The UN Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, but only after caving to Russian pressure to close one of two access points into the war-torn country.

UN restarts cross-border aid to Syria but shuts access point

The exiled uncle of Syria President Bashar al-Assad -- Rifaat al-Assad -- has been found guilty of acquiring millions of euros worth of French property using funds diverted from his state.

French court finds Syria president's exiled uncle guilty of property fraud

The global chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday for the first time explicitly blamed Syria for toxic attacks, saying President Bashar al-Assad's air force used the nerve gas sarin and chlorine three times in 2017.

Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks

At least 384,000 people have died in Syria, including more than 116,000 civilians, since the war began in March 2011, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.

Syria death toll 384,000 after nine years of war: Monitor

A senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Farhad Dabirian, was "martyred" in Syria on Friday, Fars news agency reported, without giving details of how he died.

Senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria: Report

At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed as violence escalates in Syria's Idlib province after an airstrike blamed on Damascus, with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg condemning "indiscriminate" attacks by the Assad regime and Russia.

33 Turkish soldiers killed in airstrike by Syrian regime forces in Idlib

Hundreds of migrants in Turkey were heading towards border regions with Europe, local media reported Friday after reports said Turkish authorities had "opened the gates".

Hundreds head towards Europe border after reports claim that Turkey 'opens gates'

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in an airstrike in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Turkey, which supports several rebel groups in the area, immediately responded to the attack by hitting Syrian "regime targets", the ministry said on Twitter.

Two Turkish troops killed in Syria's Idlib: Defence ministry

Turkey and Russia are discussing possible joint patrols as one way to reach a deal to halt fighting and stem an exodus of civilians in Syria's Idlib region, a Turkish official said on Thursday, a day after Ankara threatened military action to push back Syrian government forces.

Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria's Idlib: Official

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday talks with Russia on the conflict in Syria's northwestern Idlib province were far from meeting Turkey's demands and he said a military operation there was a "matter of time".

Turkey's Erdogan says Syria talks with Russia unsatisfactory, offensive 'matter of time'

President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime's "atrocities" as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White House said Sunday.

President Trump, Turkey call Russia to stop backing Syrian 'atrocities'

The Kremlin on Wednesday accused Turkey of failing to "neutralise terrorists" in Syria's last rebel bastion Idlib as tensions escalate with Ankara over the protracted conflict.

Kremlin accuses Turkey of failing to 'neutralise terrorists' in Idlib

Syrian government forces have taken control over dozens of towns and villages in Idlib and Aleppo. The Syrian army is advancing into the strategic town of Saraqib as it aims to regain territory held by rebels who want to remove President Bashar al-Assad's government.

WION Dispatch: Syrian army aims to retake strategic road

The United Nation's Security Council has called for an emergency session on Syria as tensions between Syrian and Turkish forces escalated. It comes as the Syrian army advanced into the strategic town of Saraqib in the rebel-held Idlib province.

Syrian army advances in Idlib as UN Security Council calls emergency meeting

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit out Friday at the Damascus regime's "cruelty", warning Turkey was prepared to use "military force" again in Syria. "We will not allow the regime's cruelty towards its own people, with attacks and causing bloodshed," Erdogan said.

Turkey President Erdogan threatens 'military force' against Syria

Airstrikes killed 10 civilians near a bakery and a medical clinic in Syria's rebel-held Idlib region on Thursday, as government forces kept up a ground offensive.

Air strikes kill at least 10 in Syria's Idlib as government forces continue offensive

Turkey on Saturday asked Russia to convince eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar to respect a ceasefire initiative by Ankara and Moscow that he has rejected. Khalifa Haftar to respect a ceasefire initiative by Ankara and Moscow that he has rejected.

Turkey asks Russia to convince Libyan general to accept truce

Omar al-Tawil, a 15-year-old schoolboy in Damascus, is one of 24,000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the government's most powerful ally to the curriculum.

Syrian students opt to learn 'Russian' language at school for better future

In the latest update from Syria the Bashar al-Assad army is gaining considerable ground in the northern city. They have captured dozens of cities since the operation started last week. #SyrianArmy #Idlib #Syria

WION Dispatch: Syrian army gains ground in IDLIB, surrounds Turkish Army post

Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one of the starkest examples yet of how Moscow has filled the vacuum created by President Donald Trump's decision to pull US forces from northern Syria.

Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after US pullback

Turkish police arrested 17 foreigners on Thursday suspected of ties to the Islamic State group, state news agency Anadolu reported. The 17, whose nationalities were not given, were arrested in Ankara and taken for interrogation by counter-terrorism officers, Anadolu said.

Turkey arrests 17 on suspected Islamic State links

Widespread perceptions see Russia together with China as the rising powers in the Middle East as a result of America’s flip flops in Syria and US President Donald J Trump’s transactional approach towards the foreign policy as well as Russian and Chinese support for regimes irrespective of how non-performing and/or repressive they may be.

Global protests: Russia and China risk ending up on the wrong side of history

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a rare visit to a frontline of Syria's conflict on Tuesday (October 22), touring an area in war-torn northwestern Idlib province close to the last major bastion of Turkey-backed rebel forces.

Syria's Assad tours Idlib frontline near rebels

The Syrian army has sent troops to confront Turkish aggression. This move came after successful negotiations between the Kurds and the Bashar al-Assad government to form a united front against the invasion.

Celebrations erupt as Kurds and Syrian government reach a deal

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