Syria

Iran 'more united' after reaching Asian Cup last eight on penalties

Iran say they will be "more united" in the Asian Cup quarterfinals after surviving extra time with 10 men before defeating Syria on penalties on Wednesday.

Caught in the politics of aid, Syria is suffering

Death toll in Syria currently stands over 5,800 (as of 3:30 pm Bangladesh time, February 15). With every passing hour, chances of finding survivors are becoming slimmer.

Bethlehem: When Will the Peace of Christmas Come Home?

The fact that a Palestinian Christian like me, or a Christian living in a nearby Arab country, cannot simply come to Bethlehem for Christmas should be unacceptable to everyone

16 killed as Turkey launches ground offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria

Turkey launches a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, with intensive bombardment followed by a ground offensive made possible by the withdrawal of US troops.

Khashoggi's disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism

Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire skills that would either allow them to compete in the job market or turn them into entrepreneurs.

Day of hope, tensions in Syria

Syria accidentally shot down a Russian military aircraft, killing all 15 crew members, when its air defences swung into action against an Israeli missile strike, Russian and Israeli forces said yesterday.

'Victory is near'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday told his troops they were close to winning the country's seven-year civil war after inflicting a succession of defeats on rebels.

Jordan takes in Syrian 'White Helmets' evacuated with Israeli help

Jordan says 800 people including members of Syria's "White Helmets" civil defence group had been evacuated from southwest Syria where Damascus' forces are advancing against rebels, with Israeli officials saying they facilitated the mission.

Egypt says sending Arab troops to Syria a possibility: State newspaper

Sending Arab troops to Syria is a possibility that is being discussed by officials from various countries, Egypt's foreign minister is quoted as saying.

April 14, 2018
April 14, 2018

US, UK, France strike Syria to punish Assad for suspected poison gas use

The United States, British and French forces strike Syria with more than 100 missiles in the first coordinated Western strikes against the Damascus government, targeting what they called chemical weapons sites in retaliation for a poison gas attack.

April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018

Trump on Syria attack: ‘Very soon or not so soon at all!’

President Donald Trump says today that an attack on Syria could take place “very soon or not so soon at all,” arguing he had never signaled the timing of retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack that he had suggested was imminent a day earlier.

March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018

8 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria, 13 wounded: Army

Turkey suffers heavy losses during its offensive against a Kurdish militia in northwest Syria, with the military announcing that eight soldiers are killed and 13 more wounded.

February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018

North Korea sent banned items to Syria, Myanmar, UN finds

North Korea sends items used in ballistic missile and chemical weapons programs to Syria along with missile technicians in violation of UN sanctions — and banned ballistic missiles systems to Myanmar, UN experts say.

February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018

Russia says Syrian rebels started new offensives during ceasefire

Russia's military says rebels in Syria's eastern Ghouta start new offensives after midday, during a five-hour ceasefire, Interfax news agency reports citing a Russian general.

January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018

Regional rivalries threaten to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran

Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threaten to turn Turkey's military offensive against Syrian Kurds aligned with the PKK into a regional imbroglio.

January 4, 2018
January 4, 2018

Suspected Russian jets kill 20 civilians near Syrian capital: Residents

Suspected Russian jets kill at least 20 civilians and wounds dozens when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the Syrian capital, residents and a war monitor says.

July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017

Syrian President Assad's son: I know what kind of man my father is

The son of Syrian President Bashar Assad said people who call his father a dictator don’t understand the reality of his country and that the population is united with him in fighting “invaders,” Brazil’s O Globo newspaper reported.

November 13, 2016
November 13, 2016

Sting reopens Paris' Bataclan hall on anniversary of militant attack

Rock star Sting headlined a concert in Paris' Bataclan music hall on Saturday to mark the venue's reopening a year after three Islamist militants gunned down 90 revellers in France's bloodiest terror attack.

October 14, 2016
October 14, 2016

Germany's cricket boom poised to hit the silver screen

A boom of interest in cricket in Germany, fuelled by the influx of asylum seekers from Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a tale poised to hit the silver screen.

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