian forces have never used chemical weapons against terrorists, who are using weapons of mass destruction in their war against Damascus.
US-backed SDF enters new area in northern Syria

Jul 03, 2017 00:47

The so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have entered a new area in the city of Raqqah, the last stronghold of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Syria, retaking territory on the southern bank of the Euphrates River.
Huge fire at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley kills 3 people

Jul 02, 2017 12:17

Three people have lost their lives after a huge fire engulfed part of a camp for Syrian refugees in Bekaa Valley near the Lebanese capital, Beirut.