Russia is in a tight spot. Gone from its state media TASS are stories of its great military and diplomatic victories, replaced with the difficulties of the COVID-19 crisis.
Syria’s children ‘go to bed hungry’ as prices soar
The cost of a representative basket of staple foods has doubled in just over six months, according to the UN’s food aid agency, as the value of Syria’s local currency has fallen by as much as …
Macer Gifford: the City trader who went to war against Isis in Syria
You’ve been shot,” Abjar, one of Macer Gifford’s fellow fighters, told him. They had sprinted between buildings in Raqqa, northern Syria, under heavy fire from Isis. “It was only a couple of …
Trump, Erdogan Talk Coronavirus, Libya and Syria in Call
President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Saturday about Covid-19 and its impact on the global economy, as well as about the tenuous situation in Libya and …
Trump and Erdogan Discuss Libya, Syria in Call: Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to continue close military and political cooperation in a phone call in which Libya and Syria were discussed, the Turkish …
Turkey’s Erdogan Discusses Libya, Syria With Trump on Phone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump spoke over the phone to discuss Libya and Syria on Saturday, according to a statement from the Turkish Presidency. The two …
Two ISIS ‘regional’ leaders killed during raid in Syria, coalition says
Two regional Islamic State (ISIS) leaders were killed earlier this week during a joint operation between Syrian and coalition forces in northeast Syria, coalition forces said Friday.
Two Regional IS Leaders Killed In Syria: CentCom
Jughayfi were killed in the May 17 joint raid on an IS position in Deir Ezzor province, CentCom said in a statement. Al-Zawi, also known as Abu Ali al-Baghdadi, was the IS regional leader of North …
Syria imposes travel ban on President Assad’s tycoon cousin Rami Makhlouf
A Syrian court has placed a temporary travel ban on prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, a copy of the court order posted on the Ministry of Justice’s Facebook page showed on Thursday, amid a …
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
A Syrian court has ordered a travel ban on the cousin of the country’s president and one of its wealthiest businessmen …