Senior Russian officials held talks in Damascus on Monday with President Bashar al Assad, as the Syrian leader grapples with a crumbling economy that threatens to undermine military successes he has …
Russia’s Lavrov lands in Syria for talks with Assad – RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Damascus on Monday for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and Syria’s foreign minister, the RIA news agency reported. Russia is a close ally of …
Over 200 U.N. staff in Syria infected with COVID-19 – medics, U.N. official
More than 200 U.N. staff members have been infected by COVID-19 in Syria as the global body steps up its contingency plans to combat the fast spread of the pandemic in the country, medical workers and …
Coronavirus: Leaked letter says over 200 UN staff in Syria have contracted Covid-19
Independent sources say scores of medical workers have died in recent weeks, increasing fears that Damascus is covering up true scale of pandemic …
Over 200 UN staff in Syria have COVID-19
More than 200 UN staff have been infected by COVID-19 in Syria as the global body steps up contingency plans to combat the fast spread of the pandemic in …
Cyprus worried as 4 migrant boats reach island in 48 hours
Cypriot authorities are alarmed over the arrival of four boats carrying Syrian and Lebanese migrants in waters off the east Mediterranean island nation’s coastline within a 48-hour span …
U.S. Says Iran Must Leave Syria, Russia Can Stay, But Allies Keep the Oil
Amid heated criticisms as President Donald Trump focuses on securing oil reserves, a State Department spokesperson tells Newsweek, “We have been very clear regarding our overall policy goals in Syria.
U.S. conveyed concerns to Russia over Syria troop collision – White House official
The United States has conveyed its concerns to Russia over an incident in Syria in which several U.S. troops were injured when a Russian military vehicle collided with theirs, National Security …
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the Iraq veteran on the front line of the war against chemical weapons in Syria
Beneath the smoke-hazed starlight of the desert night, a young tank captain waited for his moment of war. He was a romantic man and it was his first conflict. Now, on the eve of battle, as the trails …
Keeping US troops in Syria to counter Russia has the opposite effect
Moscow relationship cannot be used to justify a continued partial occupation of Syrian territory.