Washington: The US government slapped punitive sanctions on a key unit of the Chinese military for its purchase of Russian Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets and S-400 surface-to-air missiles. Washington said the purchases by the Equipment Development Department of the Ministry of Defense violated US ...

Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded towns in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province today,killing three civilians. These airstrikes came a day after a summit of the presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Russian-backed offensive. According ...

BEIRUT: Air strikes on a rebel-held village in northwest Syria early Tuesday killed 12 people and put a nearby field clinic out of service, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said a first round of raids, which were likely carried out by Russian jets, ...

MOSCOW: (APP) The Syrian army backed by Russian jets has completed the recapture of the iconic ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, the Kremlin said Thursday. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin of the completion of the operation, spokesman ...