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'WE ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE ABOUT EVERYTHING'
The Syrian army backed by its Lebanese ally Hezbollah has been trying to recapture the Wadi Barada valley where the capital's main water source is located... READ MORE›
CLASHES, AIR RAIDS MAR RUSSIA AND TURKEY'S SYRIA TRUCE
A military media unit run by Damascus's ally Hezbollah denied any Syrian government air strikes on the area... READ MORE›
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEAL
The deal, according to Putin, will be guaranteed by Moscow -- which backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad -- and Turkey, which supports the opposition forces... READ MORE›
TURKEY AND RUSSIA HAVE CEASEFIRE PLAN FOR SYRIA, SAYS ANKARA
He said Syria's opposition would never back Assad... READ MORE›
KERRY ACCUSES ASSAD GOVERNMENT OF 'MASSACRE' IN ALEPPO
The United States has provided some support to moderate rebels... READ MORE›
AFTER ALEPPO, SYRIA'S ASSAD STILL FAR FROM REGAINING HIS STATE
They took it from the drawer and implemented it, said Ayman Abdel Nour, a former friend and pro-reform political appointee of Assad who left Syria in 2007... READ MORE›
SYRIAN TROOPS CLOSE IN ON ALEPPO'S OLD CITY
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said it would accept no truce at this point in Aleppo, should any outside parties try to negotiate one... READ MORE›
AIR STRIKES POUND ALEPPO IN POST-TRUMP VICTORY OFFENSIVE WHILE ASSAD SAYS PRESIDENT-ELECT CAN BE AN ALLY
War in Syria Air strikes pound Aleppo in post-Trump victory offensive while Assad says President-elect can be an ally... READ MORE›
BASHAR AL-ASSAD SAYS DONALD TRUMP A 'NATURAL ALLY' FOR SYRIA ALONGSIDE RUSSIA AND IRAN
He also said that if the United States attacks Assad we end up fighting Russia ... READ MORE›
ASSAD: SAUDIS OFFERED AID IN EXCHANGE FOR CUTTING TIES BETWEEN SYRIA AND IRAN
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has revealed that he was offered aid by Saudi Arabia if he denounced Iran... READ MORE›
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RUSSIA SAID TO SEND MORE WARPLANES TO SYRIA, DIPLOMACY 'ON LIFE SUPPORT'
Russia's Izvestia newspaper reported that a group of Su-24 and Su-34 warplanes had arrived at Syria's Hmeymim base... READ MORE›
DENNIS SKINNER WARNS AGAINST MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA'S 'CRAZY WAR'
The veteran Labour left-winger accused Britain's allies Turkey of aiding Isis by shooting down Russian jets, bombing Kurdish forces, and buying oil from the militant group... READ MORE›
IRAN TROOPS TO JOIN SYRIA WAR, RUSSIA BOMBS GROUP TRAINED BY CIA
At the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference Moscow was targeting Islamic State... READ MORE›
US AND RUSSIA FAIL TO REACH SYRIA CEASEFIRE DEAL
The strategy has hinged on an unlikely US-Russian militarily partnership against extremist groups operating in Syria... READ MORE›
THERE IS A PLAN TO END THE WAR IN SYRIA AND IT MIGHT EVEN WORK
World powers, including arch foes, seem to have found some level of agreement on syria without assad... READ MORE›
AID AGENCIES FAULT UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON SYRIA CONFLICT
The council adopted two resolutions in 2014 that authorized United Nations aid agencies to send convoys across Syria's borders without the consent of the government... READ MORE›
IF THE RAF CAN'T DROP FOOD TO MADAYA IN SYRIA, WE SHOULDN'T BOTHER HAVING AN AIR FORCE AT ALL
And if the RAF want any advice on how to deal with Assad's spectacularly unsuccessful air defences, they should ask their Israeli counterparts... READ MORE›
IRAQ MILITIA FIGHTERS JOIN BATTLE FOR SYRIA'S ALEPPO
Rescue workers in the rebel-held area said army helicopters had dropped the chlorine in incendiary barrel bombs, an accusation the government has rejected... READ MORE›
IRAN BACKS SIX-MONTH SYRIA 'TRANSITION' AT VIENNA PEACE TALKS
Bashar al-Assad and his regime is the root of the terrorism in Syria... READ MORE›
PUTIN SAYS RUSSIANS TO START WITHDRAWING FROM SYRIA, AS PEACE TALKS RESUME
Ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, confirmed some forces would stay in Syria... READ MORE›
SYRIA'S ASSAD BLAMES WEST FOR REFUGEE CRISIS
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe's refugee crisis on Western support for... READ MORE›
MY PLAN FOR SYRIA: KEEP ASSAD IN POWER, DEPLOY GROUND TROOPS AND SEND BACK THE REFUGEES
Under Assad, lives of Syrians were by no means perfect but they sure were far better than what we see today... READ MORE›
DOZENS ILL AFTER SUSPECTED CHLORINE ATTACK IN SYRIA
On Monday, the Russian defence ministry said a helicopter carrying five service members was shot down near Saraqeb, hours before the suspected chlorine attack... READ MORE›
IRAN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SYRIA PEACE TALKS IN VIENNA
It will be the first time that Tehran the main regional backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attends an international summit on the four-year-long war... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SAYS WANTS SYRIA ELECTIONS, READY TO HELP FREE SYRIAN ARMY
The Kremlin Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's strongest foreign ally has spoken broadly about the need for elections in Syria before... READ MORE›
PUTIN'S TARGET IS NOT ISLAMIC STATE
