Syrian forces temporarily regain control over strategic positions in Hama
The Syrian troops backed by militias from the National Defense Forces have seized Tell Maleh strategic heights in the northwest of the Hama Governorate, the … Read more
Saudi Crown Prince calls for decisive international position against Iran
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, said that Saudi Arabia does not want a war in the region, … Read more
Dozens dead as escalation of clashes and violence in Syria is reported
Dozens of combatants, including 26 pro-government fighters, were killed on Saturday in clashes and air strikes that erupted in northwestern Syria, a UK-based activist group … Read more
Syrian and Russian bombardment leaves 28 dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian and Russian air strikes and shelling on Thursday killed at least 28 people including seven civilians in … Read more
Israel retaliates after rockets fired at Golan Heights
The Israeli military said its aircraft struck Syrian army targets on Sunday after rockets were fired at the Golan Heights with an Israeli military spokeswoman … Read more
UK security services foiled 19 major terror attacks over past two years
Home Secretary Sajid Javid revealed in a speech Monday that the the tempo of terror activity is increasing.
He said that in the past … Read more
Probable Israeli drone attack in Syria
Syrian state media reported that “foreign bodies” – the use of the term indicates they may be unmanned drones – Saturday evening entered Syrian air … Read more
Analysis – Is the Middle East on the bring of a major showdown?
War clouds in the Middle East are thickening. A worrisome conjunction of circumstances is leading towards a possible showdown between the Axis of Resistance (Iran, … Read more
Escalation in bombardments in Syria’s Idlib province raises concern of another humanitarian catastrophe and a new Aleppo
Renewed violence in rebel-held northwestern Syria has killed dozens of civilians and forced 150,000 people into flight in one week alone, leading to fears of … Read more
Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Friday April 26th, 2019
Good morning,
A clear morning, after days characterised by the presence of sand from the Sahara Desert in the atmosphere. Your morning briefing brings you … Read more
Number of civilian deaths in Syria five times higher than numbers released by US-led coalition
An inquiry by Amnesty International into civilian deaths in modern conflict claimed the US-led coalition killed 1,600 noncombatants in the fight for Raqqa. The figure … Read more
Singer Dua Lipa visits children uprooted by Syria’s conflict
Dua Lipa traveled to Lebanon with UNICEF this week to meet children and young people who were uprooted by the eight-year conflict in Syria. There are more … Read more
Three soldiers injured in Israeli air strike in Syria
An Israeli air strike on a military position in central Syria injured three soldiers, possibly Iranian, on Saturday, the official Syrian news agency SANA said.… Read more
Venezuela seeking to avoid a Syrian-style civil war
Venezuela’s top diplomat said on Thursday his government was seeking to avoid a Syria-style civil war during a visit to long-time ally Damascus.
Foreign Minister … Read more
Denmark to deprive jihadists’ children of their citizenship
The Danish Immigration Ministry in a statement announced that children born abroad to Danish citizens who fought alongside Islamic militants will no longer receive Danish … Read more