The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to some four million people in northwestern Syria for another six months, avoiding a traditional fight with …
UN extends critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Monday to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest …
Turkey plans to open its first-ever newly-built church in Istanbul
The construction of the Mor Efrem Syriac Ancient Orthodox Church, the first-ever church built in the modern Republic of Turkey, is nearly complete and is expected to open within two months, the …
Extreme hunger is the next crisis on Lebanon’s horizon
Extreme hunger is the next crisis on Lebanon’s horizon. Thirty-seven percent of Lebanese and Syrian refugee children don’t get enough to eat every day. That number will rise to 42 percent in the first …
Are the presidents of Turkey and Syria about to meet?
Assad, but a reconciliation appears to be under way.
Explainer: Why is Syria’s economy in such bad shape?
Tanya Evans, country director for the International Rescue Committee, said that fuel and food prices are rising, while funding for humanitarian aid is shrinking. This along with winter weather and …
EXPLAINER: Why has Syria’s economic crisis hit a new low?
Syria’s economy has hit its lowest point since its civil war started nearly 12 years ago, with spiraling inflation, a currency plunge and severe fuel shortages.
US, Turkey Target Financial Network Linked to Islamic State, US Treasury Says
Network is said to be playing key role in money management, transfer and distribution for the IS group operating in Iraq and Syria …
US, Turkey Target Financial Network Linked to Islamic State, US Treasury Says
Network is said to be playing key role in money management, transfer and distribution for the IS group operating in Iraq and Syria …
Leaders of Turkey, Syria Could Meet for Peace – Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of peace efforts after the highest-level talks in public between Ankara and the Damascus …