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

IS member held by Kurdish forces wants t...

SYDNEY, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A 26-year-old man from Sydney is pleading with the Australian government for him and his family to be allowed to back home after traveling to Syria to join the Islamic Sta

Over 50 IS militants killed by U.S.-led ...

DAMASCUS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Thursday by U.S.-led airstrikes on a caves area in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. The air raids targeted th

Israel carries out air attack in Syria: ...

Syria said Wednesday that Israel had attacked targets just north of the city of Aleppo and that its defenses had shot down several missiles. If confirmed, it would be the first attack on Syrian terri

Scale of humanitarian challenges facing ...

The scale of the humanitarian challenges facing the people of Syria "remains staggering by any measure," the UN humanitarian chief said on Wednesday. On behalf of the UN Undersecretary-General for H

Roundup: Chinese envoy asks for int'l su...

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to continue pushing for the political process in Syria. "Years of conflict in Syria have brought untold misery to Syria and its peo

Syria's air defenses respond to Israeli ...

DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian air defenses responded to Israeli airstrike in Syria's northern province of Aleppo overnight Wednesday, intercepting a number of missiles before reaching the

Airstrike targets Syria's Aleppo country...

DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- An airstrike targeted the Sheikh Najjar area in the countryside of Syria's northern province of Aleppo overnight Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported. Enditem

Roundup: Chinese envoy asks for int'l su...

UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to continue pushing for the political process in Syria. "Years of conflict in Syria have brough

Chinese envoy appeals for proper solutio...

UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to actively support the reconstruction in Syria, and to create conditions for the return of ref