The head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has underlined on Monday the importance of addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected Syria and Türkiye, and efforts to promote …
Assad’s UAE visit aims to facilitate aid routes, Syria’s return to Arab League
Proposals to facilitate humanitarian aid and bring Syria back into the Arab League topped the agenda in the Syrian president’s second visit to the United Arab Emirates since the beginning of the civil …
Earthquake That Struck War-Ravaged Syria Highlights Vital Role of Local Aid Groups
Politics trumped humanitarian need, and the United Nations was lambasted for doing too little, but some humanitarian aid was being delivered, thanks to local Syrian groups like the Bahar Organization.
Donors pledge $7.5 billion for Turkey, Syria after quake
The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged seven billion euros ($7.5 billion) to help Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the neighboring …
Chicago Chefs Cook tonight for funds benefiting victims of Syria and Turkey earthquake
A benefit at Avli on the Park in Lakeshore East will raise money for World Central Kitchen’s relief efforts with 45 Chicago chefs will make a small plate of their restaurant’s signature dishes.
Commentary: Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and US cooperate?
Another Afghan civil war risks becoming the next Syria – a gruesome proxy conflict with major powers arming various factions, says this political analyst.
Syria-UAE ties are growing after Iran-Saudi deal – analysis
The UAE also intervened in Yemen. Countries such as Qatar helped back rebels in Syria in the early days of the war there. But many countries seem to think that it’s time to get out of the business of …
Turkish intelligence eliminates PKK’s ‘finance’ point man in Syria
Mehmet Yıldırım, a senior figure of the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing YPG, was killed in Syria in an operation run by the National …
Turkish intelligence eliminates PKK’s ‘finance’ point man in Syria
Mehmet Yıldırım, a senior figure of the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing YPG, was killed in Syria in an operation run by the National …
Zelenskyy introduces sanctions against Syria’s Assad
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday introduced sanctions against 141 entities and 300 individuals, including Syria’s Bashar al Assad. The relevant decree was published on the official …