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Iran and Oman To Strengthen Ties Amid Gulf Crisis
Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a...
3 Tigers Resettled In France After Lebanon Rescue
Three Siberian tigers rescued in Lebanon from an attempt to smuggle them into war-ravaged Syria were being resettled to...
Rebels Say They Shot Down Syria Warplane Near Ceasefire Zone
Rebel groups shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday near a ceasefire zone in the country's south, the...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
US, Russia Agree On Ceasefire In South Syria From Sunday
Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian...
Heavy Regime Bombardment Reported Near Damascus
Government forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the Syrian...
France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism
The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...
Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...
Syria Warns of Allied Response In Case of US Attack
The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an...
Syrian Army Declares Unilateral Fighting Freeze In South
The Syrian army on Monday unilaterally announced a halt to fighting in the country's south that would coincide with a...
New Syrian Pound Features Assad For First Time
The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of...
Damascus Bomber Kills 18 After Car Chase
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...
18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus
A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...
Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported
Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus,...
US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight
A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led...
Israeli Plane Hits Syrian Army In Latest Golan Exchange
An Israeli warplane struck a Syrian army post on Friday, the Israeli military said, hours after stray fire from Syria's...