New York, SANA- Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Qusay Al-Dahhak, said that the Security Council failure to fulfill its responsibilities has encouraged the Israeli occupation to continue its...
Tehran, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bassam Sabbagh, discussed Thursday with Speaker of Iranian Islamic Shura Council, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, means of boosting bilateral relations between Syria and Iran. Minister Sabbagh...
Moscow, SANA- Radiy Khabirov, Head of the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan stressed that the antagonistic Western attitude against Syria, Russia and their friends is completely and closely connected to the Western colonial approach...
Dubai, SANA- Syria participated in the activities of the third edition of the International program for Civil Aviation Leaders, which was organized by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) from November 18th to 21st....
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the Israeli occupation forces have committed five massacres in the Strip, from which 71 martyrs and 176 wounded arrived at hospitals within 24 hours. Gaza death toll...
Moscow, SANA- Russian Defense Ministry announced Thursday, that units of the “South” forces liberated the town of Dalneye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. “Units of the‘South’forces, thanks to their tireless...
New York,SANA-The United Nations renewed its demand that the Israeli occupation entity comply with the resolutions related to the occupied Syrian Golan, especially Resolution No. 497 of 1981, which affirms that the imposition of...
Managua,SANA-Nicaragua condemned Thursday the Israeli aggression that targeted the Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday , stressing that it constitutes a flagrant violation the sovereignty of Syrian territories. The Nicaraguan government...
Damascus, SANA- Temperatures tend to slightly rise to become around average, as the country is affected by weak pressure accompanied by western currents in the upper layers of the atmosphere. Meteorology department expected in its...
Beirut, SANA- The Israeli enemy aircraft launched on Thursday raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, while a drone flew very low over its airspace. Lebanese National News Agency, the enemy aircraft launched three raids targeting Haret...
The French cement giant started operating in Syria just before the civil war erupted. When Islamic State took over the region, Lafarge paid them protection money so it could keep trading. The consequences are still playing out. By...
This live blog is now closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war here and all our coverage of Israel’s war on Lebanon here Overnight the IDF announced that six soldiers had been killed in clashes with Hezbollah inside...
IDF hits Gaza, Syria and Beirut suburbs, as analysts say raids could be aimed at forcing hand of Hezbollah in negotiations Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of...
Gaza’s civil defence agency says 25 people killed, including 13 children, as Israel continues attacks in north of territory Israeli warplanes carried out more strikes in northern Gaza on Sunday, reportedly destroying a home in the...
Iran’s supreme leader issues new threat after initially playing down Israeli strikes on Iranian military facilities Middle East crisis – live updates Israel is bracing itself for another Iranian attack after a crescendo of threatening...
US and European states urge Tehran not to respond, while Middle Eastern countries condemn Israeli operation Middle East crisis – live updates World leaders have called for restraint after the first open Israeli airstrikes on Iran, after...
UK prime minister stresses need to avoid further regional escalation in the Middle East Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer has urged Iran not to respond after Israel launched a series of airstrikes targeting military sites in...
Airstrikes launched against suspected Kurdish militant targets after PKK blamed for Tusaş attack Turkey has launched airstrikes against suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq after blaming the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK)...
Detentions and disappearances reported as an estimated 400,000 refugees make crossing into Assad regime territory For two weeks, Umm Hadi has been living a nightmare on repeat. It has been 12 years since she last saw her elder son, who...
Rev Graham Murphy says our government’s hands are steeped in this bloody war, and Mimia Umney-Gray asks what has happened to the world What can any of us say to Ahmed Najar, whose family is trapped in the slaughterhouse that is north...
Analysts suggest proxies in Syria, Iraq and Yemen fighting hidden conflict could be targets for Israel as it considers retaliation against Tehran Iran-linked militias in Iraq have launched about 40 attacks involving missiles, drones or...
Lawyers predict more claims after ‘perfect win’ for two Syrian asylum seekers pushed back to Lebanon A ruling by the European court of human rights ordering authorities in Cyprus to pay damages to two Syrian refugees found to have been...
An airstrike hit a residential building in Damascus, killing at least seven people and wounding others, according to Syrian state media. Footage showed parts of the building destroyed by the blast, with debris strewn across the...
Israel has carried out an airstrike that has cut off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said an Israeli airstrike led to the closure of the road near the busy Masnaa border...
