syria
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians
Middle East
December 24, 2019
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians
BEIRUT (AP) — A missile struck a school building in northwestern Syria on Tuesday morning, killing eight civilians, opposition activists…
Syrian troops push toward Turkish observation post in Idlib
Middle East
December 23, 2019
Syrian troops push toward Turkish observation post in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pushed deeper in their offensive on the last remaining rebel stronghold in the country’s…
Syria violence spikes as aid groups warn of disaster
Middle East
December 22, 2019
Syria violence spikes as aid groups warn of disaster
A surge in violence Saturday left 12 civilians dead in Syria’s last major opposition bastion as aid groups warned of…
Russia, China have blood on their hands after veto on Syria cross-border aid: Pompeo
Middle East
December 22, 2019
Russia, China have blood on their hands after veto on Syria cross-border aid: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands…
Syria says possible drone attacks hit 3 oil, gas facilities
Middle East
December 21, 2019
Syria says possible drone attacks hit 3 oil, gas facilities
BEIRUT (AP) — Near-simultaneous attacks believed to have been carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations…
Erdogan says one million refugees should be resettled in Syria very soon
Middle East
December 17, 2019
Erdogan says one million refugees should be resettled in Syria very soon
GENEVA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of one million Syrian refugees in their…
Egypt drops out of list of top 10 countries affected by terrorists
Egypt
December 17, 2019
Egypt drops out of list of top 10 countries affected by terrorists
Egypt has departed the list of top 10 countries affected by terrorism this year in the 2019 Global Terrorism Index…
US intel agencies distrust unpredictable president
World
December 16, 2019
US intel agencies distrust unpredictable president
Donald Trump’s relations with his own intelligence services have never been so fraught: the US president doesn’t listen to his…
Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The European Union should spend more than the 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) already allotted to fund…
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
Archaeology
December 13, 2019
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 1,000 ancient relics and mosaics were saved from Islamic State group militants when staff at…