Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys, diplomats say
Since conflict broke out in Syria in 2011, the EU has used the Lebanese capital, the nearest major city, for ...
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UK foreign minister: Syria's Assad will be around for a while
Nearly eight years into a war that has displaced millions of Syrians, Assad has recovered control of most of the ...
United Arab Emirates reopens Syria embassy in boost for Assad
The reopening of the embassy is a step towards Syria's rehabilitation by its Arab peers. Its membership in the Arab ...
US to oppose UN resolution urging Israel to pull out of Golan Heights
"The resolution is plainly biased against Israel. Further, the atrocities the Syrian regime continues to commit prove its lack of ...
Iran boasts its surface-to-sea missiles can now travel 435 miles
Iran, which says its missile program is purely defensive, has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz ...
Israeli Druze gather at border, chanting loyalty to Syria's Assad
Dressed in traditional black garb and white hats, the small crowd chanted and shouted into megaphones, pledging loyalty to Assad. ...
Israeli minister has 'no knowledge of Trump ordering Assad killed'
Speaking to radio station 103 FM Wednesday, Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz remarked that "I do not know of any such ...
Iran vows to maintain military presence in Syria despite US pressure
"The continued presence of Iranian advisers in Syria was part of this military cooperation agreement between Tehran and Damascus," ...
Russian truce plan fails to halt bombing of Syria's eastern Ghouta
A Russian call for a five-hour truce on Tuesday failed to halt one of the most devastating campaigns of the ...