Tag: Syria
UN trying to help move Syria’s displaced from schools ahead of the start of schoolyear
BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations is trying to help move displaced Syrians sheltering in schools in a…
Saudi Arabia to supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude to aid civil war recovery
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude…
Syrian government blasts attacks by Israeli warplanes on two cities: Report
Syria has “strongly condemned” Israeli attacks on several sites in and around Homs city in the west of…
Saudi Arabia announces Damascus area reconstruction project to clear rubble
Saudi Arabia has announced a new project to help with clearing rubble and doing reconstruction in Syria’s capital,…
Main highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens to aid convoys weeks after Syria violence
SWEIDA, Syria (AP) — An aid convoy entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main…
Israeli drone strikes kill 6 Syrian soldiers in Damascus suburb, reports say
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed six…
Syria delays parliamentary vote in Sweida after sectarian violence
(Reuters) -Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern…
Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant…
US-led coalition captures a senior ISIL (ISIS) member in Syria: State media
A US-led coalition has captured a senior member of the ISIL (ISIS) group in northwest Syria, the SANA…
Syrian, Israeli diplomats met in Paris to discuss ‘de-escalation’: report
Syria's foreign minister met with an Israeli diplomatic delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss "de-escalation and non-interference…
Syria’s foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, report says
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday,…
Suicide bomber detonates explosive belt in Syria’s Aleppo, no other casualties, state TV says
(Reuters) -A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing himself…