ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that they were ‘strongly’ supporting Syria’s territorial integrity, while warning they would not accept any attempt to …
The missing piece in Syria’s reconstruction: Community engagement
For Syria’s reconstruction to be sustainable, officials and investors must adopt a new approach, one that places Syrians at the centre of the rebuilding process …
Houses destroyed, church burnt: New wave of violence against Syrian Christians
The Greek Melkite Church of St. Michael in the Sweida village of Al-Sura, in Syria, was attacked and set ablaze by unknown assailants, according to witness accounts made to the pontifical charity Aid …
Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition
The 51-page report, “‘Are you Alawi?’ Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition,” documents widespread abuses by government forces, government-aligned armed groups, and armed volunteers, …
How Syrian forces emptied Alawite suburb: X means stay, O means go
AL-SOMARIA, Syria (Reuters) -Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district’s homes …
Houses destroyed, church burnt: New wave of violence against Syrian …
As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country’s Christian, Druze …
Militants accused of extorting money from residents in Syria’s Kurdish town of Afrin
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Militia groups have been accused of extorting money from the residents of the Kurdish town of Afrin in northwest Syria despite promises from the interim government to replace …
Alawites flee homes in Damascus suburb after threats from armed group
Residents in the al-Sumaria neighbourhood Euronews spoke to say the Syrian government has done little to protect them.View on euronews …
New UAE based program to train 7,000 young refugees and displaced youth in war affected Arab countries for jobs
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation and the International Finance Corporation launch a program to equip 7,000 young refugees and displaced individuals in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria with …
Syria exports first crude oil shipment in 14 years, official says
Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil on Monday from the port of Tartus as part of a deal with a trading firm, a Syrian energy official told Reuters, the first known official export of …