Syria is mulling a "series of responses" after Israeli warplanes violated its airspace this week, Vice President Faruq al-Shara said in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Saturday.
Mystery still shrouds Syria's complaint that Israel bombed its territory but the incident has set nerves jangling across the Middle East, with commentators urging both sides on Friday against an escalation into war.
Syria lashed out at Israel again Friday and threatened possible government action, a day after Damascus said its air defenses opened fire on Israeli aircraft that dropped "munitions" inside the country.
JERUSALEM - Syria's announcement that it opened fire on Israeli aircraft invading its airspace has raised the question of why Israel would want to heighten tensions just days after stating that war with its enemy to the north was unlikely.
Source: Reuters By Ingrid Melander VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The European Union should offer to help Syria control its border with Lebanon by sending equipment, training and experts to monitor ...
A delegation of Druze from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights took part in an annual pilgrimage on Friday to two sacred sites in Syria, the spiritual leader of the Druze in Syria said.
Syria accused Israel of violating its airspace early Thursday morning and said it reserved the right to retaliate, aggravating already tense relations between the two countries and stoking concern about the outbreak of a new regional war.
Iran - UN - Syria The Syrian Government has assured the United Nations refugee agency that it does not intend to forcibly return Iraqi refugees, estimated at some 1.4 million, when it introduces new visa requirements, the United Nations Information Center said in a press release on Wednesday.
JERUSALEM: Mystery still shrouds Syria’s complaint that Israel bombed its territory but the incident has set nerves jangling across the Middle East, with commentators urging both sides yesterday against an escalation into war.
Syria has lashed out at Israel again and threatened possible government action, a day after Damascus said its air defences opened fire on Israeli aircraft that dropped "munitions" inside the country.