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Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin 4.0 to launch amid crackdown on opposition

'I consider it my duty and my life's aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future,'...

7 May 2018 10:24 AM

Multiple ground assaults and a deluge of air strikes shrank the Islamic State groups caliphate to a rump and decimated its fighters in 2016 but the organisation remains a potential threat.

Air strike on east Syria kills nearly 40 pro-regime fighters

Syrian state media reported the attack overnight accusing the US-led coalition but the Pentagon denied responsibility.

18 Jun 2018 10:34 AM

Destroyed buildings are seen on August 12, 2018 following an explosion that reportedly killed 12 people at an arms depot in a residential area in the Syrian town of Sarmada, Idlib province. (Photo: AFP)

Children among 39 civilians killed in Syria arms depot blast: monitor

'The explosion occurred in a weapons depot in a residential building in Sarmada,' said the head of the Britain-based...

12 Aug 2018 1:56 PM

John Bolton led negotiations for America to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty so that the Bush administration could proceed with a national missile-defence programme. (Photo: AP)

US to act 'very strongly' if Syria uses chemical arms: Bolton

Bolton also said that the Trump administration was not seeking to oust Iran's leadership with its reimposition of...

22 Aug 2018 9:42 AM

Iranian defence minister Amir Hatami (L) meeting with his Syrian counterpart Abdullah Ayoub (R) in the capital Damascus. Iran and Syria signed a deal for military cooperation in a meeting between the defence ministers of the two countries in Damascus, Iranian media reported on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Iran, Syria sign deal for military cooperation: reports

US national security adviser John Bolton said last week that Iran should remove its forces from Syria.

27 Aug 2018 9:57 AM

We want security for our country, Trump said. And we will have that at the same time, we have compassion, we want to keep families together. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump warns Syria, Russia, Iran against Idlib 'tragedy'

UN and aid groups have warned that full assault on Idlib could spark humanitarian catastrophe not yet seen in Syria's...

4 Sept 2018 4:18 AM

President Donald Trump

Trump 'wanted Assad assassinated': Key claims in Bob Woodward's book

Excerpts from book, 'Fear: Trump in the White House,' written by famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, were published...

5 Sept 2018 8:20 AM

Chinese fighter jets land on the deck of Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in South China Sea. (Photo: AFP)

Russia boosts Syria air defence after downing of Russian plane

Russia said it would supply the Syrian army with an S-300 air defence system and would jam radars of hostile warplanes.

25 Sept 2018 7:58 AM

Syria accidentally downed a Russian military aircraft with a crew of 15 onboard when its air defences went into action against an alleged Israeli missile strike, the Russian army said Tuesday. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

'Full blame' on Israel, says Russia as Syria accidentally downs its...

The incident, which happened late Monday, was the worst case of friendly fire between the two allies.

18 Sept 2018 10:07 AM

A US Air Force EA-18G Growler fighter jet prepares to land at the Osan US Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

Russian military jet vanishes off Syria during Israeli missile attack

The fate of the military personnel is 'unknown,' the ministry said in a statement which was carried by Russian news...

18 Sept 2018 7:27 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and UN secretary general Antonio Guterres at a press conference at the formers office in Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP)

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasts UN over Iran

Israeli PM says Tehran manufacturing missiles as Guterres arrives.

28 Aug 2017 11:19 PM

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

In Mideast, chasing an elusive peace

Syria is in its seventh year of civil war, with protagonists on various sides near exhaustion.

27 Aug 2017 8:47 PM