More than 10 years of conflict has severely compromised access to essential services in Syria, including access to safe water. Before 2010, 98% of people in cities and 92% of people in rural …
Jordan PM says to hasten gas delivery to crisis-hit Lebanon
Jordan’s prime minister says that he discussed in Beirut ways to expedite the delivery of Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon through Jordan and Syria to help the small country with a grueling energy-cris …
Turkey, Russia to continue working to solve problems in Syria’s Idlib -NTV
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Thursday as saying he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting to continue working to find a solution in Syria’s Idlib, where …
How the Syrian Government Kept Islamic State in Business
The regime of Bashar al-Assad consistently supported Islamic State when the group controlled significant amounts of territory, even as the regime struggled to retake control of Syrian territory from …
UN says Lebanon’s economic crisis blights Syrian refugees
UN agencies say more than 1 million Syrian refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon live in deteriorating conditions that have left nine out of ten of them in extreme poverty …
Jordan fully reopens border crossing with Syria, seeks trade boost
Jordan fully reopened its main border crossing with Syria on Wednesday in a move to boost the countries’ struggling economies and reinforce a push by Arab states to reintegrate Syria after shunning it …
U.S. says it won’t normalise or upgrade Syria ties
The United States has no plans to “normalise or upgrade” diplomatic relations with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and also does not encourage others to do so, a State Department …
‘Pipeline or lifeline?’: Syria’s Assad and Russia seek future gains from US gas deal
Companies linked to the Kremlin expected to benefit from US pipeline project, but Russia likely has its sights set on higher political goals, experts say …
EU to provide $174M in extra funds for Syrian migrants in Turkey
European Union ambassadors approved Wednesday 149.6 million euros ($174 million) in extra funding for Syrian refugees in Turkey. The financial …
Russia’s Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan hold Syria, defence talks
The presidents of Russia and Turkey on Wednesday began talks on curbing renewed violence in northwest Syria and on possibly expanding Moscow’s sales of military defence systems to Ankara despite U.S.