This week, heads of 20 aid agencies published an open letter urging the UN Security Council to reopen the Al Yarubiyah crossing into Syria. The crossing was closed last January, with fatal …
At Syrian Aid Summit, a Struggle to Raise Enough to End ‘Downward Spiral’
With the civil war in its 10th year, Syria’s economy is collapsing and the coronavirus looms, a donor pledging conference falls short of last year’s totals.
Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran talk about stabilizing Syria
The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran have discussed efforts to stabilize Syria in a video call, noting the need to promote a political dialogue …
Italy reports “biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world”: $1B worth of pills from ISIS in Syria
War-torn Syria has become the capital of Captagon, as ISIS produces the drug to fight and fund its terror operations.
Italian Police Seize Record Amount of Amphetamines Shipped From Syria
Investigators said they impounded three container ships that had docked in the southern Italian port of Salerno and found 84 million pills of the drug Captagon inside machinery an …
Qatar pledges $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Syria, Foreign Ministry says
Qatar has made a new pledge of $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Syria, the Gulf state’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Russians squeeze U.S. troops in Syria amid uproar over Trump’s dealings with Moscow
The dispute over intelligence about bounty payments in Afghanistan is exposing a deep rift in the government over how to handle Russia.
UAE reaffirms support for Syrian people at Brussels IV Pledging Conference
ABU DHABI, 30th June 2020 (WAM) – Represented by Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, the United Arab Emirates participated in the Brussels IV virtual …
Lebanon braces for Caesar Act fall out amid financial meltdown
The US administration’s latest round of sanctions against Syria has worried bankers and businessmen across the border in Lebanon, who say it could add to the small country’s worst economic and …
A Navy patrol plane got front-row seats to a Russian rocket exercise near Syria
The plane, callsign “PS191,” appeared to watch Russian Navy vessels firing rockets off of Tartus, the site of a major Russian naval base.