- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecuritySyria
Damascus accuses Israel of killing former member of Syrian parliament
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria accused Israeli forces on Saturday of shooting dead Medhat Al-Saleh, a former member of Syrian parliament who had spent 12 years in jail in Israel, state-run…
Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is preparing for possible further military action against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria if talks on the issue with the United…
Turkey says it will do “what is necessary” after Syria attacks
ANKARA (Reuters) -Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would "do what is necessary for its security" after what it said was a rise in cross-border attacks by Syrian…
Erdogan says latest Kurdish YPG attack on Turkish police is ‘final straw’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey was determined to eliminate threats originating in northern Syria, adding an attack by Kurdish YPG militants that killed two Turkish…
Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli attack above Homs, state media says
CAIRO (Reuters) -Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack above the Homs countryside, injuring six soldiers and causing some material damage, official media said on Friday. Israeli military declined…
U.S. says it won’t normalize or upgrade diplomatic ties with Syria’s Assad
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no plans to "normalize or upgrade" diplomatic relations with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and also does not…
Jordan’s state carrier to resume flights to Syria for first time in decade
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan's state carrier, Royal Jordanian, will soon resume direct flights to Damascus for the first time in nearly a decade, in the latest step to…
Unidentified planes hits Iranian militias in eastern Syria – military sources
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Unidentified aircraft hit a base run by Iranian-backed militias in Syria's eastern province of Deir al Zor near the Iraqi border where Tehran has…
Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria's defence minister visited Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on their mutual border, the first such meeting since the Syrian conflict erupted a decade…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Syrian gas pipeline
(Reuters) - Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline at Deir Ali power station in Syria, according to a statement published on Saturday on its…
Factbox-What is Lebanon’s Hezbollah?
(Reuters) - Hezbollah began importing Iranian fuel to Lebanon via Syria on Thursday, a move the Shi'ite Islamist group says aims to ease a crippling energy crisis but which its…
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday, documenting worsening violence and rights…
