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Thirteen killed in car bombs, shooting in northern Syria
Middle East
February 1, 2021
Thirteen killed in car bombs, shooting in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — One Syrian was killed on Sunday and four injured after Kurdish security forces opened fire at pro-government…
Geneva talks: Is Syria’s new constitution a mission (im-)possible?
Middle East
January 31, 2021
Geneva talks: Is Syria’s new constitution a mission (im-)possible?
Geir Otto Pedersen had chosen surprisingly upfront words, given the diplomatic balancing act of the past five days at the Syrian…
UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria
Middle East
January 30, 2021
UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN counterterrorism chief is urging countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded in a massive…
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
Middle East
January 30, 2021
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria voiced deep frustration on Friday that the Syrian Constitutional Committee…
Syrian businessman Haswani denies links to Beirut blast chemicals
Middle East
January 28, 2021
Syrian businessman Haswani denies links to Beirut blast chemicals
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian businessman George Haswani denied any links on Wednesday to last year’s explosion that killed 200 people…
New round of talks on Syria’s constitution begins in Geneva
Middle East
January 26, 2021
New round of talks on Syria’s constitution begins in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Syria’s government, opposition and civil society began a new round of meetings in Geneva on…
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Around one million people in the Kurdish-governed region of Al-Hasakah in Syria’s northeast have again had their water supply cut…
Syria floats new bank note amid soaring inflation
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Syria floats new bank note amid soaring inflation
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A new, 5,000 Syrian Lira bank note goes into circulation Sunday, the largest denomination in the…
Family killed in Israeli airstrike against Syria
Middle East
January 22, 2021
Family killed in Israeli airstrike against Syria
A family of four was killed in central Syria on Friday during a missile strike launched by Israeli warplanes. Four other…
Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says
Middle East
January 19, 2021
Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says
AL-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq is tightening security along its 600 km (400 mile) border with Syria to curb the…