The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced a $650,000 settlement with a Saudi Arabian bank for apparent violations of sanctions against Sudan and Syria related to transactions that took place via …
UN expert urges U.S. to lift sanctions holding up Syria rebuilding
Numan city, Idlib Province, Syria, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) Alena Douhan, UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, said …
Army K9 and Handler Honored for Discovering IED Cache in Syria
An Army canine earned rare military honors this month after discovering a cache of explosives in Syria while deployed as part of the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic State. Fritz, a 4.5-year-old …
How a solo trip to Syria cemented a lifelong love for holidaying in the war-torn country
The stints in Baghdad were intense, so I decided in September to take a two-week holiday to Damascus, in Syria. I wanted to go somewhere in the Middle East where I could walk around and get a much …
Syrian refugees hope to return home after 10 years in Turkey
Almost 10 years have passed since Syrians in Turkey fled their country due to an ongoing civil war. Syrians in a temporary refugee center in the southern province of …
Syrian refugees hope to return home after 10 years in Turkey
Almost 10 years have passed since Syrians in Turkey fled their country due to an ongoing civil war. Syrians in a temporary refugee center in the southern province of …
Syrian refugee camp burned to ground in northern Lebanon
Lebanese military officials have said that the fire was started after a row between Syrian refugees and their employer, a local family, over pay. An investigation is ongoing.
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon camp as tents torched
Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and camp residents, aid officials said on Sunday. At …
Syrian refugee camp burnt to ground in Lebanon
More than 300 Syrian refugees were forced to flee an informal camp in northern Lebanon as a blaze raged through and burnt tents to the ground, UN and Lebanese officials say. The fire late Saturday …
Civilians flee Ain Issa, northeast Syria as clashes escalate
Kurdish-led SDF says Turkish-backed Syrian National Army has been shelling the city on daily basis for the past week.