The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is home to more than 36,000 people ... ( read original story ...)
Russia makes moves in Syria and Cyprus – analysis
Russia has been doing the usual victory lap of diplomatic meetings that make it seem like it is succeeding in the northern part of the Middle East, while the US under Mike Pompeo’s diplomacy has ... ( read original story ...)
UN Reports 42 Virus Cases Among Syria Staff, Families
Since the start of the pandemic, Syria has officially recorded 3,229 cases of Covid-19, with 137 deaths registered in zones controlled by the Damascus government, according to health ministry figures. ( read original story ...)
Australian women and children reportedly snatched from Syria’s al-Hawl refugee camp
Guardian Australia understands four women and 10 children removed from the camp, handcuffed and driven away in white van ... ( read original story ...)
UN finds 2 virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan | Charlotte Observer
The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is home to more than 40,000 people who have fled their country's ... ( read original story ...)
Number Of Political Prisoners On Rise In Kazakhstan, Activists Say
The number of political prisoners in Kazakhstan has risen to nine, local human rights defenders said in an update of a register they keep of such persons. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan repatriates 36 more citizens from Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan repatriated 36 more citizens stranded in Kazakhstan due to the closure of the state borders amid COVID-19, local media reported with reference to the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s Baikonur city extends COVID-19 quarantine
Local authorities in Kazakhstan's Baikonur city, where the Baikonur cosmodrome is located, announced Tuesday an extention of the city's COVID-19 quarantine measures till Sept. 20. According to a ... ( read original story ...)
Diesel fuel found in ocean near Sri Lanka oil tanker fire
An Indian coast guard aircraft has sprayed a special chemical on a patch of diesel fuel near a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast where firefighters are battling a new blaze that broke out two day ... ( read original story ...)
Oil Slick From Stricken Supertanker Spotted off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - An oil slick has been spotted 1 km (half a mile) from a stricken supertanker loaded with crude oil off the east coast of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday. "The ship ... ( read original story ...)