Recent News Headlines : Damascus - Syria

IRAN REJECTS FRENCH FM LE DRIAN'S CALLS TO CURB MISSILES


On Monday Le Drian inaugurated an unprecedented show of items from the Louvre in Paris at Tehran's National Museum... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

AID CONVOY QUITS SYRIA ENCLAVE AS REGIME PRESSES ONSLAUGHT


At least 68 civilians were killed Monday, a monitor said, while the United Nations reported dozens of trucks carrying aid had reached the main town of Douma... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 0

IN EASTERN GHOUTA, SYRIA'S 'HELL ON EARTH,' UNDERGROUND SHELTERS ARE TOMBS FOR THE LIVING


BEIRUT - There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta -- more than 600 in the past two weeks... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 1

AID CONVOY ENTERS SYRIA ENCLAVE AS REGIME PRESSES OFFENSIVE


US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May said Russia and Syria were responsible for heart-breaking human suffering in Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 0

AID CONVOY ENTERS SYRIA ENCLAVE AS REGIME PRESSES OFFENSIVE


US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May said Russia and Syria were responsible for heart-breaking human suffering in Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 0

SYRIA REGIME RETAKES QUARTER OF GHOUTA REBEL ENCLAVE AS CIVILIANS FLEE, DEATHS MOUNT


On Saturday, 18 civilians, including three children, were killed in regime bombardment of eastern Ghouta, according to the Observatory... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 0

REBELS RETREAT IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA AS THOUSANDS FLEE


'Scorched earth' policy by Syrian troops forces rebels to regroup as civilians run for their lives in Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 1072

HUNDREDS KILLED IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA SINCE FEBRUARY, UN SAYS


The Observatory said the territory captured so far by the Syrian army was mostly farmland, with the big towns of eastern Ghouta still in rebel hands... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 579

SYRIANS FLEE GOVERNMENT ADVANCES IN EASTERN GHOUTA; DOUMA CONVOY APPROVED


Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta Douma convoy..... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 514

FRANCE URGES IRAN TO PRESSURE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT OVER GHOUTA


Le Drian also said that Iran needed to address concerns over its ballistic missile program or risk new sanctions... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 109

'FAMILIES FLEE' AS PRO-ASSAD FORCES ADVANCE IN EASTERN GHOUTA


Syria 'Families flee' as pro-Assad forces advance in Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 121

SYRIAN REFUGEE'S GUITAR OPENS DOORS TO NEW LIFE IN BELGIUM


I am happy that my children started attending school and are now getting accustomed to the life in Belgium and intend on staying in the country... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 9

SYRIANS FLEE GOVERNMENT ADVANCES IN EASTERN GHOUTA


The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says shelling and air strikes have killed 659 people there since Feb. 18, while rebel shelling of Damascus has killed 27... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 954

DIRE SITUATION IN EASTERN GHOUTA AMID NON-STOP BOMBING


Speaking from Beirut, Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr said that rebels described the gains made by the pro-government alliance as not significant ... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 2990

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT MAKES GHOUTA GAINS; TURKEY STEPS UP AFRIN ATTACK


Ground forces including the army's elite Tiger Force have been attacking from the eastern edge of the besieged enclave, where the United Nations says 400,000 people live... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 595

UN: WAR CRIMES LIKELY COMMITTED IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


Hussein said civilians were being pounded into submission or death in the Syrian government offensive and that aid was being prevented from entering the area... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 2822

IMAGES TAKEN WEEK APART SHOW DESTRUCTION IN SYRIAN ENCLAVE


Eastern Ghouta, home to nearly 400,000 people, has been besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's forces since opposition groups took control of the area in mid-2013... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1605

SYRIAN GOVT. SEIZES GROUND IN GHOUTA ADVANCE


Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance commander, monitor... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 235

EASTERN GHOUTA DEVASTATION SEEN FROM SPACE


In one district, 93 percent of buildings had been damaged or destroyed by December, according to UN satellite imagery analysis... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 3193

SYRIA BEGINS GROUND ASSAULT IN EASTERN GHOUTA AS UN AID CONVOYS WAIT


Syrian government forces have begun the ground offensive in Eastern Ghouta, which has endured 12 days of bombardment, and government troops have made gains around... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 3

