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Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
Middle East
April 18, 2021
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a…
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
Middle East
April 18, 2021
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon (AP) — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often…
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
BEIRUT (AP) — A 10-day curfew in areas controlled by US-backed fighters in northeast Syria went into effect Tuesday in…
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Aya Abo Daher had just graduated high school in the Danish town of Nyborg and was looking forward to celebrating the…
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
Middle East
April 12, 2021
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine…
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
Middle East
April 8, 2021
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
Last summer, two US officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries. The Syrian government…
Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge
Middle East
April 4, 2021
Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge
BEIRUT (AP) — Primary schools around Syria will close down indefinitely next week amid a severe increase of coronavirus cases…
Syrian Kurdish forces end sweep in camp housing IS families
Middle East
April 3, 2021
Syrian Kurdish forces end sweep in camp housing IS families
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Kurdish-led forces on Friday ended a five-day sweep inside a sprawling camp in the country’s northeast…
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
Middle East
March 31, 2021
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union, the US and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to…