May 07 Arab League votes to reinstate Syria's membership after 12-year suspension By Mohamed Wagdy, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organization. Continue reading
May 03 Syrian and Iranian leaders sign long-term oil and trade agreements, bolstering economic ties By Albert Aji, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The presidents of Iran and Syria have signed a series of long-term trade agreements in Damascus to bolster economic ties between the two allies. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:57 What the holy month means for Muslims in Turkey and Syria amid earthquake destruction By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Friday is Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. But in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, festivities have been muted by a mood of mourning and calls for help months after twin earthquakes… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Pope prays for peace in Ukraine, Middle East in Easter address In our news wrap Sunday, Israel struck targets in Syria in retaliation for rare rocket fire from its neighbor yesterday, Pope Francis prayed for Ukrainians, Russians and people of the Middle East in his Easter Sunday address, Los Angeles school… Continue watching
Apr 09 Tensions build at Jerusalem shrine after Syria rocket fire, Israeli retaliation By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals. Continue reading
Apr 05 Israeli airstrikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran By Bassem Mroue, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel has intensified its airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks, killing two Iranian military advisers and temporarily putting the country's two largest international airports out of service. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Pentagon says 6 U.S. troops have traumatic brain injuries after Syria attacks By Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday that an additional six troops were injured in attacks last week in northeastern Syria that U.S. officials have blamed on Iranian-backed militants. Continue reading
Mar 24 U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after suspected Iranian-made drone kills U.S. contractor By Lou Kesten, Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Pentagon says a strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 10:15 Syrians mark 12 years of civil war with no end in sight By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Wednesday marks 12 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria which has destabilized the region, killed half a million people and displaced millions more. Adding calamity on top of the disaster, last month's earthquakes laid waste to… Continue watching
Mar 06 Humanitarian crisis persists for survivors in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The Feb. 6 earthquake killed close to 47,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — becoming Turkey’s worst disaster in its modern history. Continue reading