Israel Strikes Syria Again as Tensions Rise
The latest attacks came a week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel demanded the demilitarization of much of ...
World Politics Review on MSN45m
The First Test for Syria's Transition Will Be the Economy
Rebuilding Syria will take years and billions of dollars. The first step is stabilizing the economy and improving the living ...
Aspen Public Radio4d
Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based ...
Israel ‘Poised’ to Defend Syrian Druze Near Damascus
Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian ...
Syrian refugee family that Pope Francis brought to Rome prays for him as they build new life
Nearly a decade after Pope Francis plucked them from a refugee camp in Greece, a Syrian couple and their child have carved ...
Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces 'south of Damascus'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ...
Al Jazeera English6d
Israel bombs ‘military targets’ in southern Syria, outside Damascus
The Israeli military has conducted air raids targeting what it described as military bases and command centres in southern Syria and outside the capital, Damascus. Israeli warplanes hit the town ...
The New York Times7d
Syria’s New Leader Calls for Unity at ‘National Dialogue’
By Raja Abdulrahim and Euan Ward Reporting from Damascus, Syria Syria’s interim president called on Tuesday for unity and the rebuilding of his fractured nation during a two-day conference meant ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers touted a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a “rare historic opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of President Bashar ...
Iran condemns Israeli strikes in southern Syria, putting Damascus in spotlight
Jordan also reproached the strikes.Iran called the latest attacks on Syria “a blatant violation of the UN Charter, ...
The Washington Post7d
Syria holds national dialogue to chart a path after Bashar al-Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of Syrian politicians and activists gathered Tuesday in Damascus to endorse the opening steps of the country’s political transition, a milestone event after decades ...
Time7d
Syria’s National Dialogue Conference Begins as the Battered Country Seeks to Rebuild
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers held a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday, which they touted as as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall ...