Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull outFighting in Syria's Sweida "halted" on Sunday, the government said, after the southern city was recaptured by Druze fighters and state forc...
21 Jul, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to SweidaAmidst escalating violence in Sweida, Israel has agreed to a limited entry of Syrian forces for 48 hours, despite denials from Syria regard...
18 Jul, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Israel bombs Syria army HQ after warning Damascus to leave Druze aloneIsrael struck Syrian military headquarters in Damascus following a warning to the Islamist government. The warning was regarding the Druze ...
17 Jul, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between Syrian forces and minority Druze rage onClashes have intensified in Sweida, southern Syria, after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed, prompting...
16 Jul, 2025, 05.42 PM IST
Indo-Mediterranean: Minorities are under threat from Syria to BangladeshThe Indo-Mediterranean region faces escalating conflicts and human rights abuses, particularly targeting women, ethnic, and religious minor...
25 Mar, 2025, 10.56 PM IST
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil warMore than 1,000 people died in four days of clashes after an ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Ass...
10 Mar, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil warGunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad ambushed a Syrian security patrol, leading to clashes that resulted in over 1,000 deaths within ...
09 Mar, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
New Syria leader vows state 'monopoly' on weaponsSyria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, declared the state's exclusive control over weapons at the national dialogue conference, emphas...
25 Feb, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Syria's new leader vows not to negatively interfere in LebanonTwo weeks after seizing power in Syria, new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa engaged in regional diplomacy. He assured Lebanon of non-interference an...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) insurgent group that overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, is attemptin...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Syria rebels vow no more 'sectarianism and tyranny'Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani reassured minorities after Islamist-led fighters seized key cities from government forces. The re...
07 Dec, 2024, 05.05 PM IST
Syrian rebels say they are pushing into Hama city, army says defences holdingSyrian rebels claimed to have begun an offensive into Hama, but the Syrian army denied these claims. Following their recent victory in Alep...
05 Dec, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
USCIRF recommends to designate India, 14 others as 'Country of Particular Concern'India has in the past said that the American body on international religious freedom has chosen to be guided only by its biases on a matter...
25 Apr, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
US panel wants Pakistan on list for religious freedom violationsAs such USCIRF again recommended the State Department to designated Pakistan a "country of particular concern", or CPC, under IRFA.
03 May, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
Situation dangerous as ISIS committing genocide: USThe situation in ISIS-controlled territories in Syria and Iraq is "dangerous" as the dreaded terror group is committing genocide.
18 Mar, 2016, 10.13 AM IST
Religious freedoms under threat in Pakistan: US senatorA leading Republican presidential candidate and senator has called for Pakistan to be designated as a Country of Particular Concern.
15 Oct, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
US will intervene when innocents are facing massacre: Barack ObamaUS President Barack Obama today said America would intervene everytime it could to prevent "massacre of innocent people".
09 Aug, 2014, 04.03 PM IST