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USA

Euroviews. America is abandoning the Syrians whose lives were destroyed by ISIS

If the world turns away, ISIS could come back. And everything Syrians have worked for will be destroyed again.

23/12/2018

USA

Top US envoy in fight against ISIS resigns after Trump Syria pullout

Brett McGurk submitted his resignation amid disagreements over US troop presence in Syria

22/12/2018

World

Macron, Merkel, Putin and Erdogan holding hands — an unlikely photo

You could say the leaders' body language spoke volumes in a photograph after a summit on Syria

29/10/2018

World

Syrian war victims: rehabilitation rebuilds lives in Turkey

In partnership with The European Commission

The international community helps Syria & Turkey to restore mobility to the war-disabled, and take some of the strain off stretched local health services.

25/10/2018

Iraq

Trump addresses reporter as 'Mr Kurd'

Twitter users say US president is giving much-needed recognition to repressed group.

27/09/2018

World

Exiled Syrian artist recreates his suffering in the country's prisons

An exiled Syrian artist has been creating art to capture what he saw and experienced while in prison in his home country.

26/09/2018

World

Leaders of Russia and Israel try to defuse tension after the downing of Russian military plane

The leaders of Russia and Israel have made efforts to defuse tension following the downing of a Russian military plane.

19/09/2018

World

Idlib "buffer zone" established by Putin and Erdogan ahead of Syrian offensive

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the creation of a "buffer zone" in Syria's Idlib province. It will be a demilitarized area in between Syrian government forces and rebel forces during the looming battle for the territory.

18/09/2018

Syria

Moscow blames Israel after Syria downs Russian plane

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman the blame "fully rests with Israel", adding that Russia "reserves the right to take further steps in response."

18/09/2018

Europe News

Russia and Turkey to create demilitarised zone around Idlib

Leaders say there will be no attack on the rebel city.

17/09/2018

World News

Syria military claims it thwarted an Israeli missile attack

The Syrian military claims to have shot down Israeli missiles that it claims were fired in an act of aggression

16/09/2018

Syria

Man in Idlib fearing chemical attack makes gas mask from party cups

Idlib residents are said to be preparing themselves ahead of expected offensives on the Syrian city, with one man making gas masks from whatever he can get his hands on — charcoal, cotton, party cups and plastic bags.

10/09/2018

Iran

'Iran is paying the price to protect Europe from terrorists'

Head of parliamentary delegation tells Euronews that Iranian forces in Syria are saving European lives.

07/09/2018

World News

Euroviews. Turkey needs the EU - how much will it pay? | View

The key challenge for Turkey is not the form of its relationship with the EU, but the fact that it crucially needs EU markets, funds, and investment to prosper. This in turn requires the rule of law, not the rule of the arbitrary. Choices will have to be made in Ankara.

03/09/2018

Greece

Volunteers aiding migrants arrested, charged by Greek police

The two detained, including a 'hero' swimmer, have denied all allegations.

31/08/2018

Lebanon

Seven years on, Syrian refugees face tough decisions in Lebanon

The Syrian civil war has been raging for seven years now. While Europe argues over the distribution of migrants, no country has taken as many refugees as Lebanon. Syrians made homes in camps and cities there- now, as the fighting ebbs, some have decided to return, others have nothing to return to.

29/08/2018

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Watch: Syrian artists create art amid ruins

Abdallah al-Harith, a 21-year-old fine arts student, said that the artists are "bringing back life to a dark place".

23/08/2018

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Watch: Syria's Bashar al-Assad attends morning prayers

Watch: Syrian state television shows Assad arriving at the al-Rawda mosque.

22/08/2018

Syria

Dozens dead in Syria arms depot blast

Dozens dead in Syria arms depot blast

12/08/2018

Syria

Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon return home

Around 900 Syrian refugees who had been in Lebanon have returned to their homeland over the weekend. This is the fourth round of people to return to Syria in a one-month period

29/07/2018