syria
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
Middle East
August 19, 2017
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
The United Nations says the first round of a vaccination campaign following a polio outbreak in eastern Syria has been…
Syria claims business comeback with international trade fair
Middle East
August 18, 2017
Syria claims business comeback with international trade fair
The Syrian government on Thursday opened the country’s first international trade fair since war broke out in 2011, an event…
Lebanon prepares for Syria’s post-war construction windfall
Middle East
August 17, 2017
Lebanon prepares for Syria’s post-war construction windfall
The port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon wants the world to know it’s ready for business. British safety managers are…
Third of Syrian refugee kids not in school, despite pledges
Syrian war children
August 14, 2017
Third of Syrian refugee kids not in school, despite pledges
Since his family fled civil war in Syria five years ago, 15-year-old Ali al-Sbehi hasn’t set foot in a school.…
Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve
Middle East
August 14, 2017
Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve
The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a…
UN braces for new evacuations from IS-held parts of Iraq
Middle East
August 8, 2017
UN braces for new evacuations from IS-held parts of Iraq
The UN’s humanitarian aid coordinator for Iraq says aid providers are bracing for the possible evacuation of hundreds of thousands…
Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: minister
Middle East
August 6, 2017
Elections in Kurdish-led areas will not divide Syria: minister
A senior Syrian government minister on Sunday dismissed as a “joke” plans by the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria to…
No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS – Lebanese military source
Middle East
August 5, 2017
No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS – Lebanese military source
The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian army to fight against Islamic State in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone,…
Private sector still faces “risks” after EGP devaluation: Financial Times
Business
August 1, 2017
Private sector still faces “risks” after EGP devaluation: Financial Times
Factories and entrepreneurs in Egypt are still facing tremendous “risks” after the flotation of the Egyptian pound in November 2016, the…
Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia
World
July 31, 2017
Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia
President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and…