syria
Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus
Middle East
August 4, 2021
Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus
BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – German police have detained a Syrian man in Berlin suspected of firing a grenade into…
Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
Middle East
August 1, 2021
Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
AMMAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad has tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new…
Wildfire rages for 2nd day in Lebanon, spreads to Syria
Middle East
July 29, 2021
Wildfire rages for 2nd day in Lebanon, spreads to Syria
QOBAYAT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese firefighters struggled for the second day on Thursday to contain wildfires in the country’s north…
2 Turkish soldiers killed in north Syria
Middle East
July 25, 2021
2 Turkish soldiers killed in north Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry said early Sunday that two Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Syria. The ministry…
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, 2nd this week
Middle East
July 24, 2021
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, 2nd this week
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike in a central province early on Thursday, the second…
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
Middle East
July 15, 2021
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
BEIRUT (AP) — At least eight civilians were killed, including three children, when Syrian government rockets hit two villages in…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
Middle East
July 11, 2021
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…
US strikes deal with Russia to continue UN Syria aid access
Middle East
July 10, 2021
US strikes deal with Russia to continue UN Syria aid access
UNITED NATIONS, July 9 (Reuters) – The UN Security Council on Friday extended a cross-border aid operation into Syria from…
Top EU official says aid access to Syrians must stay open
Middle East
July 8, 2021
Top EU official says aid access to Syrians must stay open
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top EU official said Thursday that the potential closure of the only remaining border crossing…
Syria government shelling kills 8, mostly children, in Idlib
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Syria government shelling kills 8, mostly children, in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Artillery fire from government-controlled territory and airstrikes Saturday killed at least eight civilians in Syria’s last rebel…