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U.N. Security Council calls for Aleppo evacuation monitoring

EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously called for U.N. officials and others to observe the evacuation of people from the last rebel-held enclave in Aleppo and monitor the safety of civilians who remain in the Syrian city.
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Publish Date:19/December/2016 | 22:07

Syrian Media Say Aleppo Evacuations to Resume

EghtesadOnline: Dozens of buses and ambulances were poised to enter east Aleppo to resume evacuating rebel fighters and civilians from the opposition's remaining districts in the city, pro-Syrian government media said Sunday.
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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 16:16

Iran, Russia, Turkey FMs to meet in Moscow on Dec. 20

EghtesadOnline: Foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey are scheduled to hold a meeting in Moscow on Dec. 20 to discuss the latest developments in Syria, particularly on what's going on in Aleppo.
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Publish Date:18/December/2016 | 07:11

Zarif trying to arrange trilateral meeting on Syria: FM Spokesman

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi says Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif is in efforts to finalize a plan for holding a trilateral meeting on December 27 by foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Russia on Syria.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 09:13

Buses evacuate thousands of exhausted Aleppo residents in ceasefire deal

EghtesadOnline: Thousands of people were evacuated on Thursday from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo, the first to leave under a ceasefire deal that would end years of fighting for the city and mark a major victory for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Publish Date:16/December/2016 | 09:58

Baeedinejad: West should cease supporting terrorists in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Ambassador to Britain Hamid Baeedinejad on Thursday and after his meeting with British Secretary of State Boris Johnson in relation to Syria's Aleppo renewed his country's support for peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis.
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Publish Date:16/December/2016 | 09:27

Aleppo evacuation plan said to be back on track

EghtesadOnline: An evacuation of rebel-held areas of Aleppo was back on track on Thursday despite clashes overnight and was expected to begin "within hours", Syrian opposition groups and a military media unit run by the government's ally Hezbollah said.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 09:02

Aleppo Cease-fire Unravels, Raising Specter of Bloody End

EghtesadOnline: A cease-fire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo unraveled on Wednesday, once again raising the specter of a bloody end to the battle for Syria's largest city as residents reported the resumption of shelling and brutal bombing runs.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:10

Syrian army in 'final stages' of Aleppo offensive

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army and its allies are in the "final stages" of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance that has pushed rebels to the brink of collapse in a shrinking enclave, a Syrian general said on Monday.
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Publish Date:12/December/2016 | 14:29

Syrian army's Aleppo advance slows, but victory in sight

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army's advance in Aleppo slowed on Thursday but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Bashar al-Assad vowed that retaking the city would change the course of the six-year-old war.
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Publish Date:08/December/2016 | 21:25

Monitor says Syrian army seizes Aleppo Old City from rebels

EghtesadOnline: A war monitor said on Wednesday the Syrian army had seized control of all parts of the Old City of Aleppo which had been held by rebels, part of an advance which has seen insurgents lose around two thirds of their main urban stronghold over the past two weeks.
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Publish Date:07/December/2016 | 10:43

Putin Jumps on Trump’s Syria Pivot to Strengthen Hand in Mideast

EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin is seizing on President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to reverse U.S. policy on Syria to press for a military victory that could mark Russia’s return as a great-power rival in the wider Middle East.
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Publish Date:06/December/2016 | 16:40