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Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
BERLIN (AP) — A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court…
Reports: Israel buys vaccines for Syria in prisoner deal
Middle East
February 21, 2021
Reports: Israel buys vaccines for Syria in prisoner deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel paid Russia $1.2 million to provide the Syrian government with coronavirus vaccines as part of a…
Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families
Middle East
February 18, 2021
Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families
The deaths stacked up: a policeman shot dead with a pistol equipped with a silencer, a local official gunned down,…
Heavy snowfall hits Syria, Lebanon, Israel in winter storm
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Heavy snowfall hits Syria, Lebanon, Israel in winter storm
BEIRUT (AP) — Snow blanketed parts of Syria, Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday, blocking roads, disrupting traffic and postponing exams…
Syrian army says air defences intercepted ‘Israeli aggression’ over Damascus
Middle East
February 15, 2021
Syrian army says air defences intercepted ‘Israeli aggression’ over Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s army said on Monday the country’s air defenses had intercepted “Israeli aggression” over the capital, Damascus,…
Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
Middle East
February 12, 2021
Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Late one night in 2015, a friend of Yasmen Almashan tagged a photo to her Facebook account.…
Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top UN envoy for Syria on Tuesday urged the rival international players in Syria to…
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration’s recognition of…
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish forces in northern Syria ended a weekslong siege of government-held neighborhoods in two northeastern cities Tuesday,…
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
Middle East
February 3, 2021
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
BAGHDAD (AP) — From the outside, the building seems just one of the many in central Baghdad that are decaying…