Country
Syria
Syria is a country in the Middle East currently governed by President Bashar al-Assad. It is seeking to end foreign military presence on its soil and reassert its sovereignty over all military bases.
Why it’s in the news: Syria is in the news due to its efforts to remove foreign troops, its plans to develop a private jet hub, and recent explosions at an arms depot.
Latest on Syria
- Syria funnels assets from Assad cronies into secretive $50bn fund
- US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds
- Japan lifts sanctions on 16 entities linked to Syria
- Syria looks to end foreign military presence, have sovereignty over all bases: President
- Alarm as Syria plans private jet hub on former torture site
- 14 killed as explosion rocks Syria arms depot: authorities
- the former Syrian authorities had failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities as required under the NPT Safeguards Agreement
- Syria was building nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad
- The talks focused on practical mechanisms to halt Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations, and on reviving negotiations towards a security agreement that could lay the groundwork for a broader future accord.
- Israel borders Syria
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41 entities linked to Syria across the news graph.
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