Syrian opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19
Prominent Syrian dissident Michel Kilo, a writer who was jailed for opposing the country's leadership, died in France from ...
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UN chief: Syria still a 'living nightmare' after 10 years of war
Syrian people have "endured some of the greatest crimes the world has witnessed this century. The scale of the atrocities ...
Syrian president, wife test positive for COVID
Official statement says the first couple are only experiencing mild symptoms of the virus and will continue to work from ...
UN panel slams Assad for 'heinous violations, human rights abuses'
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield denounces the “brutality” and “untold suffering” caused by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime ...
Report: Obama offered Syria an Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights
According to Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, the talks reached an advanced stage and the sides had even prepared a document ...
US imposes new sanctions on Syria in push to force Assad to end war
"The United States will continue to seek accountability for those prolonging this conflict," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.
Assad must realize the cost of allowing Iran free rein in Syria
The Syrian leader is responsible for Iran's actions in his country, just like Lebanon is responsible for Hezbollah's provocations.
In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule
Although the country is in shambles from a decade of civil war that killed a half million people, displaced half ...
Syria seeks Russian investment as US sanctions hammer economy
"We have to admit that most of the areas rich in oil and gas are outside the control of the ...
Report: 6 Iranian militiamen killed in alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria
Aircraft bomb sites belonging to the Assad regime and pro-Iranian militias in the al-Bukamal area near the Iraq border, says ...