War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Military Airport Near Syria’s Palmyra

[ad_1] Beirut: Israeli air strikes on Friday targeted the military airport near Palmyra in central Syria, a war monitor said, reporting the latest Israeli attack in the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. “Israeli warplanes targeted the Palmyra military airport,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Since Islamist-led rebels overthrew Assad in…

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What We Know About The Deal Between Syria’s New Authorities And Kurds

[ad_1] Syria’s new authorities struck a deal to integrate the Kurdish-led administration into state institutions, as they push to extend their authority across the country while offering recognition for the long-oppressed Kurds. The deal comes at a critical moment for the government, after a wave of violence on the Syrian coast — the worst since…

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Syria’s Membership In Islamic Group Reinstated

[ad_1] Riyadh: Syria’s membership in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was reinstated, the OIC announced in a statement on Saturday. The decision was taken during an extraordinary meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, convened in Jeddah on Friday to discuss the ongoing Israeli offensive against the Palestinian people and the plans for…

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