23/05/2018

Days after Russian special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev confirmed that it is Moscow’s intention to see the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Syria, including those legally present like Iranian troops and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, US…

President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal didn’t draw much international applause, but three U.S. allies in the Middle East — Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — warmly welcomed the move. Israel had…

Putin’s diplomatic surge on Syria Maxim Suchkov writes May 10 that “one shouldn’t be surprised to see a high-level visitor or two from Syria or Iran to Russia rather soon,” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an intense movement of military vehicles of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, in the northern sector of Daraa countryside, intersected sources confirmed to the Syrian…

Syria won’t accept a Russian plan for a new constitution that would dilute the powers of President Bashar al-Assad, in a setback for Kremlin efforts to negotiate an end to the seven-year civil war. “I don’t see any possibilities for…

Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: an explosion was heard in al-Dana town in the northern countryside of city of Idlib after midnight of yesterday, no information until the moment about the nature and circumstances of…

Hama province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that two women were killed after fighters loyal to the regime burned their agricultural crop in Jalma area, located in the northwestern…

Homs province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring the continuation of looting operations by the gunmen loyal to the regime forces in the northern countryside of Homs and southern…

Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: several explosions were heard after midnight of yesterday in the western suburbs of Deir Ezzor city, which is controlled by the regime forces and their allies of Syrian and…

Russia's military claims it downed the unidentified drone (UAV) near its Khmeimim airbase in city of Latakia in north-west Syria. Anti-aircraft guns destroyed the UAV as it approached the base, Russia's strategic centre of operations…