syria
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope
Middle East
September 5, 2019
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Six months after he was snatched from a road in central Syria, Iyad Suleiman…
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
Middle East
September 4, 2019
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. turned off its tracking beacon, leading…
Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again
BEIRUT (AP) — When Abdel Hamid al-Yousef lost his 9-month-old twins in the poison gas attack that hit the Syrian…
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s political leaders declared what they called an economic state of emergency Monday following a meeting aimed…
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
Middle East
September 1, 2019
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military said the United States had mounted air strikes in Syria’s Idlib without forewarning Moscow or…
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Air strikes on Syria’s northwestern Idlib region stopped on Saturday, a war monitor said, after the government agreed to a…
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
Middle East
August 31, 2019
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
The United States on Friday blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya following repeated warnings over its valuable oil cargo.…
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria’s border with…
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
Middle East
August 28, 2019
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
GAZA (Reuters) – The head of a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under an investigation over suspected internal…