Syria

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more of Syria without a bullet being fired. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria March 5,…

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more of Syria without a bullet being fired. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria March 5,…

Busts from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra awaiting restoration at the National Museum in Damascus after their recovery from the Islamic State by Syrian army troops, 2017.Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP (Getty Images)Facebook has finally said it would now prohibit the sale of all historical artifacts due to rampant black market…

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army responded to Israeli strikes on southern, central and eastern Syria in which two soldiers were killed, the army said on Tuesday in what military defectors and intelligence sources said was a wave of raids that targeted Iranian bases. The army said Israeli jets hit…

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army responded to Israeli strikes on southern, central and eastern Syria in which two soldiers were killed, the army said on Tuesday in what military defectors and intelligence sources said was a wave of raids that targeted Iranian bases. The army said Israeli jets hit…

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army responded to Israeli strikes on southern, central and eastern Syria in which two soldiers were killed, the army said on Tuesday in what military defectors and intelligence sources said was a wave of raids that targeted Iranian bases. The army said Israeli jets hit…

Home News Science & Astronomy An artist's image of the last seconds in the prehistoric village of Abu Hureyra, where a fireball from the sky likely destroyed the village. (Image: © Jennifer Rice, CometResearchGroup.org) Debris from a comet may have leveled an ancient village in Syria during a spate of…

Syria suspected of using migrants as agents to infiltrate Germany Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as seen in Damascus, Syria November 14, 2017. (photo credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) The intelligence service of the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg on Monday accused Iran, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Russia and China of espionage activities.The…

LONDON: A decade of conflict in Syria has strangled economic growth among its neighbors and driven poverty higher in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, the World Bank said on Thursday The war has also led to higher debt burdens, deteriorating labor markets, especially for youth and women, and more restricted access to public…

This isn't the first time the U.S. has leveled sanctions against a war-torn economy and called it 'civilian protection.'On May 7, 2020 in Syria, Al Atarib: Residents have an Iftar (breaking fast) meal together in Al Atarib town, during the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan. A group of volunteers…