syria
Turkey praises Egyptian army, but Egypt says not interested in mere words
Egypt
September 14, 2020
Turkey praises Egyptian army, but Egypt says not interested in mere words
The chief advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yasin Aktay, praised the Egyptian army on Sunday in statements reported…
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 3 million Syrian students started school in government-held areas Sunday, marking the first school day…
Syria reports Israeli airstrike near northern city of Aleppo
Middle East
September 11, 2020
Syria reports Israeli airstrike near northern city of Aleppo
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli warplanes fired missiles on suburbs of the northern city of Aleppo early Friday, Syrian state…
Russian delegation holds talks with Assad as Syrian economy crumbles
Middle East
September 7, 2020
Russian delegation holds talks with Assad as Syrian economy crumbles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Senior Russian officials held talks in Damascus on Monday with President Bashar al Assad, as the Syrian…
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
Middle East
September 4, 2020
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday French President Emmanuel Macron had become “hysterical” over developments in the…
US: Turkey-sent Syrian fighters generate backlash in Libya
Middle East
September 3, 2020
US: Turkey-sent Syrian fighters generate backlash in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A US report said the presence of thousands of Syrian mercenaries sent by Turkey to Libya to…
Syrian opposition urges major powers to back nationwide ceasefire
Middle East
August 30, 2020
Syrian opposition urges major powers to back nationwide ceasefire
GENEVA (Reuters) – The main Syrian opposition called on major powers on Saturday to help clinch a nationwide ceasefire in…
Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS
Middle East
August 24, 2020
Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Syrian government said an explosion on a main gas pipeline traversing the Middle East on Monday…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…
‘They killed us twice’: finding loved ones at last among Syria’s tortured dead
Middle East
August 7, 2020
‘They killed us twice’: finding loved ones at last among Syria’s tortured dead
AMMAN/IDLIB/BERLIN (Reuters) — Some families say it is better to know and mourn. Others say finally learning what happened is…