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Russia vetoed on Friday a bid to extend U.N. Security Council approval for 12 months of U.N. aid deliveries to some 4 million people in opposition-controlled northwest Syria from Turkey.

President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to the northern province of Aleppo on Friday to inaugurate a power station that was once held by insurgents and suffered wide damages during the war, state media reported. Regime-held parts of Syria endure more than 12 hours of power cuts a day…

Syrian state media say that President Bashar Assad has made a rare visit to the northern province of Aleppo to inaugurate a power station that was once held by insurgents and suffered wide damages during the war

The Syrian regime forces reinforced their military units in the countryside of Raqqa and Aleppo governorates after coordinating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and receiving a guarantee from the Russian forces deployed in the vicinity. Syrian convoys moved under the protection of Russian warplanes and brought in heavy reinforcements,…

Singing joyfully to beating drums, Syrian refugees who fled brutal civil war perform traditional "Arada" dances in neighboring Jordan, honoring their home culture and earning extra income. Their performances, featuring traditional robes and whirling swords, have become increasingly popular in Jordan for marking festivities like weddings and parties. "They add…

The United Nations Security Council will continue negotiating Friday on extending authorization of aid transfers across Syria's border, one day after a scheduled vote was scrapped following disagreement between Russia and the West. Moscow is seeking a six-month extension, with the possibility to renew, while Western nations want a full…

The U.N. Security Council has called a meeting for Friday after having to put off a vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey when no compromise could be reach on how long it would run

The U.N. Security Council  has delayed an expected vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey after failing to reach a compromise

The United Nations Security Council appeared headed toward a showdown on Friday over whether to allow U.N. aid deliveries from Turkey to some 4 million people in opposition-controlled northwest Syria to continue for six months or one year.

The UN Security Council will vote on whether to keep using the only border crossing available for UN humanitarian aid.

Dr Salem Abdan, Idlib's Health Director, said that if Russia carries out their threat of cutting aid coming into Syria from Turkey then millions of civilians will starve and die