A Syrian woman has declared her candidacy for the June 3 presidential race, the first female to have announced her bid for the top post, according to the local Sama TV.
Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu has welcomed shipment of Syria’s chemical weapons, as most of the stockpile has already been sent out of the country.
Syrian army troops make fresh gains in their battle against foreign-backed militants in Latakia Province.
The Syrian army’s chief of staff has paid a visit to a key military base near the country’s port city of Latakia, praising the armed forces for their recent achievements in the area.
The Syrian army has carried out several successful operations against foreign-backed militants across the country, killing and injuring a number of them and destroying their hideouts and weapons.
Syrian army troops recaptured on Monday a key position in coastal Latakia province, a bastion for Syria army, state television said, as militants press a campaign in the region.
Turkey’s main opposition party has criticized Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his policy on neighboring Syria.
Syrian army continues making advance against foreign-backed armed militants, killing many rebels across the country.
Clashes between Syrian army and radical militant groups near Turkey borders has left a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dead.
A UN chemical expert has confirmed that Syria can meet a midyear deadline for the elimination of its chemical weapons stockpile.
Three radical militant groups in Syria, including Al-Qaeda’s Al-Nusra Front, have been attacking Syrian army bases to gain control over a border crossing with Turkey.
Syria has removed almost half of its chemical weapons stockpile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says.
A pro-opposition satellite station says it would shut down at the end of the month, citing a lack of funding.
Thousands of Syrians have held a demonstration in support of President Bashar al-Assad and the army, which is battling foreign-sponsored militants and terrorists.
Thousands of people in Syria’s port city of Latakia marched to the streets to voice support for their national army which has been attempting hard to protects the country from a deadly multinational war for nearly three years.
Russia has announced that the Syrian government plans to send a large shipment of chemical weapons out of the Arab country this month and to ship its entire stockpile by March 1.
A Russian Foreign Ministry official has said extremist militants in Syria unsuccessfully targeted a chemical-arms shipment prior to its removal from the country this week.
Syria’s government has said that terrorists assaulted two storage sites for some of the deadly chemical weapons components it has pledged to eliminate.
The first batch of Syrian chemical weapons has left the Syrian port of Latakia on a Danish ship "for international waters", the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says.
The removal of chemical arms from Syria will likely miss the December 31 deadline due to persisting security issues as well as treacherous weather conditions, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has announced.