Damascus

• Syrian air defences respond to ‘Israeli aggression’ after explosions heard

  Syria's air defences responded to "Israeli aggression" targeting the southern region, state media reported early on Monday after explosions were heard.

  World

  Mar 7, 2022
  
• Roadside bombs kill 14, wound others during morning rush hour in Syrian capital

  Syrian state TV showed footage of the charred bus in central Damascus, saying the blasts occurred while people were heading to work and school.

  World

  Oct 20, 2021
  
• Advertisement
• ‘Rare, old-growth forest’ near Saint John purchased to protect wildlife and local drinking water

  'Its conservation will help protect the quality and quantity of drinking water for city residents, while providing habitat for wildlife.'

  Environment

  Sep 8, 2020
• Advertisement
• Iran Revolutionary Guard commander killed near Syrian capital: reports

  Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency identified the commander as Farhad Dabirian and said he was killed in the south Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab.

  World

  Mar 7, 2020
• Ontario court rules Syria lacked jurisdiction to grant couple’s divorce

  An Ontario court has ruled that a divorce granted in Syria to a couple who had not lived there in two decades will not be recognized in the province, in part because divorce proceedings in that country are unfair to women.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2019
• Turkey’s military attack against Kurds could redraw map of Syrian conflict

  Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain.

  World

  Oct 9, 2019
• Israel says it has prevented imminent Iranian drone strike from Syria

  In recent days, U.S. officials have said that Israeli strikes have also hit Iranian targets in Iraq.

  World

  Aug 24, 2019
• Israeli aircraft strikes Syria after rockets fired at Golan

  The Israeli military said it struck Syrian artillery and aerial defense batteries in retaliation for Saturday's firing of two rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

  World

  Jun 2, 2019
• Advertisement
• Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria, military says

  "We have started striking Iranian Quds targets in Syrian territory. We warn the Syrian Armed Forces against attempting to harm Israeli forces or territory," Israel's military said in a statement.

  World

  Jan 20, 2019
• Advertisement
• Russia says Israeli airstrike on Syria threatened civilian flights

  The Russian military on Wednesday criticized an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, saying it has endangered civilian flights.

  World

  Dec 26, 2018