syria
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
Middle East
June 4, 2021
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the UN Security Council that its experts…
In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology
Middle East
June 3, 2021
In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology
AL-HOL, Syria (AP) — At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads,…
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
Middle East
June 1, 2021
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a…
Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister
Middle East
May 30, 2021
Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister
Qatar has no plans to normalise ties with Syria, the Gulf state’s foreign minister said, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…
Syria’s Assad says reelection empowers him to defeat enemies
Middle East
May 29, 2021
Syria’s Assad says reelection empowers him to defeat enemies
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to defeat his enemies no matter how many battles he faces,…
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
Middle East
May 28, 2021
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth…
Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Middle East
May 26, 2021
Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a…
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
Middle East
May 25, 2021
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
President Bashar al-Assad, once seen as a reformer but viewed by his many foes as a tyrant after a decade…
Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp
Middle East
May 22, 2021
Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp
SHADDADI, Syria (AP) — The Iraqi government for the first time is expected to bring home about 100 Iraqi families…
Lebanese attack Syrians heading to vote at their embassy
Middle East
May 20, 2021
Lebanese attack Syrians heading to vote at their embassy
BEIRUT (AP) — Groups of angry Lebanese pelted buses and cars carrying Syrians expatriates and refugees heading to the Syrian…