French President Emmanuel Macron says Syria ally Russia has not done enough to permit relief efforts into the rebel-held Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta
1 min read12 Mar 2018The Syrian rebel-held eastern Ghouta region was mostly calm as a five-hour ceasefire took effect on Tuesday, pausing a government onslaught that has killed hundreds of people since 18 February
3 min read27 Feb 2018In Geneva, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) issued a blank 'statement' to express its outrage at the casualties among Syrian children, saying it had run out of words
1 min read20 Feb 2018Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the Trump administration not to 'play with fire' as he lashed out at the US over what he described as its 'provocative'support for autonomy-seeking Kurds in Syria
2 min read19 Feb 2018France will launch attacks if proof emerges that the Syrian regime has used banned chemical weapons against its civilians, says President Emmanuel Macron
1 min read14 Feb 2018US forces killed scores of Russian contract soldiers in Syria last week in what may be the deadliest clash between citizens of the former foes since the Cold War
3 min read13 Feb 2018Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia would continue to render every assistance to Syria in the protection of state sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, in the promotion of a political settlement process
1 min read30 Dec 2017President Vladimir Putin ordered 'a significant part' of Russia's military contingent in Syria to withdraw, saying Moscow and Damascus had achieved their aim of destroying the Islamic State
2 min read11 Dec 2017Iran President Hassan Rouhani declares the end of Islamic State while a senior military commander thanks the 'thousands of martyrs' killed in fighting ISIS
3 min read21 Nov 2017Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting with his Bashar al-Assad, kicking off a diplomatic drive to outline the terms of an end to Syria's bloody civil war
2 min read21 Nov 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared