A small fire occurred in one of the engines of a tanker off the coast of Syria’s Mediterranean port of Banias, state media said. “The technical fault took place in one of the engines of the oil tanker …
Saudi Arabia drugs haul exposes Syria and Lebanon’s booming illicit trade
For Saudi Arabia, a recent shipment of pomegranates from Lebanon found to be stuffed with more than 5m white amphetamine pills known as captagon was the last straw. The kingdom responded by banning …
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries, Syrian state TV reported. The TV named the cause of the fire as crude oil leakage from one of the …
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries, Syrian state TV reported. The TV named the cause of the fire as crude oil leakage from one of the …
Pressing need to integrate Turkey’s Syrian refugees
From being welcomed with open arms, to being blamed for the country’s financial downturn, Turkey’s some 3.7 million refugees are faced with a bleak future in the country, where they have become a …
Pressing need to integrate Turkey’s Syrian refugees
From being welcomed with open arms, to being blamed for the country’s financial downturn, Turkey’s some 3.7 million refugees are faced with a bleak future in the country, where they have become a …
Teen’s journey has taken her from Syria to a role model
Valentina Shamoun found community at the local Boys and Girls Club (recently renamed BGC Canada) soon after leaving Syria at the start of that country’s civil war and has been involved ever since.
Teen’s journey has taken her from Syria to a role model
Valentina Shamoun found community at the local Boys and Girls Club (recently renamed BGC Canada) soon after leaving Syria at the start of that country’s civil war and has been involved ever since.
UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth concludes first visit to Syria, calls for increased services for Palestine refugees
April 2021, newly appointed UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General, Leni Stenseth, visited with Palestine refugees and UNRWA installations in Syria. She met with several Government officials, including Dr.
‘A dirty business’: how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state
In the summer of 2015 a businessman in the Syrian province of Latakia was approached by a powerful security chief, seeking a favour. The official wanted the merchant, an importer of medical supplies, …