Syria

Talks between the assistant foreign ministers of Syria, Russia, Iran and Turkey kicked off in Moscow Tuesday in the presence of Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, as part of a Kremlin-led effort to reconcile Ankara and Damascus. The outcome of the talks remained unclear as of the time of publication…

A US strike in Syria has killed a senior ISIS leader who planned attacks into Europe, United States Central Command said in a statement. The strike, carried out on Monday, was a “unilateral” US operation that killed Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, CENTCOM said in the statement posted to Twitter. Al-Jabouri…

Two Iranian officers were killed by Israeli missiles late last week. A F-15 fighter jet takes part in an aerial display during the graduation ceremony of Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, Israel, June 23, 2022. - Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images April 3,…

DUBAI — Twitter is charging firms in Saudi Arabia an estimated 6.7% higher price compared to American and global companies to subscribe to its Twitter Verified Organizations plan that adds a gold checkmark and benefits for business accounts. The gold checkmark, currently in a testing phase according to Twitter's webpage, is…

Smoke rises after an air strike in Saraqeb in Idlib province, Syria February 28, 2020. Reuters/FileAMMAN: A car bomb caused the large blasts heard in the Mezzah suburb area west of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Police sources quoted by state media said there were…

A file photo of Pro-Turkish Syrian fighters carrying away victim of a car-bomb explosion last November in Tal Abyad, which has seen several such attacks.—AFP/file DAMASCUS: A car bombing rocked the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday evening, state media said, with no deaths reported and no side claiming responsibility for the…

Published April 2, 2023 at 7:59 AM CAIRO – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo on April 1, a first since Syria’s civil war broke out over a decade ago, Mr Shoukry’s office said. The meeting comes amid amplified Arab engagement with…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks on Saturday with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad who is visiting Cairo for the first time in more than a decade, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The two ministers “discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and means of advancing and promoting them ……

A Russian jihadist has traded his weapons for wasabi by opening a small sushi restaurant in war-torn Syria's rebel-held northwest, as the conflict wanes and fighters look for other income. Islam Shakhbanov, 37, from Russia's Muslim-majority Dagestan republic, said he headed to Syria in 2015 "to take part in jihad".…

An airstrike targeted Damascus in Syria late Wednesday night, carrying out attacks against several positions of the Syrian army in the Al-Midan neighborhood of Damascus, injuring two Syrian soldiers and causing "some material damage," state media reported, citing a military source. Syrian air defense systems were triggered, shooting several missiles down,…