The problem is that this will most likely not prevent Syria’s gradual decline and even collapse. Syria could end up like Iraq in the 1990s: strangled by sanctions from the outside and brutal rulers …
Syrian blames Israel for mysterious attacks on oil tankers
Syria’s foreign minister has blamed Israel for mysterious attacks that have targeted oil tankers heading to Syria, saying they violate international law and will not go unpunished …
Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s iron-fisted president
Assad, an ophthalmologist by training who has overseen one of the century’s bloodiest conflicts, is expected to renew his stranglehold on power in elections on Wednesday. In appearance — whether in …
Syrian truckers complain Turkey excludes them from cross-border trade
Truck drivers in northern Syria are voicing their complaints against Turkey for excluding them from commercial routes in the region, local outlet Northern Press Agency (NPA) reported on Sunday. In …
Syria’s presidential election is a giant disinformation smokescreen
After a decade of grinding civil war, President Bashar al-Assad is attempting to use the ballot to show the world that Syria is a free and functioning democracy.
Syria’s presidential election is a giant disinformation smokescreen
After a decade of grinding civil war, President Bashar al-Assad is attempting to use the ballot to show the world that Syria is a free and functioning democracy.
Repatriating refugees at Syrian camp could stem ISIS resurgence: US general
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East is optimistic that next week’s planned repatriation of a hundred Iraqi families from a large refugee camp in Syria could be the first step toward …
Repatriating refugees at Syrian camp could stem ISIS resurgence: US general
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East is optimistic that next week’s planned repatriation of a hundred Iraqi families from a large refugee camp in Syria could be the first step toward …
Iraq to repatriate 100 families from sprawling camp in Syria
The Iraqi government is expected to bring home about 100 Iraqi families from a sprawling camp in Syria next week, a first-time move that U.S. officials see as a hopeful sign in a lon …
Turkey marks 10 years of coexistence with Syrian refugees
Muhammad Youssef came to Turkey seven years ago from Syria with his wife and two children, and a third child is on the way and will be granted Turkish citizenship. “Turkey saved our lives. It accepted …