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US to help Lebanon with electricity: Lebanese presidency
Middle East
August 20, 2021
US to help Lebanon with electricity: Lebanese presidency
The US has agreed to help Lebanon obtain electricity, as the country struggles with mass fuel shortages, the Lebanese presidency…
Meet the Middle Eastern migrants trapped in Lithuania
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Meet the Middle Eastern migrants trapped in Lithuania
The trip from the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, to the refugee reception center in Rudninkai takes about 40 minutes. It’s…
Syrian state TV: Israel fires missiles in southern Syria
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Syrian state TV: Israel fires missiles in southern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media reported that Israel carried out a missile attack on southern Syria late on Tuesday,…
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
ANKARA, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians in the Turkish capital…
Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus
Middle East
August 4, 2021
Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus
BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – German police have detained a Syrian man in Berlin suspected of firing a grenade into…
Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
Middle East
August 1, 2021
Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
AMMAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad has tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new…
Wildfire rages for 2nd day in Lebanon, spreads to Syria
Middle East
July 29, 2021
Wildfire rages for 2nd day in Lebanon, spreads to Syria
QOBAYAT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese firefighters struggled for the second day on Thursday to contain wildfires in the country’s north…
2 Turkish soldiers killed in north Syria
Middle East
July 25, 2021
2 Turkish soldiers killed in north Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry said early Sunday that two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Syria. The ministry…
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, 2nd this week
Middle East
July 24, 2021
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, 2nd this week
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike in a central province early on Thursday, the second…
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
Middle East
July 15, 2021
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
BEIRUT (AP) — At least eight civilians were killed, including three children, when Syrian government rockets hit two villages in…