BBC Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab left her home in the Syrian capital Damascus in 2013, soon after the start of the civil war. Recently she was able to travel back for the first time in years, …
Iran’s ‘imminent’ Israel strike threatens vital financial corridor Tehran needs to survive
EXCLUSIVE: Iran has vowed to retaliate against an attack it accused Israel of carrying out on its consulate in Damascus, Syria last week.
Biden warns that Iran may be planning attack on Israel
President Biden said Iran might be planning to hit targets in Israel in retaliation for strikes on a diplomatic building in Syria that killed several Iranian commanders. NBC News’ Peter Alexander …
Iran’s Khamenei says Israel ‘must be punished’ for Syria embassy attack
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Israel “must be punished and it shall be” for attacking the Iranian embassy compound in Syria. In a major escalation of Israel’s …
The Forgotten Palestinians in Syria
The Syrian Civil War was the longest and most complex geo-political conflict to emerge out of the Arab Spring, thus creating a complicated legacy for …
Canadian embassy in Syria damaged in Israeli strike on Iranian embassy next door
Canadian officials are saying little publicly about the state of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, a week after an Israeli bomb or missile demolished an Iranian Embassy annex directly next door …
Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang
Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister says this week’s slaying of a local politician by what authorities say was a gang of Syrian nationals signals the need to restrict the number of refugees entering …
Iran’s foreign minister accuses US of giving Israel ‘green light’ to attack consulate in Syria
Iran’s foreign minister has accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials, including two …
Iran’s Foreign Minister inaugurates new site for consular services in Damascus
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian inaugurated a new site for Iranian consular services in the Syrian capital on Monday, Syrian state media reported, in a building near the previous …
Iran’s foreign minister continues regional tour with Syria
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian left Oman to visit Syria’s capital Damascus a week after Iran’s consulate there was targeted in a suspected Israeli attack, state media reported on …