People wearing face masks cross a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) — Iran sees record 3,574 daily new #COVID19 cases amid pandemic respike; — Turkey reports …
Russia Sends Second Batch of Fighter Jets to Syria: Embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia flew a batch of advanced MiG-29 fighter jets to Syria, Moscow’s embassy in Damascus said, with Syrian pilots already using the planes to conduct missions within the country’s …
EU proposes financial aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed to release a payment of 485 million euros (about $543.2 million) for Turkey to support Syrian refugees in 2020. The …
Why do Russia’s patrols in Syria keep running into trouble?
According to reports there were tensions on June 2 when a Russian patrol wanted to enter some areas near Derik in eastern Syria.
Turkey Accuses Syrian Kurds of Fomenting Antifa Attacks on U.S. Soil
The Turkish government attempted to tie Kurdish militants to recent unrest in the United States over the killing of unarmed African-American citizen George Floyd.
Here’s the route of US Navy P-8A patrol plane that was ‘unsafely’ intercepted by Russian fighters off Syria
The US Navy surveillance aircraft was shadowed by the Russians as it flew over international waters off the coast of Syria.
The business of empowering women: Insights for development programming in Syria
Changes in household composition due to battlefield deaths, displacement, and military recruitment have meant that many households in Syria have experienced a gendered restructuring, and as a result, …
First Russian strikes in 3 months hit NW Syria: monitor
Russian air strikes have hit Syria’s last major rebel bastion for the first time since a March ceasefire came into force, a war monitor said on Wednesday. The Russian strikes on Tuesday evening and at …
Rami Makhlouf: Tycoon warns of ‘earthquake’ if he is driven from Syrian business scene
An extraordinarily public feud within the Alawite ruling elite of Syria escalates as the saga enters its second month …
Israel Believes Assad’s Syria Is Restarting Its Chemical Weapons Programs
A terrifying pandemic may have the world in its grip, but it’s business as usual in the war-torn Middle East as Tehran and Damascus continue transferring weapons to proxies and Israel continues …