United Kingdom 22/09/2017 Campaign urges UK Home Office to grant acclaimed Syrian musician visa for festival "Being forced to leave his home and losing everything was hard enough. To be refused the opportunity to share his art with us all is simply cruel"
world news 22/09/2017 UN and EU say Geneva talks must restart to keep Syria intact Senior diplomats warn that progress on the ground must be backed up urgently by a push for a political settlement.
USA 20/09/2017 Theresa May calls for reform of the UN at General Assembly The UN should "prove its worth in helping us to meet the challenges of the 21st Century," May said
Syria 07/09/2017 Israeli jets attack Syrian target Syria claims Israeli jets struck a military base. Monitoring group claims the site was a chemical weapons facility.
Syria 05/09/2017 Syrian forces 'make breakthrough' in Deir al-Zor Syrian forces make a breakthrough in ISIL stronghold Deir al-Zor, where thousands have been trapped since 2014.
Sport 04/09/2017 War-ravaged Syria has just made the World Cup play-offs War-torn Syria has defied the odds and clinched a spot in the World Cup play-offs.
Syria 30/08/2017 US air strikes block convoy transferring ISIL fighters The militants were being evacuated from the Lebanese border as part of a controversial truce deal with Hezbollah.
Syria 20/08/2017 Syrian President Assad shows grattitude for Russia, Iran Syrian President Assad shows grattitude for Russia, Iran
Lebanon 20/08/2017 Lebanese soldiers raise Spanish flag in show of solidarity with attack victims Lebanese soldiers fighting ISIL have raised a Spanish flag to salute victims of terror attacks in Barcelona and Cabrils. They had started an
Lebanon 20/08/2017 Lebanese army 'destroys 11 ISIL positions' on Syrian border The Lebanese army has launched an offensive against an Islamic State enclave on the northeastern border with Syria, destroying 11 ISIL positions and killing 20 ISIL fighters
Lebanon 19/08/2017 Lebanon, Hezbollah move against ISIL The Lebanese army and Hezbollah, have launched separate offensives against an Islamic State enclave on Lebanon's northeast border with Syria.
Syria 13/08/2017 Battle for Raqqa: those fleeing city complain of lack of food and medicine in stifling summer heat Syrians fleeing Raqqa say a lack of resources and the grueling summer heat are making life increasingly hard. At one refugee camp, north of the
Syria 10/08/2017 Gaining ground in Raqqa - US backed Syrian forces surround Islamic State fighters in push to take back the city US-backed forces have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa - but driving the militants out could take up to four months
Switzerland 06/08/2017 Del Ponte quits UN over Syria A high-profile member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria says she is quitting because a lack of political backing from the organisation's Security Council has made the job impossible.
Syria 03/08/2017 Russia announces new safe zone near Homs, Syria Russia's defence ministry and Syria's opposition agree to create a new de-escalation zone near Homs.
Lebanon 02/08/2017 Militants released as part of Lebanese-Syrian exchange agreement Militants released as part of Lebanese-Syrian exchange agreement between Hezbollah and Nustra Front. Seven thousand Syrians are set to leave the Arsal region of Lebanon and head to Syria's Idilib province.
Turkey 01/08/2017 Turkish soldiers arrested after video shows abuse of refugees Three Turkish soldiers arrested after footage emerges of them beating Syrian refugees near the border
Lebanon 31/07/2017 Thousands of Syrian rebels to be transferred from Syria-Lebanon border Thousands of Syrian fighters and refugees in Lebanon's border region were set to be transferred into rebel territory in Syria in exchange for Hezbollah prisoners on Tuesday.
no comment 29/07/2017 Aleppo zoo animals given new home in Turkey A pregnant lion was trucked into Turkey along with another lion and two dogs late on Friday after they were rescued from their damaged zoo in
Syria 29/07/2017 Big operation against ISIL in Raqqa ISIL militants are coming under further attack in the Syrian city of Raqqa by US-backed Kurdish-led forces
