U.S.-Controlled Oilfield In Syria Attacked By Rockets
A key oilfield near a U.S. military base in Syria’s Deir Ezzor region came under rocket attack on Monday, hours after the U.S. military said on Sunday it had carried Continue Reading
Three Killed In Attack On Oil Tanker Off Syrian Coast
A drone attack set an oil tanker off the Syrian coast on fire, the country’s oil ministry said as quoted by various media, adding that it suspected the attack came Continue Reading
Israel intensifying air war in Syria against Iranian encroachment
Israel has dramatically expanded air strikes on suspected Iranian missile and weapons production centres in Syria to repel what it sees as a stealthy military encroachment by its regional arch-enemy, Continue Reading
Russia Strikes Islamic State Strongholds in Syria as Insurgency Gains Ground
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors developments in the Syrian war , said 26 Islamic State members died in Russian airstrikes in Palmyra and other areas of the Continue Reading
Syria: Oil Tankers From Iran To Syria Intercepted
Tankers carrying oil from Iran to Syria have been intercepted in the Red Sea and delayed shipments of oil to Syria, the Prime Minister of Syria, Hussein Arnous, was quoted Continue Reading
Wheat and fuel shortages overwhelm Syria
Dr Khaled was queueing for petrol when he got an urgent call – a patient was bleeding from an artery. Normally, he would drive straight to his hospital in Damascus Continue Reading
Why Syria Is A Critical Part Of Russia’s Energy Strategy
Syria is crucial to Russia for three key reasons. First, it is currently the principal Western point of the Shia crescent of power that stretches from Syria and Lebanon through Continue Reading
Saudi Troops Join U.S. Base In Oil-Rich Northern Syria
Twenty Saudi soldiers arrived this week at a U.S. military base close to an oilfield in northeastern Syria, according to Iranian media , which cite a report from a Lebanon-based Continue Reading
ISIS Blamed For Syria Pipeline Attack
ISIS is believed to have been behind a major attack on Syria’s energy infrastructure earlier this week that caused a nationwide blackout following an explosion at the Arab Gas Pipeline. Continue Reading
Syrian Kurds Ink Oil Deal with U.S. Company
The autonomous government of northeast Syria has signed a deal for the marketing of crude oil with a U.S. company, Al-Monitor reports , citing unnamed sources in the know. What’s Continue Reading