Captagon is popular in the Middle East, and widespread in war-torn areas such as Syria, where conflict has fueled demand and created opportunities for producers.
U.S. slaps sanctions against Syrian individuals, entities
The United States on Tuesday announced more than a dozen of sanctions against Syrian individuals and entities to further pressure the Syrian government. The Treasury Department added seven individuals …
Syria and some host governments want refugees to go home. What do refugees think?
As winter approaches and the covid-19 pandemic intensifies throughout the Middle East, Syrian refugees face parallel threats of bitter cold, coronavirus outbreaks in refugee communities, and economic …
Syria, Hezbollah were owners of $1 billion in amphetamine seized in Italy
Captagon is popular in the Middle East, and widespread in war-torn areas such as Syria, where conflict has fueled demand and created opportunities for producers.
Inside Syria’s former ISIL bases converted to treat COVID
The coronavirus is surging in a region of northern Syria struggling from the devastating effect of a near-decade of war.
Syria’s Afrin Yazidis Are Fearful Following Recent Attacks
Yazidi community members in northwest Syria say they are in a state of fear after Turkey-backed Islamist rebels in control of the area launched a weeklong blockade and arrest campaign against the …
EU extends support for refugees in Turkey to early 2022
In 2016 the EU and Turkey concluded a deal in which the EU promised to provide €6 billion in financial assistance to finance projects for Syrian refugees, and Turkey agreed to help stop irregular …
Trump administration sanctions first lady of Syria, immediate family
Syria has been brought to its knees since 2011 … As a result of the move, secondary sanctions will be placed on anyone who does business with the family and other entities sanctioned alongside …
US imposes new sanctions on Syria in continued effort to cut Assad funds
In a statement, the US Treasury Department said the new sanctions add two individuals, nine business entities and the Central Bank of Syria to Washington’s Specially Designated Nationals and …
US unveils new Syria sanctions targeting Assad’s British in-laws
The US administration has blacklisted the commander of Syria’s military intelligence organization, a senior aide to President Bashar al-Assad and Assad’s British in-laws.