However, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, which came into force in 2020, was one of the most forceful sets of guidelines, aimed at punishing financial and political supporters of …
U.N. Rapporteur: Lift Sanctions on Syria to Help People Rebuild After War & Devastating Earthquakes
We speak with human rights expert Alena Douhan, a United Nations special rapporteur and one of several U.N. experts calling for the lifting of economic and financial sanctions against Syria in order …
U.N. Rapporteur: Lift Sanctions on Syria to Help People Rebuild After War & Devastating Earthquakes
We speak with human rights expert Alena Douhan, a United Nations special rapporteur and one of several U.N. experts calling for the lifting of economic and financial sanctions against Syria in order …
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Satellite images show Jindayris devastation
Satellite images of a small town in north-western Syria show the extent of the devastation wrought by last week’s earthquake. The head of the White Helmets group, which has been leading the rescue …
Turkey-Syria quake: Death toll tops 41,000; First U.N. aid convoy enters Syria via new border crossing
Assad approved plans to open two new border crossings to allow aid to enter the country’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said, though details about the plan …
Brothers trapped under rubble for nearly 200 hours rescued after Turkey earthquake
AP The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed past 37,000 … A report published by the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation put the cost of the damage at $84.1 billion — $70.8 …
Turkey-Syria quake briefing: Assad agrees to open more border crossings for aid to Syria, U.N. says
The move by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would allow more aid to enter the country’s rebel-held northwest, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said.
Feeling Abandoned by the World in a Stricken Corner of Syria
AL-ATARIB, Syria — For years, northwestern Syria has been home to … Many have been combing through the debris of what used to be their homes, looking for identity papers, property deeds, personal …
Local expert shares causes and insight on earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey
Life for millions across Turkey and Syria changed in an instant last Monday when two earthquakes caused major devastation. Lucy Arendt is a professor at St. Norbert College in De Pere. She is also the …
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe auction jerseys for earthquake-hit Turkey, Syria
The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.8, hit southern Turkey and northern Syria last Monday, followed by another earthquake hours later with a magnitude of 7.6, and hundreds of violent …