Syria


UN Refugee Agency Says 9 Million Need Extra Winter Help

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The UN refugee agency highlights the need for extra winter assistance for nine million people across Ukraine, Syria, Leb... Read more

Syrian Man Sentenced To 42 Months In US Prison For Pro-Assad Hacking

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WASHINGTON: A Syrian man was sentenced to 42 months in prison on Thursday for his role in computer hacking on behalf of ... Read more

Israeli Troops Burned House, Feed Warehouse In Southern Syria, State Media Say

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LONDON: Israeli troops raided and burned a house and set fire to a nearby animal feed warehouse in southern Syria’s Da... Read more

Syria Waives Fees For Umrah Pilgrims Who Overstayed In Saudi Arabia

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LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Umrah pilgrims from the country who had over... Read more

Fourth Group Of Displaced Families Returns To Syrias Ras Al-Ain

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Some 518 displaced families from Ras al-Ain in northern Hasakah returned from Hasakah city to their home areas on Thursd... Read more

Lebanese Army Says It Thwarts Attempt To Smuggle Explosives From Syria

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LONDON: Lebanon foiled on Thursday an attempt to smuggle about 245 kg of highly explosive material from Syria, the lates... Read more

Turkiye Detains Suspect In 2013 Attack By Syria Border: Report

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Turkey’s intelligence agency has detained a suspect linked to a deadly twin bombing in 2013 near the Syrian border whi... Read more

Fuel And Food Costs Put Syrias Beloved Makdous Tradition Out Of Reach

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LONDON: Every fall, Syrian households would spend days preparing makdous, a preserve meant to carry the season’s abund... Read more

Syria Grants Fly Dar Operating Certificate Amid Aviation Revival Push

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LONDON: Syria’s civil aviation authority on Thursday awarded an Air Operator Certificate to Fly Dar Airlines, clearing... Read more

Tices Kidnapping Was Planned By Assad Forces, BBC Investigation Finds

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LONDON: US journalist and former Marine Austin Tice was abducted in an operation planned for more than a month by forces... Read more

UK Changes Travel Advice For Israel: Where Is It Safe To Visit In The Middle East Right Now?

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UK changes travel advice for Israel: Where is it safe to visit in the Middle East right now? Read more

Israel Plans To Expand Into Golan Heights In A 'new Front' In Syria

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Israel's "demographic development" plan to increase settler numbers only applies to the area of the Golan Heights that I... Read more

Syria's Kurds Fearful Of The Future After Islamist Rebels Seized Power

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One week after President Bashir al-Assad's regime was toppled the Kurdish region in the north is neither as calm nor as ... Read more

Mikati Calls For Syrian Refugees In Lebanon To Return Home Citing Strain On Resources

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With a population of 5.8 million, the two million Syrian refugees in the country means Lebanon is home to the largest nu... Read more

Blinken Says US Has Had 'direct Contact' With Syria's HTS Rebels Who Toppled Al-Assad

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Speaking at a press conference in the Jordanian city Aqaba, Blinken said that America and its allies 'have an important ... Read more

Turkey Reopens Its Embassy In Syria For The First Time In 12 Years

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The embassy reopening happened just days after rebels overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad. Read more

Twitter's Plan To Charge For Crucial Tool Prompts Outcry From Volunteers

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In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been... Read more

Turkey And Syria Earthquakes: Travel Warnings, What Tourists Need To Know And Where To Donate

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Details on travel to the region and donations appeals launched by the travel industry. Read more

Mark Hulbert: What U.S. And Allied Strikes On Syria Mean For Your Stock-market Investments

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Markets in crisis typically recover quickly from investors’ panic, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more