Almost five months since Arab states extended an olive branch to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, there are signs that some key architects of the initiative may be growing skeptical about his …
No, Syria Is Still Not Safe for Refugee Returns
Cyprus Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou bemoaned that European Union member states cannot currently return asylum seekers to Syria, and said the EU should reevaluate whether Syria is safe for …
China’s Xi Calls for Syria Sanctions Waiver, Misleads on Their Legality
Unilateral sanctions are not backed by a United Nations resolution but are legal according to the laws of the country that imposes them.
Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fire
Survivors of a fire that tore through an Iraqi wedding and those mourning the at least 100 lives lost filled the pews of a Christian mass Thursday, two days after the disaster.Mourners wept, ululated or quietly embraced one another under the arches of the Syriac Catholic church of Al-Tahera where portraits of the dead lined the stairs,
Ukraine asked West to strike Iran and Syria Guaridan
Kiev was reportedly willing to conduct missile attacks on both nations if its Western backers supplied the necessary means of destruction
China’s outreach to Syria signals its growing sway in Middle East as counterweight to West
Assad to Hangzhou demonstrates that China wants to play a bigger role in the Middle East despite economic challenges.
US captures Islamic State official in Syria as fighting renews among allies
The US military said it captured a senior IS official in Syria on Saturday, as renewed fighting Monday between Kurdish-led forces and Arab tribes in Deir Ezzor raised new questions as to the …
Israeli tanks strike Syrian structures in demilitarized zone, alleging 1974 ceasefire violation
Israeli tanks struck two structures on Thursday inside what the army said was a demilitarized zone in Syria, claiming the buildings violated a half-century-old cease-fire agreement between the two …
Syrians Feel Growing Pressure From Turkey’s Anti-Migrant Political Wave
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Anti-migrant sentiment, economic woes and political pressures are leading some of the 3.3 millions Syrians living in Turkey to plan a return to Syria or seek shelter in Europe, …
China’s Xi calls on West to lift Syria sanctions
STORY: In rare talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, China’s leader called on the West to lift what he called “illegal” sanctions on Syria.The meeting in …