Syria
Syria’s Assad wins 4th term with 95% of vote
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes in an election that will extend his…
UPDATED: Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a fourth term…
Photo Stories – Syrians abroad begin voting in presidential election
Syrian citizens vote in the Syrian presidential elections at a polling station set up in the Syrian embassy in the town of…
UPDATED: Syria says Israeli raids target Mediterranean port region of Latakia
Syrian air defences downed several Israeli missiles during pre-dawn raids on the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, the Syrian army said on…
Syria approves Assad, two others to run in presidential election
Syria’s higher constitutional court on Monday approved President Bashar al-Assad’s application to run in a May 26 presidential election that he is…
Syria to hold presidential elections on May 26
Syria will hold its presidential election on May 26, the country's parliament said on Sunday. The door for nominations will be open…
Photo Story: Easter Sunday in Damascus
Boy scouts carry an Easter Bunny effigy during an Easter Sunday procession in Damascus, Syria, 04 April 2021. Easter Sunday is one…
Syria to get COVID-19 vaccines from China, Russia, WHO within days – SANA
COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Syria within days from China, Russia and the World Health Organisation, the prime minister said, according to…
Photo Story – Palm Sunday in Syria
Christians celebrate Palm Sunday during a mass held at Lady of Damascus church in the mostly Christian-populated al-Qassaa neighborhood in Damascus, Syria,…
Syria says rationing fuel as shipments delayed by Suez canal blockage
Syria's oil ministry said on Saturday its fuel shipments would face delays due to a giant container ship that has been grounded,…
Russian jets hit civilian areas near Turkish border, witnesses and rebels say
AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian jets hit rebel training camps in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border on Sunday, as Syrian artillery killed…
5 civilians killed as rockets hit hospital in Syria’s Aleppo
At least five civilians were killed after a shelling by Syrian government forces hit a hospital in western Aleppo on Sunday, a…