Syria
Bad weather hampers efforts to find survivors after huge Turkey quake
A huge earthquake killed more than 2,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather…
UPDATED: Netanyahu says Syria requests quake relief, Israel ready to send it
JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for…
U.S. military says it captured two Islamic State members in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American forces have captured two Islamic State members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria, the U.S.…
Dutch authorities arrest alleged Syrian ISIS security chief
The Dutch national prosecutors office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 37-year old Syrian refugee who is accused of committing war…
Syria weakens official exchange rate
DAMASCUS, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Syria weakened its official exchange rate to 4,522 Syrian pounds to the dollar, a central bank statement…
UPDATED: Syria says Israel strike puts Damascus airport briefly out of service
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The Syrian army said on Monday an Israeli missile strike had briefly put the…
Syria’s Assad issues conditional amnesty for draft dodgers
(Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty on Wednesday that pardons draft dodgers and helps them avoid prison if they…
Turkish air strikes destroy 89 Kurdish militant targets in Syria, Iraq – ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes…
Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli “air aggression” – state media
DAMASCUS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Four Syrian soldiers were killed and one wounded in Israeli "air aggression" on some posts in the…
Syrian military says Israel strikes air base in central Syria, killing two servicemen
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Israeli missiles hit a major air base in Syria's Homs province on Sunday, killing two servicemen…
Syrian refugees return home as Lebanese repatriation scheme begins
ARSAL, Lebanon Oct 26 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon returned home on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations…
Lebanon, Syria discuss sea border after Beirut’s Israel deal
BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday discussed delineating their countries' shared maritime…