WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it would provide more than $720 million in humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis in Syria, plus nearly $152 million for Africa’s Sahel region and almost $108 million for South
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russia and Syria plan to sign an economic pact before the end of the year that is partly aimed at circumventing U.S. sanctions, Russia’s deputy prime minister said Monday as he led a high-level delegation on a visit to
In fact, it is the United States that should reflect on its actions, says Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (Xinhua) — A Chinese envoy on Wednesday urged the United States to stop
BEIRUT (AP) — THE U.S. State Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on President Bashar Assad’s eldest son, Hafez, keeping up pressure on the Syrian leader and his inner circle. Separately, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it had imposed sanctions on prominent
Syrians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country. More than 7,400 polling stations opened across government-held parts of Syria, including for the
TADMOR/Syria/, July 14. /TASS/. Syrian servicemen detained three militants of an extremist group Maghawir al-Thawra, who were tasked with collecting data on Russian military facilities. The extremists were taken to Tadmor, located near Syria’s Palmyra. Earlier the armed group had
Syrian President Bashar Assad has fired his prime minister a month ahead of elections as the economic crisis worsens and public anger rises in the territory under his control. Assad on Thursday also appointed the current water resources minister to replace
TASS, May 5. Syrian air defense systems have repelled a missile attack of Israel in the northern province of Aleppo, SANA news agency reported on Monday. According to the agency, the strikes were aimed at military storage facilities near the
MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Syrian air defenses are repelling an Israeli air strike on the Palmyra area in the east of the Homs governorate, the SANA news agency reported on Monday. According to the agency, the Syrian military “managed to
MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Terrorists have shelled two Syrian towns — Saraqib in Idlib province and Harab al-Sheikh in Latakia province, Oleg Zhuravlev, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria, told reporters on Wednesday.