This liveblog is closed. You can follow our live coverage of the Middle East crisis here In the warning issued by Israel’s Arabic language military spokesperson, Lebanese residents have been cautioned against moving their vehicles while...
Ruthless head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah who led his movement for more than 30 years Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, has died aged 64 in an Israeli bomb attack on the movement’s HQ in Dahiyeh, Beirut. His death came after 11 months...
The group’s secretary general rose from humble beginnings in Beirut to a position of great power. Applicants for his job will need strong nerves The killing of Hassan Nasrallah , the veteran leader of Hezbollah, on Friday marks a turning...
Plea comes as high court refuses to hear Save the Children appeal to return families of slain Islamic State fighters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast...
As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abuses With its nuclear bunker, textured walls and Bauhaus furniture, the former training school for combat troops might not look like...
The French cement giant started operating in Syria just before the civil war erupted. When Islamic State took over the region, Lafarge paid them protection money so it could keep trading. The consequences are still playing out Again and...
A Note to US Citizens in Particular: What you are going to watch is done with full support of your government, mostly by your tax money, the Trump regime is now pushing the Saudis to pay back for. It was done to be used by terrorists who...
NATO and its regional stooges tried their best and shot their ‘nice, new and smart missiles’ against Syria targeting at least 8 SAA airports among other command centers in their bank of targets, and failed. Now they want to...
On the same day the Western trio USA, UK and France launched their heinous attack against the Syrian nation in revenge for the cleaning of Douma and the whole of East Ghouta from their terrorists they invested in highly and dearly, the...
On the morning of the Muslim’s commemorating Israa and Miraaj, the ascending of prophet Muhammad PBUH to heavens and to Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the pariah states of the USA, UK and France illegally, unlawfully, without consent,...
The last batch of terrorists left the city of Douma, last stronghold of terrorists in East Ghouta, in the vicinity of Damascus. Syrian Arab Army with a government delegation and a unit of Russian military police entered the city and the...
The ‘EU Europeans’ disregard for human lives can be obviously demonstrated in their double-standards especially when it comes to the lives of their own people traveling by airlines over and into Saudi Arabia, where money is...
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are unifromed, if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed”. I guess Mark Twain was very much talking about the New York Times. I received the daily brief of the New York...
The last terrorists of Douma have engaged in a ghastly repeat of the heinous atrocities in Khan Sheikhoun, just days after the first anniversary of their slaughter, there. Though the dominant alQaeda faction there is alNusra, the...
Families of kidnapped are pouring onto the streets from the Faiha Stadium, where hundreds have been waiting to find out if their children, parents, cousins will be found among the living. In that Douma agreement, terrorist gangs Jaish al...
Israeli fighter jets launch an attack in the dense of the night against the T4 military airport in central Syria from Lebanese airspace. Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack was an Israeli carried out by two F15 fighter jets...
Damascus is facing a housing crisis as displaced Syrians stream into the capital. New government-imposed security regulations targeting the new arrivals are feeding an already vibrant culture of price manipulation and bribery.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the effective collapse of the cease-fire, Obama's announcement of another 250 U.S. troops for Syria and a truce in Qamishli between Kurdish and government forces.
After launching an awareness campaign highlighting deteriorating health conditions in Daraya, a Damascus suburb under government siege for more than three years, a group of women hope their efforts will help prevent yet another...
We review the key developments in Syria, including the steady deterioration of both the cease-fire and the peace talks in Geneva as Russia shifts heavy artillery from Palmyra to the north, heavy ground battles between Kurdish and...
Journalist Rahaf Haboub grew up in Daraya, a Damascus suburb besieged by pro-government forces for more than three years. She and her family fled in fall 2012 after the government targeted the area with airstrikes and barrel bombs –...
We review the key developments in Syria, including the "pause" in the Geneva-based peace talks as Assad and his allies appear to be preparing for a major assault on opposition-held areas of Aleppo, another ISIS advance in Deir Ezzor and...
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria and is now in Switzerland, where she's dealing with a new marriage, her first...
After being repeatedly accused of sidelining the role and demands of Syrian women at the negotiation table in Geneva, the U.N. established the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board to consult with Staffan de Mistura. But the board's makeup has...