US, Turkish Presidents Talk as Ankara Ratchets Up Syria Tension
The Turkish and presidents spoke by telephone Friday, as Ankara threatens to attack a key Washington ally in the effort against Islamic State in Syria.
The White House...
PM Khamis, Borisov review outcomes of joint Syrian- Russian Commission
Damascus, Prime Minister Imad Khamis and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yury Borisov reviewed the outcomes of the Russian-Syrian Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical...
Iraq Summons Turkish Ambassador Over Airstrikes
BAGHDAD, Iraq’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Turkey’s ambassador to protest Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish militia positions in northern Iraq.
The ministry said in a statement Friday that it had rebuked Turkey over two air raids on Iraq’s Sinjar...
Syria wins 36 medals in total at two weightlifting championships in Cairo
Cairo, Syria’s weightlifting team won a total of 36 medals in the Arab Weightlifting Championship and the Weightlifting Championship of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) in Cairo.
The Syrian team...
FOUR MILLION SYRIAN CHILDREN HAVE ONLY KNOWN WAR SINCE BIRTH, SAYS UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Half of Syria’s children — that’s four million — have grown up only knowing a life of violence, as the war-battered country enters its eighth year of...