syria
Aid convoy prepares to enter Syria’s eastern Ghouta
Middle East
March 15, 2018
Aid convoy prepares to enter Syria’s eastern Ghouta
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said 25 aid trucks were waiting to enter Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta…
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey
World
March 15, 2018
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The EU has unlocked €3 billion ($3.7 billion) for projects to help Syrian refugees in Turkey in a second payment…
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
President Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped Turkey’s military and its rebel allies would completely capture the northern Syrian town of…
Al-Qaida in Syria losing ground in battles with insurgents
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Al-Qaida in Syria losing ground in battles with insurgents
For the first time since its meteoric rise in 2012 amid the chaos of war, al-Qaida’s branch in Syria is…
Syrian refugee baby gets life-saving surgery, others wait
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Syrian refugee baby gets life-saving surgery, others wait
Sara al-Matoura watched through a window as her one-year-old daughter’s chest heaved up and down under a tangle of medical…
US threatens retaliation against chemical weapons attacks in Syria
Middle East
March 13, 2018
US threatens retaliation against chemical weapons attacks in Syria
The US warned at the UN on Monday that it would react to any chemical weapon attacks in Syria as…
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
Middle East
March 13, 2018
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
After seven years of war in Syria, the United Nations has one thing to say: Stop the war on children.…
Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million
Middle East
March 12, 2018
Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said on Monday about 511,000 people had been killed in…
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
Middle East
March 12, 2018
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
A small group of Syrian civilians on Monday left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta just outside of Damascus, using…
Any gas attack in Syria would be ‘very unwise’: Mattis
Middle East
March 12, 2018
Any gas attack in Syria would be ‘very unwise’: Mattis
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday it would be “very unwise” for the Syrian regime to use gas as…