At least 73 migrants drowned when a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, Syrian officials said Friday. The incident is the deadliest of its kind since a surging number of Lebanese, …
73 migrants dead as ship sinks off Syria coast after leaving Lebanon
Around 150 people, mostly Lebanese and Syrians, were on board the small boat that sank on Thursday in the Mediterranean Sea off the Syrian city of Tartus.
Hamas normalizes ties with Syria under Iranian mediation
Hamas officially announced the resumption of relations with the Syrian government after a decadelong hiatus caused by the 2011 Syrian uprising, raising questions about the gains Hamas might achieve …
US-backed forces in Syria foil ‘massive’ suicide bombing attack in refugee camp
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces foiled what would have been a devastating suicide bombing attack Thursday, halting two vehicles full of extremists.
‘Drink it anyway’: Syria water woes peak in cholera outbreak
In a Syria hospital crowded with women and wailing children, Ahmad al-Mohammad writhed in pain beside his wife after they contracted cholera, which is …
Kurds fear ‘everything will change’ if Syria, Turkey reconcile
A decade into their experiment in self-rule, Syria’s Kurds fear an apparent rapprochement between Damascus and their foe the Turkish government could cost them their hard-won way of life.
Syria: Spike in Cholera cases spells a new crisis, IRC warns
The International Rescue Committee has warned today of a new crisis in Syria, as the first confirmed cholera outbreak in years continues to grow at a rapid pace.
Syria’s missing: How the UN plans to find over 100,000 people
The UN is considering a new, international organization to help look for over 100,000 Syrians still missing in that country’s civil war. How likely is it, this helps families finally reunite with …
Syria’s missing: How the UN plans to find over 100,000 people
The UN is considering a new, international organization to help look for over 100,000 Syrians still missing in that country’s civil war. How likely is it, this helps families finally reunite with …
Exclusive: Climate change, conflict decimate Syria’s grain crop
Climate change, a faltering economy and residual security issues have decimated Syria’s 2022 grain crop, leaving the majority of its farmers in a precarious position, the United Nations Food and …