Turkey-U.S. group meeting discusses Syri...
ANKARA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Turkey-U.S. Joint Working Group to coordinate the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria concluded a two-day meeting in Ankara, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The bilate
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Turkey-U.S. group meeting discusses Syri...
ANKARA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Turkey-U.S. Joint Working Group to coordinate the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria concluded a two-day meeting in Ankara, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The bilate
U.S. military considers keeping 1,000 so...
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military is mulling about leaving up to 1,000 troops in Syria, further drifting away from President Donald Trump's original plan of a total withdrawal, said
Pompeo, Turkish FM discuss Syria issue o...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart over the situation in Syria, the State Department said in a statement. Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Mi
Pompeo meets with UN special envoy on Sy...
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the conflict in Syria with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen here on Tuesday.
Syria president starts visit to Iran
DAMASCUS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday for an official visit, state news agency SANA reported.In this rare visit, Assad met wi
58,000 people leave last IS redoubt in e...
DAMASCUS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- As many as 58,000 people, including Islamic State (IS) militants, have evacuated the last group's stronghold in eastern Syria over the past three months, a war monitor r
Lebanese minister says Syria promises to...
BEIRUT, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese State Minister for Refugee Affairs said on Tuesday that the Syrian authorities have promised to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees, National News Agency
S. African envoy reiterates deep concern...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A South African envoy on Tuesday reiterated deep concern about "the dire humanitarian situation" in Syria, and called on the United Nations and the international c
Can a deal be reached on Iran’s military...
Editor's note: Dr. Hua Wang is a researcher in Comparative Politics at the University of Glasgow, Britain. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. The Syria
France's Macron hails U.S. decision to k...
PARIS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday endorsed the United States reversal on keeping a small proportion of U.S. troops in Syria after the planned pullout."On the U.S.
Syria president starts visit to Iran
DAMASCUS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday on an official visit, state news agency SANA reported.
Syrian president says economic siege bec...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that the economic siege is a new shape of war on Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The tools of international politics are now taking the shape
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DAMASCUS -- A total of three civilians were killed Saturday by a U.S.-led airstrike on Islamic State (IS)-held area in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The airstrike targeted a desert
Chinese envoy highlights political solut...
AMMAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan on Sunday highlighted the need to intensify efforts of the international community to end the Syrian crisis through a political
Lebanon's Agriculture Minister to visit ...
BEIRUT, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Agriculture Minister Hassan Lakkis said Monday that he will negotiate with Syrian authorities about the possibility of reducing fees on Lebanese agriculture expor
Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria sched...
The Russian, Turkish and Iranian presidents are scheduled to meet on Syria in February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. "An agreement has been preliminarily reached and there i
UN expresses "grave concern" for civilia...
DAMASCUS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The UN office in Damascus expressed on Thursday "grave concern" about the situation of the civilians fleeing the last Islamic State (IS) area in eastern Syria. In a stat
China beat Syria in Basketball World Cup...
BEIRUT, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China swept Syria 90-59 in their FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying game on Sunday. The game was hosted in Lebanon because of the security situation in Syria and the Chi
Russian defense minister meets al-Assad ...
MOSCOW, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a working visit to Syria under instruction of President Vladimir Putin and held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on
Algiers, Moscow to continue supporting p...
ALGIERS, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Algeria and Russia on Thursday agreed to continue supporting a political solution in Syria. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a joint press conferen