Posts Tagged: syria
Saudi Arabia Urges Improved Maritime Security in Gulf as Ties with Iran Resume
Saudi Arabia wants enhanced maritime security in the crucial Gulf region as part of its rapprochement with long-time rival Iran, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin...
Iran Smuggled Arms into Syria Under Guise of Quake Aid
JNS.org - The massive US intelligence leak last month included a classified document showing that Iran and its proxies exploited earthquake relief intended for Syria...
Arab League Readmits Syria as Relations with Assad Normalize
The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating a regional push to normalize ties with President Bashar al-Assad...
Iranian President in Damascus for First Visit Since Syrian War Began
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday in the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Syria's war began in 2011, underlining close ties as Syrian relations with Arab states thaw. With military and economic...
Syria Touts for Gulf Tourists Amid Emerging Arab Rapprochement
Overlooked by a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad and offering sticky sweets, a Syrian tourism booth in Dubai is trying to seize on an emerging rapprochement with Arab states to win...
Alleged Israeli Strikes Shut Down Aleppo Airport in Syria
JNS.org - One Syrian soldier was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes targeting Aleppo International Airport in northern Syria late Monday night, according to Syrian media. The...
Arab Ministers Discuss How to Normalize Ties with Syria
A group of Arab foreign ministers held a landmark meeting with their Syrian counterpart in Jordan on Monday to discuss how to normalize ties with Syria as part of a political settlement of the country's more...
Sudan’s Capital Resounds with Gunfire as US Pushes to Extend Truce
The United States and African nations raced to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given...
Israel’s Army Reinforcing Iron Dome Air Defense System Nationwide
i24 News - Amid heightened regional security tensions, Israel’s military is bolstering air defense systems across the country and adding additional batteries to the Iron...
Iran Exploits Quake Relief Mission to Fly Weapons to Syria
Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria, nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli and Western sources said. The...
Biden Warns Iran After Tit-for-Tat Strikes in Syria
President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iran that the United States would "act forcefully" to protect Americans, after the US military carried out air strikes...
Arab States and Russia Want to Rehabilitate Syria, Despite Bloody War
A push by Arab allies of the United States to bring Syria in from the cold highlights the limits of a Chinese-mediated rapprochement between the...
Syria’s Assad Arrives in UAE to Meet MBZ
i24 News - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived on Sunday in the United Arab Emirates ahead of a meeting with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin...
Syria Mission Worth the Risk, top US General Says After Rare Visit
The nearly eight-year-old US deployment to Syria to combat Islamic State is still worth the risk, the top US military officer said on Saturday, after...
