Middle East

Syria

12,500 civilians flee eastern Ghouta - Syrian Observatory

It comes as the Syrian civil war enters its eighth year

15/03/2018

Syria

Syrian regime advances on Ghouta

Syrian government tanks have advanced on Hammouriyeh. Whilst the regime pushes to reclaim the rebel held Ghouta enclave, the UN is calling for urgent civilian evacuations.

15/03/2018

World

“Syrian refugees are the victims. They’re not the perpetrators.”

For more on the situation in Syria seven years since the war started, we’re joined by Volker Turk, the UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection

14/03/2018

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More airstrikes hit Ghouta inflicting heavy loss of civilian life

The Syrian army's offensive to retake the rebel-held east of the capital Damascus continues apace with scant regard for innocent casualties.

14/03/2018

Syria

Desperate hours in Afrin as ground assault continues

UN sounds alarm over critical water situation after a week with no supplies, while Turkey says it is helping civilians leave through a corridor.

14/03/2018

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Thousands of people evacuated from Syria's eastern Ghouta

It’s the first medical evacuation since the massive assault a month ago

13/03/2018

Syria

Turkish army encircles Syria's Afrin

Ankara launched operation "Olive Branch" in northern Syria nearly two months ago to sweep the Syrian Kurdish YPG, which it views as a terrorist group, from the Turkish border.

13/03/2018

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French drone flies over and inside Aleppo

These pictures were taken recently by a French drone over and inside Aleppo.

12/03/2018

Syria

Pro-Assad forces press deeper into Eastern Ghouta

The advance comes as local authorities in the besieged rebel enclave described the situation as 'catastrophic'

12/03/2018

Syria

Syria anniversary: 7 years of death and displacement as war rages on

As the Syrian war marks seven years on March 15 — a peaceful resolution is far from reach as the siege on Eastern Ghouta continues. Euronews speaks with Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Europe on if they plan to return home.

12/03/2018

Syria

Syrian Army intensifies its onslaught on eastern Ghouta

The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered the enclave, though a rebel official denied this.

10/03/2018

Syria

Syrian state TV says opposition fighters have left Syria’s rebel-held

The footage shows 13 men getting onto a bus and arriving at a crossing point where they hand themselves over to authorities.

10/03/2018

Syria

Syrian artist finds fame by painting grenades and mortar shells

Akram Abu al-Fawz, from eastern Ghouta, has exhibited internationally and attracted followers worldwide with his unusual art, which he shares on Facebook.

09/03/2018

World

VR, cinema and jazz: discovering creative industries at the Abu Dhabi

Creative concepts in the capital: Luminaries gather at the Abu Dhabi Ideas Weekend

09/03/2018

Syria

Aid arrives in Ghouta but fierce fighting hits distribution

The convoy was carrying food that could not be offloaded on Monday when fighting forced an earlier delivery to leave early

09/03/2018

Turkey

'Conscience Convoy' sees 10,000 female activists travel to Syria-Turke

Women from 55 countries travelled to Syria's border with Turkey to raise awareness of the suffering faced by Syrian women because of the country's civil war.

08/03/2018

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women take the wheel

Female-only universities across Saudi Arabia are expected to offer women full driving courses

07/03/2018

Syria

Patients treated after suspected chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta

Medics report a chlorine gas attack in Eastern Ghouta, just hours after an aid convoy left the area.

07/03/2018

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International aid convoy sets off for Eastern Ghouta

Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus' eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited on Monday as a 46-truck convoy organised by the United Nations and key aid agencies began entering the rebel-held enclave.

06/03/2018

Israel

PM Netanyahu's former adviser turns state's witness in corruption case

Benjamin Netanyahu's former adviser signed a state's witness deal on Monday.

05/03/2018

Syria

Rescue group says residents flee Eastern Ghouta

The Damascus suburb is home to around 400, 000 people and has been subject to an extensive bombing campaign by forces loyal to President Assad.

04/03/2018

Syria

'Families flee' as pro-Assad forces advance in Eastern Ghouta

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says pro-government forces have recaptured 10 percent of the embattled rebel enclave.

04/03/2018

Syria

Afrin: dozens of fighters killed in Turkish air strike

Dozens of fighters killed in a Turkish air strike in Afrin

03/03/2018

Syria

Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta as international calls to respect the UN-agreed ceasefire continue

03/03/2018

World

Cruise control: Private jets and superyachts

The Inspire Middle East team is on the ground at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo to discover the latest trends in private jets, and find out how the capital is realizing its ambitions to become a hub for business plane travel in the region.

02/03/2018

Syria

Syria begins ground assault in Eastern Ghouta as UN aid convoys wait

No deal yet on evacuation of wounded or more aid convoys, but UNICEF says Damascus may allow a convoy with aid for 180,000 of the 400,000 civilians trapped in the region.

02/03/2018