US on high alert for Iran threat in region
United States is on high alert and preparing for a possible attack by Iran targeting Israeli assets.
Iranian Guards adviser killed in Israeli strike on Damascus
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards adviser in Damascus was killed in an Israeli missile strike.
Cyprus calls EU rethink on Syria migration as refugee numbers rise
Cyprus became a migrant hotspot.
Syria censured at global chemical weapons watchdog
Members of the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday censured Syria.
Syria mourns scores killed in drone attack on military academy
Syria on Friday held funerals for scores of people killed in a drone attack.
Libya floods sweep away migrants, and their hopes
The small first-floor apartment in Derna became home away from home to Syrian migrant Ammar Kanaan,
Syria’s Assad to attend Arab summit, bringing isolation to an end
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Saudi Arabia on Friday to attend an Arab summit where he will
Syria facing food crisis following devastating earthquake
The World Food Programme says it requires 450 million dollars just to maintain its emergency food
Protesters storm governor’s office in southern Syrian city, two killed in clashes
Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed and ransacked the
France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from Syria: Foreign ministry
France said on Thursday it carried out a new operation to return French nationals, 40 children and
Tunisia’s anti-terrorism police detain former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh for a day
Tunisia’s anti-terrorism police detained for one day Ali Laarayedh, a former Prime Minister and
Russia vetoes 12-month extension of UN aid into Syria from Turkey
Russia on Friday vetoed a bid to extend UN Security Council approval for 12 months of UN aid
Syria civilian death toll over 306 000 since 2011: UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887 civilians had been killed in
US to allow foreign investment in northeast Syria without sanctions
The United States will allow some foreign investment in areas of northeast Syria outside government
Death toll from migrant shipwreck off Tunisia rises to 17
The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia on Friday has risen to 17 people, most of them
Russia-Ukraine | South Africa abstains from UN vote against Russia
South Africa abstained from voting during an emergency session of the United Nations (UN) General
Russia sees military coordination with Israel on Syria continuing
Russia sees its military coordination with Israel over Syria continuing, the Russian embassy said on
Syria supports Putin's recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions
Syria supports the decision of its ally Russia to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern
Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus to curb migrant crisis
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Minsk on Friday, potentially closing
Is the latest report about the Syrian chemical attack the final truth at last?
In 2013, the world stood at the precipice of a global war. The US President Barrack Obama had his