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Russia · 18 May 2018 Vladimir Putin meets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Thursday and said their "military success" in Syria allowed for a large-scale… Iran · 11 May 2018 Israeli Airforce mission to destroy Iran’s presence in Syria dubbed as ‘Operation House of Cards’ – Update Updated: The European Union called reports about Iranian strikes against Israeli army posts from inside Syria "extremely worrying" and said Israel had… USA · 10 May 2018 Israel threatens storm on Iran after attack on the Golan Heights Reuters report that Israel has attacked nearly all of Iran's military infrastructure in Syria after Iranian forces fired rockets at Israeli-held territory… Russia · 10 May 2018 Netanyahu indicates Moscow won’t curtail Israeli strikes in Syria Wrapping up a whirlwind visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening said he has no reason to believe the… Israel · 8 May 2018 Developing story – Israeli missiles intercepted in Syria (Updated) Reuters reports that "Syrian state media accused Israel of launching missiles at a target near Damascus on Tuesday, shortly after U.S. President… Iran · 1 May 2018 Israel behind air strikes on Iranian controlled sites in Syria – NBC The NBC has reported that three American officials confirmed to the newsroom that Israel, using F-15 fighter jets, conducted the airstrike on… Syria · 30 Apr 2018 Fresh missile attacks on Syria There are fresh reports of missile attacks on Syria. The Syrian news agency SANA, reports that material damage was caused due to… Russia · 26 Apr 2018 Russian, Turkish and Iranian Foreign Ministers to meet on April 28 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold bilateral talks with the Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu, as well… France · 26 Apr 2018 Macron’s evolution towards becoming a global leader There was a lot of anticipation for the visit of the French President to the United States. A lot of column inches… Syria · 22 Apr 2018 Inspectors visit site of suspected chemical attack in Syria International chemical weapons experts have finally inspected the site of a suspected attack near Damascus which caused an international crisis. The team… Syria · 20 Apr 2018 The UN must examine its conscience on Syria – Nobel Peace prize winner Maartti Ahtisaari Nobel Peace Prize Winner Martti Ahtisaari in a piece written for The Guardian, argues that "the alarming events of the past week… Russia · 17 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – House of Commons debate Theresa May told MPs that there was clear evidence that the Assad government was behind the Douma chemical weapons attack and it…