Syria
Syria says air defences intercept Israeli missile strike
AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria said on Sunday its air defences intercepted what it called an Israeli missile strike across central parts of the…
Syria says Israeli missiles target sites near Damascus
AMMAN, May 29 (Reuters) - Syrian army air defences on Sunday confronted an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of the Syrian…
Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria
May 19 (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's attendance at an Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday is the result of big…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to headline Arab summit
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH, (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to steal…
Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalise
By Aidan Lewis and Sarah El Safty CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade…
Seven Syrians face terror-related charges in Malta
VALLETTA, (Reuters) - Seven Syrian men were accused in a heavily guarded Maltese court on Sunday of having encouraged and trained others…
EU curbs Syria’s Assad cousins, others over suspected drug trade
(Reuters) - The European Union this week placed sanctions on people and groups linked to what it described as the Syrian government's…
Saudi Arabia, Syria welcome thaw in ties, agree to fight drug trafficking
RIYADH, (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Syria's foreign ministers welcomed a thaw in bilateral ties, including steps to resume consular services and…
Syria, Tunisia to exchange ambassadors, end decade of estrangement
BEIRUT, April 12 (Reuters) - Syria and Tunisia will reopen their respective embassies, the two countries said on Wednesday, almost a decade…
Iran exploits quake relief mission to fly weapons to Syria -sources
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, James Mackenzie and Parisa Hafezi AMMAN, April 12 (Reuters) - Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons…
Israel says it downs aircraft that appeared to come from Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army said it downed an unidentified aircraft on Sunday that appeared to have crossed into its territory…
Scientists say recycling rubble can help rebuild Syria faster
Concrete rubble from destroyed buildings in Syria can be safely recycled into new concrete, scientists have shown, which will make the rebuilding…