Search For Keyword.

Search (Damascus)

Key medication brands not available in Damascus

(Eqtsad)- Medication crisis and shortage of most kind of drugs in Damascus is highly mentioned at social media websites, as people talk about lack of medicine and the difficulty of getting it in the capital, besides expressing anger on the regime and officials of the pharmaceutical sector...

Russia Deploys Chechens to Win Hearts and Minds in Aleppo

(Wall Street Journal)- Russia has reinforced its military presence on the ground in Aleppo with a police unit drawn largely from the Muslim-majority region of Chechnya, part of a bid to win hearts and minds in Syria. Recent video footage by a Russian-language news agency shows the...

Lavrov calls for Syria's return to Arab League

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Syria's return to the Arab League would allow the organisation to play a role in finding a political solution to the country's conflict. "The League could play a more important, more effective role if the Syrian government was part...

Rep. Gabbard says she'll pay for Syria trip after outcry

(Fox News)- Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday she will personally cover the cost of her recent trip to Syria. Gabbard, a Democrat, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad while on the trip. A release sent out by her office late Tuesday said she will reimburse a group called...