- Russia, Turkey and Iran have agreed on all four safe zones in Syria, including on the Idlib de-escalation area, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry confirmed after a joint statement on Friday, Sputnik reported. The three sides discussed details of the agreement at meetings in Astana, the capital of ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Damascus (AFP Photo/Handout)/ Moscow (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad welcomed Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to Damascus on Tuesday as Syrian forces supported by the Russian army prepare to ...
A former Iranian Member of Parliament has said the fact that Syria has not fallen so far is because of Iran's support. "Iran’s support for Syria has been the reason why Syria has not fallen so far. When the Syrian president, after a city in Syria has been freed from Daesh (Islamic State, aka IS, ...
- Negotiators from the three countries sponsoring Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, say they have reached an agreement to set up de-escalation zones in Syria for six months. The negotiators from Russia, Turkey, and Iran said in a joint statement on September 15 that the zones would ...
This file picture shows a general view of the sixth round of the Syria talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana on September 15, 2017. (By AFP)/ Russia, Iran, and Turkey, which together act as guarantor states in peace talks for Syria, have agreed on the details of a “de-escalation zone” in the ...
This handout picture released by Syria's official SANA news agency shows President Bashar al-Assad attending a cabinet meeting in Damascus on June 20, 2017. (Via AFP)/ Syrian President Bashar Assad has sent a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, thanking him ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia's Black Sea resort town of Sochi on September 13. The Kremlin press service confirmed the meeting but did not release details of the discussions. Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif ...
Sharaa said the deal would allow Syrian state institutions to reassert control over most areas/ The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, Syrian state media says. The ...
The Syrian army is moving into areas east of Aleppo city, after Kurdish forces started a withdrawal. Syrian troops have been spotted entering Deir Hafer, a town about 50km (30 miles) from Aleppo. On Friday, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia announced it would redeploy east of ...
'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince/ The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when". Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition leader, ...
The Gaza Strip remains devastated after two years of war/ On the face of it, the announcement of phase two of President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza would seem like progress. But there remains a huge lack of clarity and detail about the future of the strip and the 2.1 million Palestinians ...
China is working to set rules on how many advanced artificial intelligence chip companies can buy from foreign makers such as ), Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The Chinese central government is working on rules that will likely regulate the total ...
Protesters march through Kashani, Tehran, on 8 January/ Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of death and injury Heading home after joining a protest in Tehran on 8 January, Reza put his arms around his wife Maryam to protect her. "Suddenly, I felt my arm go light – there was only ...
President Donald Trump has said the US will take "very strong action" against Iran if it executes protesters, as rights groups say more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in a violent crackdown by Iranian authorities. Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was ...
Authorities in Westminster, a suburb in Orange County, are looking to spread awareness of vandalism at the Westminster Mall, which closed last October but has since become a hotbed of illicit activity. According to the Westminster Police Department, the mall has been boarded up since its ...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presents a new security strategy against violence for Michoacan state, at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)/ said she had “a very good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and that their two ...
Government building on fire as protests continue in Karaj, Iran/ Staff at three hospitals in Iran have told the BBC their facilities are overwhelmed with dead or injured patients, as major anti-government protests continue. A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the ...