syria
Syria: New US sanctions set to make Assad squirm
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Syria: New US sanctions set to make Assad squirm
Wide-ranging new sanctions are designed to isolate anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad’s government. But with the population reeling from…
Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new US sanctions: dealers
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new US sanctions: dealers
AMMAN (Reuters) — The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Monday as investors scrambled for dollars ahead…
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
Middle East
June 3, 2020
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
BEIRUT (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out early Wednesday the first airstrikes in three months on the last remaining rebel…
Syrian stock market halts trading for Assad cousin’s company
Middle East
June 2, 2020
Syrian stock market halts trading for Assad cousin’s company
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s stock market on Tuesday suspended trading for the largest cellular company in the country, owned by…
Career foreign fighters fuel conflict in the Middle East
Middle East
June 1, 2020
Career foreign fighters fuel conflict in the Middle East
Thousands of foreign fighters have returned to their home countries after fighting with terror groups. But those who stay behind…
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian court has ordered a travel ban on the cousin of the country’s president and one…
Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr
Middle East
May 21, 2020
Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr
In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid…
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
Middle East
May 20, 2020
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing…
UN envoy calls for Russia-US talks to help end Syrian war
Middle East
May 19, 2020
UN envoy calls for Russia-US talks to help end Syrian war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Syria called Monday for talks between Russia and the United States…
Former Syrian secret police officer testifies he’s innocent
Middle East
May 19, 2020
Former Syrian secret police officer testifies he’s innocent
BERLIN (AP) — A former Syrian secret police colonel testified in a German court Monday that he was not involved…