syria
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
Middle East
June 19, 2019
UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief declared Tuesday that “a humanitarian disaster” is unfolding in Syria’s last rebel-held…
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
World
June 19, 2019
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real…
Aleppo’s scattered business owners have yet to return home
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Aleppo’s scattered business owners have yet to return home
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – In the old khan, a stone courtyard off Aleppo’s medieval souk, most of the 41 cloth…
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu names new Golan settlement ‘Trump Heights’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday unveiled a gold-trimmed sign naming a proposed new community on the disputed Golan Heights…
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
World
June 15, 2019
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step towards finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many…
Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters, including 26 pro-regime forces: monitor
Middle East
June 15, 2019
Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters, including 26 pro-regime forces: monitor
At least 35 combatants including 26 pro-regime forces were killed Saturday in clashes and air strikes that erupted at dawn…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Features/Interviews
June 10, 2019
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding…
Syrian football goalie who became rebel icon dies in battle
Middle East
June 8, 2019
Syrian football goalie who became rebel icon dies in battle
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian football goalkeeper who became an icon of the rebellion against President Bashar Assad has died…
US military asks Germany to extend Tornado mission in Syria
Middle East
June 8, 2019
US military asks Germany to extend Tornado mission in Syria
A US general has asked the German military to extend its aerial reconnaissance and tank missions in Syria to help…