According to foreign media, Pope Francis, the leader of Catholics in the world, during his speech after the Angelus service in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican, said: One year has passed since the war in Ukraine and we must not forget this tragedy. Also, we should not forget the pain and suffering of the people affected […]
Wednesday, 8 March , 2023While expressing concern about Syria’s acute health, energy and economic crises, China’s deputy permanent representative demanded the cancellation of unilateral sanctions against Damascus.
Saturday, 4 February , 2023Turkish authorities’ failure to ensure adequate water supplies to Kurdish-held areas in Northeast Syria is compromising humanitarian agencies’ ability to prepare and protect vulnerable communities in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020In the past few days, Turkey has been redeploying its forces to areas bordering the Idlib de-escalation zone.
Sunday, 9 February , 2020EU countries refuse to allow the ISIS members with EU nationalities back home and prefer keeping them in Iraq to put them on trial.
Tuesday, 12 November , 2019The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw most U.S. troops from northeastern Syria reordered the security landscape in the country, opening the door for Mr. Assad to reclaim areas he hasn’t held in years.
Sunday, 3 November , 2019It’s heretical to say so, but Russia has earned its current success in the Middle East. It’s using the same mix of military and diplomatic tools that made the United States dominant in the region for so many decades. America didn’t lose this battle for influence; it surrendered.
Monday, 28 October , 2019Despite a drawdown of troops, the U.S.-led coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria dropped more tons of supplies in 2019 than during the large scale operations to liberate Mosul, Iraq and Raqqa, Syria.
Saturday, 26 October , 2019Kurdish forces and Turkey traded accusations of violating a cease-fire agreement between Washington and Ankara on Saturday, as scattered fighting in northeastern Syria began to subside, according to local activists.
Sunday, 20 October , 2019When Syria’s Kurdish fighters, America’s longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the weekend that they were switching sides and joining up with Damascus and Moscow, it seemed like a moment of geopolitical whiplash.
Wednesday, 16 October , 2019President Trump threw Middle East policy into turmoil on Monday with a series of conflicting signals after his vow to withdraw American forces from the region touched off an uprising among congressional Republicans and protests by America’s allies.
Tuesday, 8 October , 2019The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey announced Monday that they agreed to form a committee tasked with rewriting Syria’s constitution as part of a political solution to the country’s civil war, now in its ninth year.
Tuesday, 17 September , 2019Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called out the US for delivering more than 30,000 weapon-laden trucks to Syria to support the PKK-linked People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorist group.
Wednesday, 11 September , 2019The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday, to discuss the latest findings of the global chemical weapons watchdog in Syria.
Friday, 8 March , 2019Ariana News Agency- A girl carries another child as they flee fighting between Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants, Baghuz, Syria. Photograph: Rodi Said/Reuters
Friday, 8 March , 2019Scores of suspected IS members, including foreign fighters, were screened and searched for concealed weapons and explosives Thursday after leaving the last pocket of territory held by the Islamic State group in Syria.
Friday, 8 March , 2019US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to eight Middle East capitals next week for talks on security expected to focus on Yemen, Syria and Iran, the State Department announced Friday.
Sunday, 6 January , 2019Ariana News Agency- Syria’s seven-year war has transformed its ancient cities into ghost towns. Entire neighbourhoods have been wiped off the map, schools and hospitals reduced to rubble, along with just about everything else. As the war seems to be coming to an end, reconstruction is required on a grand scale. The United Nations estimates […]
Monday, 31 December , 2018Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday called for immediate U.S. Senate hearings on President Donald Trump’s decision to all American troops from Syria, which prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Sunday, 30 December , 2018At least 63 journalists around the world were killed doing their jobs in 2018, with Afghanistan being the deadliest place for journalists worldwide, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018