Turkey downs Russian jet it says violated its territory
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on all parties to be prudent and to contribute to reducing tensions.
Nov 25, 2015, 03:03 AM IST
NATO head urges calm, de-escalation after Russian plane downed
Russia insisted its aircraft was in Syrian airspace.
Nov 25, 2015, 02:08 AM IST
UN chief urges de-escalation after Russian jet downed
Russian warplanes have been pounding Syrian rebels and Islamic State fighters, backing government forces at the request of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Nov 25, 2015, 02:00 AM IST
Syria's Assad should leave 'as soon as possible': Hollande
French President Francois Hollande wants Syrian President Assad to step down.
Nov 25, 2015, 01:55 AM IST
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hosts Valdimir Putin, says US policies threaten Tehran, Moscow
The civil war in Syria has evolved into a wider proxy struggle between global powers.
Nov 24, 2015, 10:58 AM IST
'Russia welcome in anti-Islamic State coalition if it changes strategy'
US President Barack Obama has been pretty blunt about what Russia is doing.
Nov 24, 2015, 10:05 AM IST
Bashar al-Assad can run for presidency in Syria's future election: Iran
Any qualified person, including Syrian President, is entitled to stand as a candidate, Amir-Abdollahian said.
Nov 20, 2015, 03:53 AM IST
Russia says conducts third day of 'massive' Syria strikes
Russian's military on Wednesday blasted targets across Syria with long-range strategic bombers for a third day, the defence ministry said, as Moscow pressed on with its intensified air campaign in the country.
Nov 19, 2015, 23:21 PM IST
Lavrov says pre-conditions on Assad departure 'unacceptable'
Russia said on Wednesday that following the carnage in Paris it was now clear that global powers should unite without any preconditions on the fate of Syria's embattled leader Bashar al-Assad.
Nov 18, 2015, 18:39 PM IST
Suicide bomber passport 'may have belonged to Syrian soldier'
A passport found near the body of one of the Stade de France suicide bombers may have belonged to a Syrian regime soldier killed several months ago, a source close to the investigation said.
Nov 18, 2015, 00:56 AM IST
Syria rebels, activists denounce Islamic State attack on Paris
Dozens of Syrian rebel groups have strongly denounced the Islamic State jihadist group's attacks on Paris as "against human values" in a joint online statement.
Nov 15, 2015, 04:01 AM IST
Twin blasts claimed by Islamic State kill 41 in Beirut Hezbollah bastion
Twin bomb blasts claimed by the Islamic State group killed 41 people on Friday on a busy shopping street in a Beirut stronghold of the Shiite movement Hezbollah, the worst such attack in years.
Nov 13, 2015, 08:22 AM IST
35 killed in suicide bombings in Beirut, Lebanon
At least 35 people were killed and over 180 others injured in two suicide bombings that rocked the Burj el-Barajneh region here in Lebanon on Thursday, Xinhua reported.
Nov 13, 2015, 00:49 AM IST
Syria solution should not only be about Assad: Rouhani
Iran's President has said that any resolution of the Syrian conflict must focus on the need for strong government in Damascus, and not only on the fate of President Bashar al-Assad.
Nov 12, 2015, 08:46 AM IST
UN watchdog confirms Syria mustard gas use, chlorine attack
Three reports have been sent by the head of the OPCW to the body's 192 members after separate missions to investigate incidents in Syria.
Nov 07, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
US accuses Moscow of 'dangerously' worsening Syria war
The US has said that Russia's air war in Syria had "dangerously exacerbated" the conflict.
Nov 05, 2015, 05:21 AM IST
Russia says bombed targets after opposition gave coordinates
Moscow's jets hit targets close to Palmyra, Deir Ezzor, Ithriya and eastern Aleppo with assistance from the opposition.
Nov 04, 2015, 00:29 AM IST
Russia says it doesn't mind if Assad stays or steps down
Asked whether it was crucial for Moscow that Assad stays, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said: "Absolutely not, we've never said that."
Nov 03, 2015, 23:53 PM IST
Syria crisis talks in Vienna: All that you need to know
World powers will deliberate on the future of Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad.
Oct 30, 2015, 10:08 AM IST
35 killed in strikes on Syria hospitals: MSF
A "significant increase" of air strikes on Syrian hospitals recently has killed at least 35 patients and medical staff and wounded 72, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday.
Oct 29, 2015, 10:00 AM IST
