NATO chief hails U.S.-Turkey “closer cooperation” in Syria
NATO chief welcomed on Thursday, September 8 closer cooperation between its key partners U.S.and Turkey in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria,…
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Kerry tries again with Lavrov on Syria; U.S. says patience not infinite
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov resumed negotiations on a Syrian ceasefire plan on Friday, with U.S. officials saying…
Analyst: Syria advance on Aleppo to turn the war in favor of Damascus
Press TV has conducted an interview with James Petras, a Middle East expert, about the advances made by the Syrian army near the northern city…
Ways to help the Middle East
In Lebanon today, all the symptoms of the Middle East’s current turmoil are visible. Newly arrived refugees from Syria and Iraq are joining Palestinian refugees…
Lavrov and Kerry to meet in Geneva to discuss Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Geneva on Friday to meet his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, the State Department said Thursday. “Their discussion…
Putin and Erdogan agree to push for Aleppo cease-fire
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday agreed to intensify efforts to convince warring parties in Syria on a cease-fire…
Commander of former Nusra group ‘killed in Syria’
The top military commander of the militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a former al-Qaida offshoot in Syria, was killed in an aerial raid that targeted…
Syria regime retakes key Aleppo district from rebels
Pro-regime forces overran a strategically important district on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo Thursday, sealing off desperate residents in opposition-held neighbourhoods. The…
USA, Russia eye fresh Syria peace push
The US and Russia conducted last-minute negotiations Thursday over a fresh bid for a Syrian peace deal ahead of an expected high-level meeting in Geneva….
Syrian Kurds, allies to approve federal plan despite Turkey
Syrian Kurdish groups and their allies will approve a constitution for a new system of government in northern Syria next month, a top Kurdish politician…