Since the civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian territory
The attack comes a day after the Islamic State group killed 13 soldiers loyal to the Syrian government in an ambush
Syria Health Minister Hassan Ghabash, speaking to journalists, praised the latest donation of another China-made vaccine, Sinopharm
Going bananas? Seven Syrians have been arrested and will be deported from Turkey after posting videos that ‘make fun’ of the country’s economic hardships.
The production is based on a book documenting interviews with Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ) members.
Two years after being taken hostage in Syria, South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed has reportedly escaped from his captors.
After almost three years in captivity, Shiraaz Mohamed has managed to escape from his kidnappers in Syria. DIRCO are now planning to bring him home.
Mohamed pleaded with a man named Dr Fekri Shabaan to give the men what they want or they will kill him.
Shiraaz Mohamed has been held captive for 27 months, and the South African was able to prove he was still alive through a video released this weekend.
Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 metres dominates the landscape of northern Iran.
Turkish interior minister Suleyman Soylu says that 291,790 Syrian refugees have since Ankara began military operations in Northern Syria.
DIRCO are demanding a peaceful solution to the crisis.
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Britain’s government weighed the possibility of military action against Syria on Thursday, agreeing the “need to take action” despite polls showing the public remains wary of military intervention.
US President Donald Trump has once again been tweeting up a storm about Syria. Tensions continue to rise, who will strike first?
The rhetoric has escalated over the Syria situation
The brutality in Syria has been going on for years. Over the last few days, a chemical attack has left even more innocent civilians dead.
The pain-etched faces of Syrian children covered in blood touched South African children and drove them to donate their piggy bank savings to their Middle Eastern counterparts.
The siege of Aleppo is a mass atrocity with unprecedented levels of visibility.
Let us be clear. The imminent victory in Syria’s largest city of Bashar al-Assad’s government – and of its essential supporters, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah – is built on war crimes.
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It’s one thing to be politically incorrect and another to make light of refugees drowning daily on the trip to Europe, this Tory politician might have taken it too far.
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Outspoken and engaging Labour Party politician Peter Hain, who was raised in Pretoria, said despite the massive challenges South Africa faces, he remains optimistic about the country’s future – and expats can play a role in South Africa’s success.
Following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, South Africa has opposed military action in a bid to avoid intensifying the crisis.