BEIRUT (AP) — Syria on Monday called on Arab countries to invest in the war-torn nation, now again a member of the Arab League. The appeal from Syria’s economy and trade minister came during an …
Syria urges the Arab League to invest in their war torn country
The 22-member Arab League agreed earlier this month to restore Syria’s membership, ending a 12-year suspension. However, crippling Western sanctions against the Bashar al-Assad government remain in …
Syrians live in fear as they become target of Turkey’s elections
A victory by the opposition in Turkey’s elections would increase concerns for Syrians that they could be forced to return to the war-torn country they fled.
Syrians live in fear as they become target of Turkey’s elections
A victory by the opposition in Turkey’s elections would increase concerns for Syrians that they could be forced to return to the war-torn country they fled.
Lebanon: What a stabbing in small town says of rising hostility against Syrian refugees
In Lebanon, many point to Syrians as the reason for their economic woes. The country is going through one of the world’s worst economic crises, caused by years of financial mismanagement and …
Arabs bring Syria’s Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade
Having brought President Bashar al-Assad in from the cold, Arab states want him to rein in Syria’s flourishing drugs trade in exchange for even closer ties. But as Damascus makes its own demands, the …
Drone Strike That Killed U.S. Contractor in Syria Was Launched by Iran-backed Militia in Iraq
It was one of four attempted drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory by Iranian-backed militias against U.S. forces outside the country since August.
More than 300,000 Syrian civilians died. Any attempt to rehabilitate Assad is utterly shameful
The return to the Arab fold of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is deeply shameful, and that shame should be shared by the US and its allies …
Syria at the forefront: gets back into the fold of the League of Arab states
It was evident from the start that the fight was not to achieve democracy but to disintegrate Syria, expel half of the population, and weaken the government so the Russian military base can be removed …
From Syria to Sudan: The nightmare followed me
K areem, who two years ago fled the chaos caused by the civil war in his home country, Syria, has found himself once more in the middle of a battle zone – this time in Sudan. Now he is homeless in Port Sudan looking for a way out and fearing that he may have no choice but to return to Syria.