May 2020

The "project to oust the Syrian strongman, Bashar al-Assad" is a "big American-Zionist lie", says a former senior Iranian diplomat and a current advisor to the speaker of parliament. In a tweet on Sunday, May 17, Hossein…

Four senior managers working for Syria’s top mobile operator, Syriatel owned by the president’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, yesterday announced their willingness to resign from the company if the regime asked them to do so. The…

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Surrounds U.S. Navy In Persian Gulf Encounter Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has hit out at U.S. foreign policy, mocking President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

UN Syria envoy Geir Pedersen urges rival powers Moscow and Washington to take leading role in talks to end conflict. The United Nations Syria mediator has urged the United…

Recent revelations cast a grim light on the UK's supposed neutrality in foreign conflicts A2017 BBC Panorama investigation showed how UK aid money was being diverted to terrorist funding in Syria without basic checks and balances. Jonathan…

Geir Pedersen says talks to take place 'as soon as pandemic allows', adds virtual meeting will not be possible. Pedersen said a virtual meeting of…

Move is a 'precautionary' measure, according to document seen by Reuters The Syrian government has ordered the "precautionary seizure" of assets belonging to prominent tycoon Rami Makhlouf, his wife and children, according to a…

In the first four months of this year reports show that Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria have increased. These include targets across Syria, from Aleppo in the north to the Iraqi border in the south, a distance of around 310…

Aleppo Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have monitored a new assassination attempt in areas under the control of Turkish forces and their proxies in Aleppo countryside.   According to SOHR sources, unknown…

Opposing sides in Syria’s conflict have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for negotiations on the constitution, United Nations Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Tuesday, adding that a lull in fighting could provide an opportunity to start…