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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad are seen during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP/Nikolai Petrov, BelTA)
September 22, 2017, 5:25 am
Russia clashes with EU over aid to Syria
Moscow's deputy foreign minister says assistance being used as a political tool to build pressure on Syrian leader Bashar Assad
By AFP
View of Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border near Rosh Hanikra, in northwestern Israel, November 10, 2016 (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
September 20, 2017, 11:53 am
Israel focuses on Hezbollah as Syrian conflict winds down
IDF general: Balance of power has 'greatly shifted in Israel's favor' since 2006 Lebanon War
By Josef Federman
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad are seen during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP/Nikolai Petrov, BelTA)
September 15, 2017, 9:47 am
Under the radar, Belarus seen quietly helping Assad boost missile program
Analyst Ronen Solomon links Minsk to Syrian military facility allegedly bombed by Israel this month
By Judah Ari Gross
President Reuven Rivlin and ex-British PM Tony Blair shake hands during a ceremony marking one year since the death of late former president Shimon Peres, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on September 14, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 2:40 pm
US Treasury announces new Iran sanctions
Netanyahu backs bill strengthening security cabinet; Russia said to refuse Israeli plea to keep Iran-backed forces well away from border; Peres honored in state memorial
By TOI staff
A power plant in the Syrian city of Aleppo, after it was recaptured by Syrian government forces. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 14, 2017, 11:41 am
Iran inks deals to repair Syria’s war-hit power grid
In addition to fixing existing infrastructure, the Islamic Republic will build new power plant in regime stronghold Latakia
By AFP
Syrian government soldiers celebrate after taking control of the village of Ratian, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, from rebel fighters on February 6, 2016. (AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN)
September 12, 2017, 3:13 pm
The gathering storm on Israel’s northern borders
Iranian control of Syria poses the spectre of a mass Shia invasion via the Golan Heights
By Bob Feferman
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri leads a Shas party faction meeting at the Knesset on July 3, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 12, 2017, 2:10 pm
Interior minister blasts court decision on ultra-Orthodox draft
Deri says ruling 'proves yet again the grave disconnect between the High Court of Justice and the Jewish people'
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman lays a wreath at a monument commemorating the contributions of Bedouin soldiers to Israel's security in the Galilee on September 11, 2017. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
September 11, 2017, 10:24 pm
After alleged Israeli airstrike, Liberman warns Syria: ‘Don’t test us’
As Syrian official threatens that Israel will 'pay heavy price,' defense minister says things will end very badly for Damascus
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli satellite images show results of an airstrike attributed to the IDF on a Syrian military weapons development base on September 7, 2017. (ImageSat International)
September 10, 2017, 4:19 pm
Israeli satellite images show damage to Syrian weapons facility
New pictures show impact, geo-strategic sensitivity of airstrike attributed to Israel on an Assad regime site where chemical weapons, missiles said produced
By Judah Ari Gross
Members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, stand under an Islamic State (IS) banner in the recently recaptured Syrian town of Al-Karamah, as they advance to encircle the jihadists' stronghold on Raqqa, on March 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/Delil Souleiman)
September 10, 2017, 1:00 pm
IS reportedly holding 11,100 blank Syrian passports
German authorities believe stolen documents are genuine identity papers, making them a valuable tool for forgers
By AFP
A young girl bowling in Jerusalem on Saturday 12. 2006. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 8, 2017, 4:05 pm
Strikes and gutters
Sometimes you strike Assad, and send a message to the Russian bear, and sometimes the bear-sized meals you ordered eat you. The Hebrew press has both on Friday
By Joshua Davidovich
Screenshot of the Israel S-98 returned to Israel in Septmber 2017 by a Syrian rebel commander. (Channel 2/Screenshot)
September 8, 2017, 5:52 am
Syrian rebel chief returns lost eagle back to Israel
Commander captures 'S-98' in IS-held territory, takes care of bird for weeks, coordinates its safe delivery through Israeli NGO
By TOI staff
Screen capture from a satellite of an area near Masyaf, Hama province Syria where the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center reportedly maintains a chemical weapons facility. (Google maps)
September 8, 2017, 2:13 am
Syria files complaint with UN against Israel following strike on military site
In letters to Security Council, UN chief, Damascus urges 'decisive measures' in response to 'flagrant attacks'
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Satellite image of a CERS facility near Masyaf reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight Wednesday, September 7, 2017 (screen capture: Google Earth)
September 7, 2017, 7:09 am
Israeli jets said to hit chemical weapons, missile site in Syria
Syrian army says 2 killed in attack; targeted facility reportedly belongs to an agency associated with production of non-conventional weapons
By Stuart Winer
Syria's players celebrate at the end of their FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification football match against Iran at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on September 5, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
September 5, 2017, 11:32 pm
Cinderella Syria keeps World Cup hopes alive with draw against Iran
Goal in extra time earns war-torn country third place in Group A, setting up play-off match against Australia or Saudi Arabia
By AFP
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