Syria rebels exit towns near Damascus
By AFP – May 10,2018 – Last updated at May 10,2018 googleplus Syrian people wait to be evacuated in Al Rastan town of Homs to Al […]
Israel has hit nearly all Iranian infrastructure in Syria, military claims
Most intense Israeli incursion since 1973 follows Iran’s alleged firing on Golan Heights Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Saeed Kamali Dehghan Thu 10 May 2018 0:36 Syrian military video shows […]
War in SyriaL Del Ponte settles old scores with UN
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44106344&locale=en Embed code This content was published on May 9, 2018 Carla Del Ponte, the Swiss former prosecutor of the United Nations war crimes tribunal, has strongly criticised the […]
U.S.-backed Syrian force resumes offensive against Islamic State
Source: The Washington Post By Louisa Loveluck BEIRUT — A U.S.-backed force in Syria announced Tuesday that it was resuming operations against the Islamic State after an earlier push stalled as fighters […]
UNHCR programme: Syrian refugees ‘resettle in’ to Switzerland
By Roger Wehrli (images and text) Day in the life of refugees This content was published on April 28, 2018 The Monjids – a family of four – are […]
Ending war in Syria possible without outside intervention
Apr 19,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power A total of 500,000 dead and counting. President Bashar Assad is going full blast at reducing the parts of his country still standing, […]
Regrets of an ISIS midwife
Source: The Washington Post Story by Tamer El-Ghobashy Photos by Alice Martins RAQQA, Syria — Samira al-Nasr has delivered thousands of babies over four decades in the city of Raqqa, but she […]
The Muslim Ban Is Working
Source: Slate If the Supreme Court needs proof of the ban’s discriminatory intent, just look at the numbers. By BILAL ASKARYAR It might sound strange to say that when I was a child in Kabul, Afghanistan, I was lucky. There was a war, there were armed militias stopping families and raping […]
When pushing for war, belief is all that matters
The dailyReport By Andrew Brennan April 25, 2018 10:48 PM (UTC+8) When will it stop? The Trump administration was “confident” that “animal Assad” was responsible for the alleged attack […]
South Syria flare-up presents security challenge for Jordan
Apr 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif A string of Russian statements on the future of Syria have reverberated across the region amidst rising tensions between Moscow and […]
‘Arabising’ security efforts in Syria
Apr 22,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL Saudi Arabia is reportedly floating, once again, the idea of sending its own troops to Syria as part of a coalition of forces to […]
‘Jordan does not want terrorists or sectarian militias at border’
By JT – Apr 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry on Friday stressed the importance of preserving the de-escalation zone in southwestern Syria to stop the bloodshed, […]
UN Security Council meets over Syria in remote Swedish farmhouse
We still face a very serious divide on Syria — Guterres By AFP – Apr 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Sweden’s Prime Minister […]
The ISIS regime you’ve never seen
By Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry April 13, 2018 | A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State group in a tunnel […]
Trump is right about Syria: It’s time to leave
Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs AP Photo/Hussein Malla A US soldier in an armored vehicle in Manbij in northern Syria on Wednesday. By Jeffrey D. Sachs April 05, 2018 […]
Mediator seeks ‘relaunch’ of UN-led Syrian talks
UN Photo/Violaine Martin Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria briefs the press on the last day of the 8th round of the Intra-Syrian talks, Geneva. 14 December […]
Iraq must not be repeated in Syria
Apr 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The western missile attacks on alleged Syrian chemical sites pre-empted the visit to the town of Douma, east […]
A 10-Minute Trial, a Death Sentence: Iraqi Justice for ISIS Suspects
Source: The New York Times By MARGARET COKER and FALIH HASSAN BAGHDAD — The 42-year-old housewife had two minutes to defend herself against charges of supporting the Islamic State. Amina Hassan, a Turkish woman in a flowing black abaya, told the Iraqi judge that she and her family had entered Syria and Iraq […]
Syria, Iran and ‘chaos in international relations’
Source: Asia Times Even in the context of a post-truth geopolitical environment run amok, Russian President Vladimir Putin telling his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the phone that any further Western strikes against Syria may “lead to chaos in international relations” should at least be seen for what it is; […]
Residents of Syria’s Douma breathe fresh air after weeks in hiding
By AFP – Apr 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Civilians walk in the former Syrian town of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, on Tuesday, after the Syrian army declared […]