This article will focus on “comprehensive sanctions,” which prohibit most trade between the U.S. and the target country, with a …
Rights group suspects Russia, Syria war crimes in Idlib
A leading human rights group says a yearlong military campaign by Syrian and Russian forces that repeatedly attacked civilian targets in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria were apparent w …
Syria Kurds free hundreds of IS militants as part of amnesty
Kurdish-led authorities released on Thursday hundreds of militants from the Islamic State group imprisoned in northern Syria, as part of a general amnesty in the region controlled by the U.S.-backed …
How a Syrian Ambassador’s Friend Made a Million Selling Him an Embassy
The Art Deco-style mansion at 47 Paris Street in Bucharest was never going to be cheap. It measures over a thousand square meters, sits in a prime neighborhood favored by diplomats, and was built …
Syria-Russia alliance targeted civilians in Idlib: HRW report
The New York-based watchdog says the targeting of civilians by the Syrian-Russian alliance may amount to crimes against humanity. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Syria-Russia alliance of …
HRW: Syria and Russia targeted civilian infrastructure
Human Rights Watch has declared Syrian and Russian strikes against Idlib to be war crimes. The report blasts the strategic attacks on civilian targets as a “callous disregard” for life.
Turkey denies sending Syrian fighters: Nagorno-Karabakh live news
Erdogan rejects claims Turkey transferring fighters from Syria to boost Azeri forces as he criticises Minsk group.
How Much Will the Defense Industry Make from a Missile Strike Against Syria?
Even as diplomats work on a last-ditch effort to get Syria to hand over its chemical weapons to international authorities, the US gearing up to launch missiles if Obama gives the order. But just how …
Coronavirus: Syria government ‘prepares for virus second wave’
The Syrian government has set up a temporary hospital for Covid-19 patients at a Damascus sports complex in preparation for what an official said was a possible second wave. The facility at Al-Faiha …
Assad pays rare visit to fire-ravaged western Syria
The UN says at least three people have died in the fires that erupted last week in Latakia, Tartus and Homs provinces.