Long reach of U.S. sanctions hits Syria reconstruction
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 By Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) – As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempts to turn military success into postwar […]
Russia’s fleet to counter US moves ahead of Syrian offensive
Source: Asia Time Russia has beefed up its naval presence in the Mediterranean amid claims by Moscow that the United States is poised to launch a strike at Syrian forces preparing for a major offensive in Idlib. Up to 11 Russian warships have crossed the Bosphorus as tensions between the […]
Navigating the Syrian endgame
Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM — After a suspiciously sudden conversion, Russian President Vladimir Putin now claims to be worried about the fate of millions of […]
Iran defence minister in Damascus, says will help rebuild Syria
By AFP – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An artist paints war-damaged buildings in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the southern outskirts of the capital Damascus on August 15 (AFP […]
What about the great Christians of Syria?
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Published August 21, 2018 President Donald Trump keeps on preaching about what a great Christian pastor Andrew Craig Brunson is. Trump has shown he will go […]
Number of Christians across the Middle East are declining
‘There Are No Girls Left’: Syria’s Christian Villages Hollowed Out by ISIS Source: New York Times By Ben Hubbard TEL TAL, Syria — The memories of the retired oilman dot […]
Head of Syrian intel’s ‘Palestine Department’ said assassinated
Ahmad Issa Habib reportedly shot in head by unknown assailants; he was responsible for ‘the struggle against Israel’ By TOI staff 18 August 2018, Ahmad Issa Habib (Courtesy) A […]
Syria welcomes returning refugees with charm offensive
By AFP – Aug 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees prepare to be evacuated from the southern Lebanese village of Shebaa on Sunday (AFP photo) JDEIDET YABUS, Syria — Several […]
Syrian rebels build an army with Turkish help, face challenges
By Reuters – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Members of National Army, backed by Turkey, take part during a graduation ceremony in the city of Al Bab, Syria, on August […]
Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US
By AFP – Aug 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees sit on a bench at the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan on Thursday (AFP photo by Khalil Mazraawi) MOSCOW — Russia’s army on […]
Army attacks Daesh terrorists trying to infiltrate borders
Syria, Israel forces engage with remnants of militants in Yarmouk Basin By JT – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Thursday shows a man riding a motorcycle […]
Where is the outrage?
Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Where is the outrage? Last week, Daesh fighters slipped into the Druze-majority Sweida city and countryside and massacred more than 250 civilians, […]
No decision yet to reopen Syria border as Damascus ‘ready’
Syria’s transport minister says move hinges on official request by Jordan By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, children play at the Jaber/Nasib […]
What comes first in Syria
Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Russian President Vladimir Putin is now touting the need to reconstruct Syria from the ravages of the eight-year armed conflict and rehabilitate it in the face […]
China and the Reconstruction of Syria
China is in a strong position to shape Syria’s post-war future. So far, it hasn’t done so. By Guy Burton July 28, 2018 The past […]
UN praises Jordan’s role in cross-border relief aid to Syrians
By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Friday praised the “excellent” […]
Jordan, Russia encourage voluntary return of Syrian refugees
Safadi says a safe environment for refugees’ return is a prerequisite By JT – Jul 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency […]
IS attack devastates community in southern Syria
Source: Associated Press By SARAH EL DEEB BEIRUT (AP) — Mourners in southern Syria attended mass funerals Thursday for least 216 people killed in coordinated attacks by Islamic State fighters […]
Even the White Helmets have been rescued from Syria – so are we about to see the final battle of the war?
Thanks to Donald Trump, it’s all over for the ‘rebels’ of Syria because they have been betrayed by the Americans – surely and finally by Trump himself in those secret discussions […]
Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks
Source: BBC News At least 215 people have died in a series of apparently co-ordinated attacks in south-western Syria, local officials and a monitoring group say. Several suicide bombings struck […]