syria
Coronavirus quarantine in Syria’s northwest looks to shield most vulnerable
Middle East
May 2, 2020
Coronavirus quarantine in Syria’s northwest looks to shield most vulnerable
JISR AL-SHUGHOUR, Syria (Reuters) – At a quarantine center in war-torn northern Syria, doctors near the Turkish frontier are providing…
Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
At least 46 people were killed by a fuel truck blast in northern Syria on Tuesday. The explosion took place…
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military…
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
BERLIN (AP) — Two former members of Syria’s secret police appeared in court in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes…
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
Middle East
April 20, 2020
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
NAIRAB, Idlib, Syria (Reuters) — Taher al-Matar’s home in northwest Syria is in ruins but he has gone back to…
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
Middle East
April 20, 2020
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
BEIRUT (AP) — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and…
Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity
Middle East
April 19, 2020
Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of “provocative” activity along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier and…
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organization had found…
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross
Middle East
April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people…
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
Middle East
April 14, 2020
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical center in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last…