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Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts

EghtesadOnline: Dozens of air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, a monitor and defense worker said, continuing a fierce air campaign by Syrian government and allied forces since a ceasefire broke down almost a week ago.
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Publish Date:26/September/2016 | 15:22

U.S., Russia trade blows over Syria as warplanes pound Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: The United States accused Russia of "barbarism" in Syria on Sunday as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost "impossible".
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Publish Date:26/September/2016 | 07:16

Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive

EghtesadOnline: Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria's biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire.
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Publish Date:24/September/2016 | 03:34

Syrian opposition: international ceasefire efforts lack credibility

EghtesadOnline: Syria's chief opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday that international efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Syria's civil war were doomed without any credible mechanism to designate blame or attribute consequences.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 04:18

Amir-Abdollahian appreciates Russia for its role in Syrian developments

EghtesadOnline: Special Advisor to parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian appreciated Russia's perception of Syrian developments, saying that despite ceasefire in Syria and the government's full cooperation, the US is not committed to its obligations.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 19:01

U.S. Forces Helping Turkey Clear Islamic State in Syria

EghtesadOnline: U.S. special operations troops joined Turkish soldiers and Syrian opposition groups to clear Islamic State fighters from northern Syria, the Pentagon said, the latest sign that the Obama administration is deepening its involvement in the 5 1/2-year civil war.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 09:23

Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations

EghtesadOnline: The spotlight will be on Syria when world leaders gather at the United Nations next week as the United States and Russia try to shore up a fragile truce deal and President Barack Obama pushes for a boost in global refugee aid.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 07:46

Russia Warns of Rebel Threat to Syria Truce, Urges U.S. Pressure

EghtesadOnline: Russia warned that rebel violations of a day-old cease-fire in Syria were putting at risk joint efforts with the U.S. to ease the 5 1/2-year civil war, and urged the Obama administration to pressure opponents of President Bashar al-Assad into compliance.
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Publish Date:14/September/2016 | 06:19

Iran condemns deadly terror attacks in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned series of terrorist attacks in Tartus, Homs, Hasakah and suburb of Damascus which led to deaths of tens of civilians in Syria.
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Publish Date:06/September/2016 | 09:56

Syrian Kurds - divisive topic for Russia, Turkey, Iran

EghtesadOnline: Kurds remain a major point of disagreement among Moscow, Tehran, and Ankara despite new efforts from the three countries to increase the friendly relations,Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi believes.
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Publish Date:23/August/2016 | 08:57

Syrian planes bomb Kurdish-held city, militia and Observatory say

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government warplanes bombed Kurdish-controlled areas of the city of Hasaka in northeastern Syria on Thursday for the first time in the five-year-old civil war, the spokesman for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and a monitoring group said.
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Publish Date:18/August/2016 | 13:27

Iran Deputy FM, Putin special envoy in Mideast discuss Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Jaberi-Ansari and Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy to the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov discussed the latest Syrian developments here in Tehran.
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Publish Date:15/August/2016 | 10:20

Stocks Trade Mixed in Asia; Treasuries Inch Higher

EghtesadOnline: Stocks fluctuated in Asia and Treasuries edged higher amid a lack of fresh impetus as an easing of trade tensions paved the way for investors to turn to key U.S. inflation data due Wednesday. The dollar steadied as traders also weighed a possible U.S. military strike on Syria.
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Publish Date:11/April/2018 | 07:25

Trump Urged to Hit Syria Harder This Time, Despite the Risks

EghtesadOnline: For the second time in a less than a year, President Donald Trump is weighing a military response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. This time, he’s under pressure to hit harder and take bigger risks.
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Publish Date:11/April/2018 | 06:43

Trump Says ‘Price to Pay’ in Syria After Vowing to Pull Out

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump warned of a “big price to pay” in response to reports of a chemical attack outside Syria’s capital, days after he said he wanted to quickly end the U.S. military presence in the war-torn Middle East country.
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Publish Date:09/April/2018 | 05:20

Israel Says U.S. Not in Syria ‘Game’ as Russia Seen Dominant

EghtesadOnline: Israel is counting on Russian President Vladimir Putin to keep confrontations with Iran and Syria from spiraling into war as the Trump administration mostly watches from the sidelines, a senior aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Publish Date:12/February/2018 | 10:00

Iran, Russia opposed to unauthorized foreign military presence in Syria

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Russian President Vladimir Putin have expressed the opposition of their respective countries to the presence of foreign forces in Syria without the consent of the Syrian government and nation.
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Publish Date:06/February/2018 | 14:22