New York Times | Assad and Putin Meet, as Russia Pushes to End Syrian War New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Thanking Russia for the military intervention he credited for “saving Syria,” President Bashar al-Assad met with President Vladimir V. Putin amid preparations for new talks aimed at ending the civil war. Mr. Assad's visit on Monday ... A Putin-Assad embrace launches Russia's new peace bid for Syria Vladimir Putin briefs Donald Trump on plan to end Syrian civil war Trump cedes Syrian postwar planning to Putin |
Aljazeera.com | Syria opposition in Riyadh aims to form united front Aljazeera.com Baghdad, Iraq - Syria peace talks have become a parallel saga to the suffering and violence that continues in the country, where 6.3 million people remain internally displaced, and more than 470,000 have lost their lives in more than seven years of ... |
Business Insider | ISIS has been militarily defeated in Iraq and Syria Business Insider Iraqi Prime Minister Hadir Al-Abadi declared military victory over the Islamic State in Iraq on Tuesday, just hours after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that Iranian-backed forces had driven the terror group out of Syria. ISIS's last Iraqi ... ISIS is 'finished' after being obliterated in Syria and Iraq, Iranian president announces on live TV |
NPR | In 'Our Syria' Cookbook, Women Share Stories, Safeguard A Scattered Cuisine NPR As millions of people have fled Syria, they haven't been able to take much with them on their journey. Families often had to abandon the things that reminded them of home. So the recipes that bring them back to the places they left behind are precious. |
The Guardian | Male rape and sexual torture in the Syrian war: 'It is everywhere' The Guardian Last year I agreed to undertake a fact-finding mission for the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on sexual violence against men and boys in the Syrian crisis. We knew that many women and girls were being targeted for rape and other sexualised violence, but we ... |
Financial Times | Lebanon's bankers see reconstruction role in Syria Financial Times The war in Syria is not yet over, but the manoeuvring on its reconstruction has begun. Lebanon's financiers are already discussing how this effort across the border could be spun into a boon for their own economy. With a shared language and long ... |
Reuters | Trump and Putin speak for an hour about Syria, Ukraine, North Korea Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for about an hour on Tuesday and covered topics including Syria, Ukraine, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan, a White House official said. |
Aljazeera.com | Riyad Hijab quits as head of Syrian opposition's HNC Aljazeera.com Riyad Hijab, the head of Syria's main opposition bloc, has resigned ahead of a conference scheduled in Saudi Arabia aimed at "unifying" various groups opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A former prime minister under Assad who defected following ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey, Russia and Iran meet to discuss Syria Aljazeera.com It comes days after Russia vetoed a US-initiated draft United Nations Security Council resolution on extending the mandate of the UN's mission for investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria, and the Japan-initiated draft on a provisional ... Erdogan says Turkey must clear Syria's Afrin of YPG militia |
The Jerusalem Post | Exclusive: 3 Syrian casualties of chemical warfare being treated in Israel The Jerusalem Post “The [Syrian regime] forces shelled a strategic site controlled by the rebels named 'Bardaya Hill,' and three of the rebels who suffered suffocation as a result of the gases were sent to Israel for treatment,” Abo Omar al Golany, spokesman for the ... Report: Israel Treats New Syrian Chemical Attack Victims |