MERKEL, TRUMP DISCUSS SYRIAN CEASE-FIRE, PUTIN'S NEW WEAPONS


The five-hour cease-fire announced by the Russian side isn't being adhered to... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 0

WHO PRESSES SYRIA TO APPROVE EVACUATION OF DOZENS OF CRITICALLY ILL PEOPLE IN GHOUTA


On Friday, the Syrian army released footage showing soldiers dropping leaflets near Damascus... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 23

SYRIAN REGIME BLOCKING EASTERN GHOUTA AID CONVOY


The United Nations says it has not received Syrian government permission to deliver humanitarian aid to rebel-held Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1410

84 PATIENTS ARE PRIORITY FOR EVACUATION FROM SYRIA'S GHOUTA


Peter Salama, Executive Director of the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization WHO, attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland March 2, 2018... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 179

EASTERN GHOUTA BOMBARDMENT: 674 SYRIA CIVILIANS KILLED IN 13 DAYS


Eastern Ghouta, home to nearly 400,000 people, has been besieged by the Syrian government since opposition groups took control of the area in the mid-2013... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 4196

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FORCES ADVANCE IN EAST GHOUTA ASSAULT


Human Rights Council in Geneva is holding an urgent debate on Friday on the deteriorating situation in Syria's enclave of eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 419

DEADLY ATTACK ON TURKISH TROOPS IN SYRIA


Thousands of civilians in Afrin have fled their homes since Turkey's offensive began... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1362

NORTH KOREA JOINS THE LIST OF POWERS FIGHTING A PROXY 'CIVIL WAR' IN SYRIA


Stan Grant North Korean reach shows there's no such thing as a civil war anymore... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 157

AID BLOCKED FROM ENTERING GHOUTA, VIOLENCE CONTINUES DESPITE UN RESOLUTION


The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government shelling and airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta killed nine people on Thursday... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 313

SYRIA REGIME STRIKES REBEL ENCLAVE AS AID TRUCKS WAIT


According to the United Nations, three quarters of all private housing in Eastern Ghouta have been damaged and hundreds of civilian need life-saving medical evacuations... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 0

Trending News Headlines : Damascus

U.N. ISSUES BLANK STATEMENT ON SYRIA, SAYS IT HAS RUN OUT OF WORDS


Pro-government forces carried out air raids on Eastern Ghouta overnight on Monday and early on Tuesday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 18069

U.N. LINKS NORTH KOREA TO SYRIAS CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM


An unreleased report says North Korea has evaded United Nations sanctions, providing Syria with materials for chemical weapons... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 8375

AIR STRIKES IN EASTERN GHOUTA 'KILL 500'


Syrian government forces have killed more than 500 civilians during a week of intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Damascus, activists say... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 8012

UN DELAYS VOTE ON SYRIA CEASEFIRE AS DEATH TOLL CLIMBS


Eastern Ghouta is the last remaining rebel-held area east of Damascus and has been under siege by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces since 2013... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 5891

'GAS ATTACK' KILLS CHILD IN EASTERN GHOUTA


Reports of chlorine gas attack emerge as Syrian government forces continue offensive against rebel-held Damascus suburb... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 4711

UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOUR OF 30-DAY SYRIA CEASEFIRE


The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 3815

PLEA TO END 'HELL ON EARTH' SYRIA CRISIS


Meanwhile Iran, another Syrian government ally, says it is in close contact with Syria, Russia and Turkey to try to reduce tension in the Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 3676

IF YOU'RE GOING TO KILL US, MAKE IT QUICK -


Vote on Syria 01 45 Bayan Rehan is head of the Women's Office at the Local Coordination Committee in the Eastern Ghouta city of Douma... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 3091

EASTERN GHOUTA CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS KILL FOUR


Syria's war Eastern Ghouta ceasefire violations kill four... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 2959

RUSSIA-SPONSORED TRUCE BEGINS IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA


A five-hour truce comes into effect in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, after intense government bombardment kills more than 550... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 2941

UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES 30-DAY CEASEFIRE


The Syrian government says its attempts to recapture Eastern Ghouta are directly due to the HTS presence there... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 2908

'NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE SUFFERING': UN ISSUES BLANK 'STATEMENT' ON SYRIA


Pro-government forces have carried out repeated air raids, rocket strikes and shelling on Eastern Ghouta since Sunday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 2228

SYRIA CEASE-FIRE MUST TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UN CHIEF WARNS


The sound of jets and helicopters could be heard flying over the capital in the direction of eastern Ghouta on Monday... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 2135

WHEN NO PLACE IS SAFE SHELTERING UNDER SIEGE IN SYRIA


Sonia Khush, the Syria director for Save the Children, is based in Amman, Jordan, but has been working with local groups in eastern Ghouta for years... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 2066

SYRIAN BOMBARDMENT 'KILLS 250' IN TWO DAYS


It is the worst violence in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus since 2013, according to activists... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 2018

UN MONSTROUS ANNIHILATION CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN GHOUTA


Top UN officials demanded an immediate cessation of aerial attacks on Syria's devastated Eastern Ghouta with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling the rebel-held enclave hell on Earth ... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 1971

ISRAEL BLAMES F-16 DOWNING IN SYRIA OPERATION ON 'PILOT ERROR'


On February 10, the Israeli Air Force lost one of its supersonic fighters while striking Iranian targets on Syrian territory... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 1922

AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA AFTER CEASEFIRE DEAL


The Syrian government says its attempts to recapture the Eastern Ghouta are directly due to the HTS presence there... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 1895

EASTERN GHOUTA RESIDENTS 'MOCK' CEASEFIRE AS KILLING CONTINUES


At least five civilians were killed on Thursday in attacks on several towns in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 1852

EASTERN GHOUTA: SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FORCES CLASH WITH REBELS


Eastern Ghouta has been under continuous aerial bombardment since February 18, when Russian-backed Syrian warplanes stepped up their campaign against opposition fighters in the area... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1741

HUNDREDS DEAD IN 'RELENTLESS BOMBING' OF EASTERN GHOUTA


Eastern Ghouta is the last remaining rebel-held area east of Damascus and has been under siege by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces since 2013... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 1678

MORE BOMBS HIT SYRIA'S GHOUTA, DEATH TOLL HIGHEST SINCE 2013


A young man rides bicycle near damaged houses in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 20, 2018... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1648

MORE BOMBS FALL ON SYRIA'S GHOUTA AFTER HEAVIEST TOLL IN YEARS


Lebanon's al-Manar television, which is aligned with Assad's ally Hezbollah, reported on Monday that the Syrian army was sending reinforcements towards eastern Ghouta after rebel assaults... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1647

AFTER 500 DEATHS THIS WEEK IN SYRIA, U.N. APPROVES RESOLUTION FOR CEASE-FIRE


According to the United Nations, nearly 3 million Syrian children have lived their entire lives gripped by civil war... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 1641

'NO ONE LIKES TO DIE SILENTLY'


Journalists in Eastern Ghouta 'No one likes to die silently'... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 1557

US CONDEMNS SYRIA'S 'CONTEMPT' FOR UN AS GHOUTA ATTACK CONTINUES


The United States has accused Russia and the Syrian government of violating the Eastern Ghouta ceasefire at a United Nations Security Council meeting... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1394

RESCUERS SAY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH AIR STRIKES BATTERING SYRIA'S GHOUTA


A wounded girl is seen in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 23, 2018... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 1377

U.N. PLEADS FOR TRUCE TO AVERT 'MASSACRE' AS STRIKES HIT SYRIA'S GHOUTA FOR FIFTH DAY


Government forces also entered a part of Aleppo controlled by the Kurdish YPG militia, a witness and a monitor group said, although the YPG denied this... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 1351

PUTIN: SHELLING FROM E. GHOUTA WHICH HIT RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN SYRIA 'WON'T BE TOLERATED FOREVER'


Putin Shelling from E. Ghouta which hit Russian embassy in Syria 'won't be tolerated forever'... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1279

RUSSIA WARNS U.S. NOT TO 'PLAY WITH FIRE' IN SYRIAN CONFLICT


They agreed to closely coordinate the efforts of Russia, Turkey and Iran in seeking a political resolution to the Syrian conflict, it said... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1224


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