By contrast, the groups that Assad attacks, and which Russia struck on Wednesday, do routinely fight Islamic State... READ MORE›
U.S. AIRDROPS AMMUNITION TO SYRIA REBELS
Moscow says it targets only banned terrorist groups in Syria, primarily Islamic State... READ MORE›
SYRIA CEASEFIRE APPROACHES WITH ASSAD EMBOLDENED, OPPOSITION WARY
He made no mention of the ceasefire agreement, but said the army would continue its work without hesitation, regardless of any internal or external circumstances ... READ MORE›
SYRIA BOMBS DAMASCUS SUBURB A DAY AFTER DEADLY AIR STRIKES ON MARKETPLACE
As we have said, Assad has no legitimacy to lead the Syrian people, he added... READ MORE›
COALITION AIR STRIKES AGAINST ISIS AID BASHAR AL-ASSAD, SYRIAN REBELS CLAIM
Coalition air strikes against isis aid bashar al-assad syrian rebels claim... READ MORE›
PUTIN ANNOUNCES RUSSIA WILL PULL MOST OF ITS MILITARY FROM SYRIA
The Russian leader's surprise move came as Syrian peace talks resumed in Geneva... READ MORE›
SYRIA EXTENDS MAJOR OFFENSIVE TO RETAKE TERRITORY IN WEST
Sources in the region say Iran has sent hundreds of troops to back Syrian forces in a ground campaign coordinated with Russia's air assault... READ MORE›
RUSSIA STANCE ON ASSAD SUGGESTS DIVERGENCE WITH IRAN
Moscow's goal was not to support Assad, but to save the Syrian state and defeat terrorist groups, a Russian analyst said... READ MORE›
SAUDI SUPPORT TO REBELS SLOWS ASSAD ATTACKS
Saudi support to rebels slows Assad attacks pro-Damascus sources... READ MORE›
BRAVO FOR ASSAD - HE IS A VILE TYRANT BUT HE HAS SAVED PALMYRA FROM ISIL
Assad's regime may be thuggish and brutal and callous and evil in its own way... READ MORE›
SYRIA PEACE TALKS PIN HOPES FOR END TO WAR ON IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA
Syrian government and opposition not invited to Vienna, with two regional powers showing little sign of wanting to compromise... READ MORE›
TURKEY 'CANNOT ENDURE' RUSSIAN VIOLATION OF AIRSPACE, PRESIDENT SAYS
A war of words has broken out between Russia and Nato over Moscow's military intervention in Syria and its violation of Turkish airspace... READ MORE›
HOW TO SLOW THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE
Europe, with Germany's leadership, can muster the political will necessary because it can see that a no-fly zone in Syria can ease the refugee crisis... READ MORE›
ASSAD PLEDGES MORE BLOODSHED IN SYRIA, SAYS THE PEACE PROCESS HAS FAILED
A peace process launched in Geneva earlier this year has failed, Assad said, blaming the West and its allies... READ MORE›
FEAR OF THE PEACE: WHY ASSAD IS NOT THE MAIN OBSTACLE TO A DEAL ON SYRIA
Fear of the peace Why Assad is not the main obstacle to a deal on Syria... READ MORE›
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HOW NORTH KOREAN SEAFOOD ENDS UP IN COUNTRIES THAT BAN IT
Reuters could not independently confirm that North Korean seafood from Yanji or nearby towns is being exported to South Korea, Japan and the United States... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, IRAN AND TURKEY PUSH FOR SYRIA PEACE PLAN WITHOUT US OR UN
After talks in Moscow, the three countries' foreign ministers expressed confidence they could revive the stalled peace process... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA TEST-FIRES MISSILE TOWARD JAPAN
The missile, launched from near Sinpo, a submarine base, flew 310 miles toward Japan, the South Korean military said in a statement... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA WAR THREAT OVER SOUTH KOREA'S MILITARY EXERCISES
North Korea has issued another threat of war over military exercises being conducted by the United States and South Korea... READ MORE›
ASSAD ACCEPTS U.S-RUSSIA CEASE-FIRE DEAL
Syrian state media said Tuesday that President Bashar Assad accepted a temporary cessation of hostilities deal brokered by the United States and Russia on Monday... READ MORE›
CHINA BACKS STRONGER DPRK SANCTIONS
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei reiterated on Tuesday that China supports the Security Council in passing new sanctions resolutions against the DPRK... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA, U.S. TO TALK MISSILE DEFENCE AIMED AT NORTH KOREA
The factory park, which started producing goods in 2004, has provided 616 billion won 780 million Canadian in cash to North Korea, South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN INTERVENTION IN SYRIAN WAR HAS SHARPLY REDUCED US OPTIONS
Suddenly, Mr. Assad and his allies have momentum, and the United States-backed rebels are on the run... READ MORE›
THE US HAS WARNED OF 'SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES' AFTER NORTH KOREA'S LONG-RANGE ROCKET LAUNCH
South Korea said that it would begin discussion on the United States on deploying an advanced missile-defene system to counteract North Korea's growing weapons capabilities... READ MORE›
WHAT NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE LAUNCH MAY MEAN FOR THE REGION AND WORLD
After several repeated failures, North Korea successfully put a satellite into orbit aboard its three-stage Unha-3 rocket in December 2012... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA DETAINS US STUDENT FOR 'HOSTILE ACT'
A South Korean-born Canadian pastor was arrested in North Korea last year and given a life sentence for subversion... READ MORE›