Jun 23, 2021
EU: Turkey needs more help with Syrian refugees
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is calling for the European Union to update its migration pact with Turkey. "We won't need as much acute humanitarian aid as in…
Jun 21, 2021
Israel warns against Raisi win
Israel has condemned Iran's election of Ebrahim Raisi, saying he will be the Islamic Republic’s most extreme president yet who has committed to quickly advancing its disputed nuclear program. As…
Jun 09, 2021
Syria alleges overnight IDF airstrikes
Syrian state media is claiming to have intercepted an Israeli missile strike over the capital Damascus, while military defectors say the missiles may have been targeted at Iranian-backed proxy militias.…
May 27, 2021
Assad set to win Syrian Presidency
In all but a procedural process, Bashar al-Assad has secured a fourth term as Syrian President. Polling stations opened nationwide yesterday for an election that the opposition and Western nations…
May 05, 2021
IDF allegedly strikes Syria again
The Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) have accused Israel of several pre-dawn raids on the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, in what was a rare attack on the ancestral home region…
Apr 30, 2021
UN: Syrian elections don’t meet int’l demands
Candidacy for Syria’s 26 May presidential elections has now been closed, with 51 competitors running for office. Syrian Minister of Information Imad Sarah told reporters that the country’s constitutional court…
Mar 01, 2021
IDF allegedly hits Iran targets in Syria
Unidentified aircraft launched a salvo of missiles towards the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, causing extensive damage to a number of installations said to belong to Iran. Syria’s…
Feb 18, 2021
Russia reportedly brokers Israel-Syria prisoner swap
Russia is reportedly negotiating a deal for the release of a young Israeli woman who appears to have inadvertently entered neighboring Syria in exchange for two Syrian security prisoners held…
Nov 16, 2020
Assad’s top diplomat dies in Syria
Syria announced that it’s long-time Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem passed away at dawn today, although declined to disclose the cause of death. The veteran diplomat, 79, had health-related issues for…
Oct 06, 2020
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict heats up
The decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted into warfare again this past week, which has now escalated to its deadliest level in the South Caucasus region since the 1990s.…