syria
Syrian President Assad’s uncle on trial in France on graft charges
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Syrian President Assad’s uncle on trial in France on graft charges
The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is set to go on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of…
Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria’s Idlib: Observatory, activists
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria’s Idlib: Observatory, activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces killed at least 20 people in rebel-held northwestern Syria…
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
Middle East
December 5, 2019
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture…
UAE praises Syria’s Assad for ‘wise leadership,’ cementing ties
Middle East
December 4, 2019
UAE praises Syria’s Assad for ‘wise leadership,’ cementing ties
DAMASCUS (Reuters) — The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat in Syria has praised President Bashar al-Assad for his “wise leadership,”…
Airstrike on market in Syrian rebel-held town kills 10
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Airstrike on market in Syrian rebel-held town kills 10
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a market in a rebel-held town in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib Monday…
Lebanon crisis wreaks havoc on Syria’s war-torn economy
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Lebanon crisis wreaks havoc on Syria’s war-torn economy
AMMAN (Reuters) — A financial crisis in Lebanon has hit the economy of neighboring Syria hard, choking off a vital…
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
Middle East
November 24, 2019
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip…
Syria’s ‘camps metalsmith’ welds shelter for displaced
Middle East
November 23, 2019
Syria’s ‘camps metalsmith’ welds shelter for displaced
Crouched between olive trees in northwest Syria, Jumaa al-Mustayf cuts long metal tubes with an electric saw to make tent…
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Syria rises to 21 fighters, 2 civilians: Monitor
Middle East
November 21, 2019
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Syria rises to 21 fighters, 2 civilians: Monitor
Israel said its warplanes carried out a “very intense” attack against Iranian forces and Syrian army targets in Syria on…
Syrian shelling of camp housing displaced people kills 15
Middle East
November 21, 2019
Syrian shelling of camp housing displaced people kills 15
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops bombarded a camp hosting displaced people near the Turkish border in the country’s northwest…