Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Syrian leader Bashar Assad at the Kremlin
Russia has waged a military campaign in Syria since September 2015.
UN envoy warns terrorism is ‘resurging’ with attacks by Islamic State extremists
Syria is ‘riddled with armed actors, listed terrorist groups, foreign armies and front-lines’, said UN special envoy Geir Pedersen.
The butterfly effect - Radio review
Enthralling documentary is as much a meditation about war and destruction in Syria as it is about nature
IS assaults on track to double in Iraq and Syria, US defence chiefs say
A total of 153 attacks in both countries were recorded in the first six months of 2024.
Lebanon charges US Embassy gunman with affiliation to Islamic State
Lebanese soldiers shot and arrested the gunman in early June.
Paris court sentences three Syrian officials in absentia for war crimes
The trial focused on the officials’ role in the alleged arrest, torture and killing in 2013 in Damascus of Mazen Dabbagh and his son Patrick.
British woman and three children linked to IS in Syria handed to UK delegation
The Kurdish authorities did not release the names of the four, saying only they were held at Roj camp before the handover.
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s wife, Asma Assad, diagnosed with leukaemia
The British-born Syrian first lady is a powerful and divisive figure.
Eight EU members say Syria should be reassessed for voluntary refugee returns
The eight countries, which held talks during a summit meeting in the Cypriot capital, said the situation in Syria has ‘considerably evolved’.
Lebanese Christian leader slams Hezbollah over fighting with Israel
Samir Geagea said opening a front to back up Hamas has harmed Lebanon without making a dent in Israel’s crushing offensive in the Gaza Strip.