Bashar al-Assad

Constitutional committee is first step to peace: UN envoy
Middle East

Constitutional committee is first step to peace: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Syria said Tuesday the agreement to establish a committee to draft a…
‘Forgotten’ war: Syria conflict a footnote at UN meeting
Middle East

‘Forgotten’ war: Syria conflict a footnote at UN meeting

BEIRUT (AP) — As dozens of heads of state convene for the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York this…
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
Middle East

Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rival humanitarian resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria’s last rebel stronghold in Idlib were defeated…
Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
Middle East

Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor associated with the opposition said Monday that over 120 Christian places of worship…
Syrian pound falls to record low as economy hit by sanctions: dealers
Economy

Syrian pound falls to record low as economy hit by sanctions: dealers

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian pound fell to a record low on the black market, driven down by lack of…
Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again
Middle East

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…
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions
Middle East

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the Lebanese border after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an escalation…
Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats
Middle East

Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military on Monday to cut fuel transfers to Gaza in…
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Middle East

Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib

Damascus said Thursday it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the opposition-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government…
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
Middle East

As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians

BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…
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