Syrian Crisis

Ensuring Syria’s territorial integrity extremely important: Russian president

Jul 08, 2017 15:47

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his optimism about the prospects of a solution to the years-long crisis in Syria, saying what is of utmost importance is the Arab country’s “territorial integrity”, which is to be ensured.
UN official welcomes partial truce in southwestern Syria

Jul 08, 2017 11:15

The United Nations deputy special envoy for Syria has appreciated an agreement for ending fighting in southwestern Syria as positive, saying it could help efforts to reach permanent peace in the Arab country.
US, Russia reach agreement on truce in southwestern Syria: Lavrov

Jul 07, 2017 15:00

The United States and Russia have reached a deal on a truce in southwestern Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Syrian letters to UN blast Turkey's 'expansionist delusions'

Jul 06, 2017 15:55

Damascus has written to the United Nations, denouncing Turkish forces’ recent incursions into the Syrian territory as a proof of Ankara’s partnership in terrorism plaguing the Arab country.
US air raids killed 224 civilians in Syria’s Raqqah in a month: Monitor

Jul 06, 2017 09:43

At least 224 civilians have lost their lives over the past month in airstrikes conducted by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh terrorists in the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, a London-based monitor says.
Iran urges UN technical aid for Syria de-escalation zones

Jul 04, 2017 14:48

Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jabari Ansari has called for the United Nations’ technical aid for the establishment of de-escalation zones in 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 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.