by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East
Damascus- Once again, fires are swallowing up archaeological sites in Old Damascus amidst authorities’ discretion towards the real causes and with accusation against Iran of causing the fires to seize the region, with the complicity of the regime. The last fire,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East
Three suicide bombers blew themselves up near the police headquarters in central Damascus on Wednesday, Syrian state media said, in the second such attack to hit the capital this month. Terror group ISIS later claimed that attack. The blasts killed one person and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East
US-backed Syrian opposition factions will not let forces backing the regime of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, their commander said. Syrian opposition commander Abu Khawla said a civilian administration would be...
by Caroline Akoum | Sep 11, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Syrian regime forces were able on Sunday to completely lift the siege of Deir al-Zour after controlling the international highway linking the city to Damascus. “Regime forces were able to achieve a strategic advancement today (Sunday) by breaking the...
by Nazeer Rida | Sep 5, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Russian warplanes allowed on Monday the Syrian regime and its allies to reach the outskirts of Deir Ezzor for the first time in three years ahead of breaking the siege in the ISIS-controlled city. Pro-regime websites announced on Monday evening that the Syrian...
