TheSyrianarmyonSaturdaydeclaredamajorvictoryafterwrestingcontrolovermuchoftheEasternGhoutacountrysideofDamascus.Inastatement,thearmysaidafteraseriesof"precisely
Atotalof28civiliansweresetfreeonMondaynightfromrebels'captivityinthecapitalDamascus'EasternGhouta,state-runSyrianArabNewsAgency(SANA)reported.Thisisthesecondbat
ByAPDwriterLiZixinThebattleintheEasternGhouta,thelastrebel-heldenclaveclosetoSyria’scapitalDamascus,hascometoastalemateinthefirstmonthsof2018.TheSyriangovernmen
TheSyrianarmyhasmadeasignificantadvanceinitsefforttotakerebel-heldEasternGhouta,reportssay.Troopshavecutofftheregion'sbiggesttown,Douma,andisolatedanother,accor
SyrianforcespursuedarelentlessairandgroundoffensiveagainstEasternGhoutaonThursday,movingclosertoretakingtherebelenclavebutalsodeprivingdesperateciviliansofvital
SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidSundaythattheoffensiveagainsttherebelsinthecapitalDamascus'EasternGhoutacountrysidewillcontinueintandemwithallowingcivilianstol
RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovsaidWednesdaythatrebelsinSyria’sEasternGhoutaneedtotakepartintheRussia-proposed“humanitarianpause”todeliverrelieftodevastatedc
Fightingcontinuedintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareainSyriaduringthefirstdailyfive-hour"pause"orderedbythegovernment'sallyRussia.Activistssaidthereweregovernmentai
DeadlyairstrikeshittheSyrianrebelenclaveofEasternGhoutaforaseventhstraightdayonSaturdayaftertheUnitedNationsagaindelayedavoteonaceasefire.TheDamascusgovernmentl
TheUNSecurityCouncilhasunanimouslyapprovedaresolutiondemandinga30-dayceasefireinSyriatoallowaiddeliveriesandmedicalevacuations.However,someofthebiggestjihadistr
FreshbombardmentonEasternGhoutakilleddozensThursday,bringingthenumberofdeadciviliansinafive-dayassaultbytheSyriangovernmenttomorethan400.Mountingcallsforahumani
TheSyrianregimerainedrocketsandbombsonEasternGhoutaThursday,killinganother19civiliansasinternationalpressuremountedtostopthecarnageintherebel-heldenclave.Callsf
BombardmentsbySyriangovernmentforceshavekilledatleast100peopleincluding20childrenintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareaoutsideDamascus,rescueteamsandmonitorssay.Thisw
ChinesePremierLiKeqiangonMondayannouncedfromBudapestfinancialsupportforcooperationbetweenChinaand16CentralandEasternEuropeancountries(CEEC),alsoknownasthe16+1co
Asthefirstcompanyintheaviationsectortolaunchmixed-ownershipreform,EasternAirLogisticsCo,thefreightunitunderparentcompanyChinaEasternAirHoldingCo,isnowenroutetog
ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.9(APD)–TheheadofSriLanka’sagovernmentownedgascompanywasarrestedbythepoliceonMondayoverthehackingofaTaiwanbank.LitroGaschairmanSha
Asia’sbiggestcarrierChinaSouthernAirlinessaidhigherjetfuelcostsclippeditsprofitinthefirsthalf,whileChinaEasternearningsrosebutonlywiththehelpofaone-offassetsale