The Syrian regime military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged eastern Aleppo, a move that the rebels have said was part of a psychological campaign to get them to surrender. State media earlier said the army had opened...

  French President Francois Hollande said in Berlin summit he has the impression after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin that a pause in fighting in Aleppo may be extended. Russia has promised an eight-hour halt in fighting on Thursday in the besieged city. Hollande said early...

(The Daily Star)- “When I got married I was still a kid, I used to ask my husband to bring me sweets,” 20-year-old Rima explained to the group of Syrian women sitting together in her neighbor’s home in north Lebanon. One of the other young women in the group gets up to close the heavy...

(Tass)- Russia’s anti-terror operation in Syria has increased the interest of foreign customers in Russian weapons, Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Anatoly Punchuk told TASS on Wednesday. "No doubt, during the ongoing Syria operation, the Russian...