With the return of Syria to the Arab League, the issue of countering narco-trafficking remains the main challenge for many countries. With the US Co …
Syrian state media: Suspected Israeli airstrikes target Damascus
Syrian state media is reporting that airstrikes attributed to Israel have targeted Syria’s capital city, the first such strikes in a month …
U.N. suspends plan to change aid payments to Syrian refugees
The United Nations announced Saturday that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian refugees in crisis-wracked Lebanon in dollars, after pushback from Lebanese officials.
US to target Syria’s Captagon trade with new strategy
In the coming weeks, the Biden administration will submit to Congress an interagency plan to tackle the Syrian regime’s multi-billion-dollar drug business.
Congressman Pushes Bill to Block States’ Discriminatory Property Ownership Bans
A new Florida property law targeting citizens of China, Syria, Venezuela and other nations is part of nationwide wave.
UN Delays Dual-Currency Cash Help to Refugees in Crisis-Hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations has delayed a decision to give Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash help partly in U.S. dollars after objections from senior Lebanese officials that this could …
Turkey presidential election: How will runoff affect US relationship, NATO, sale of F-16s?
Election polls suggest Erdogan might continue his reign as Turkey’s longest-serving leader, and that could lead to friction with NATO and the fight against ISIS in Syria.
Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees in USD
Officials in Lebanon now maintain that it is safe for many of the Syrian refugees to return home. In recent weeks, the Lebanese army launched a series of raids on refugee settlements, arresting and in …
‘Ecstasy of jihad’: Jurors quickly convict San Antonio man of conspiring to fund Syrian insurgents
Imad Eddin Wadi, seen talking on the phone outside San Antonio’s federal courthouse, is accused of conspiring to provide arms to Syrian rebels. A jury began deliberating his fat …
Millions of Syrian refugees face fight to reclaim homes, says human rights group
Report by Syrian Network for Human Rights details laws giving Assad’s government powers to seize land …