Expatriate returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Kuwait City on March 16, 2020 …
IS proliferating in Syria – US general
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Elements of the Islamic State (IS) group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the United States has little visibility or presence, the top United States commander for the …
Trump wrote to Assad about journalist missing in Syria: Pompeo
US President Donald Trump personally wrote to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad about the case of journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing since 2012, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said …
US continues to Support UNHCR in Iraq
UNHCR welcomes the new contribution of USD 41.8 Million from the United States of America that aims at supporting the response for Internally Displaced Iraqis, the 2020/2021 Syria Regional Refugee …
Saudi Arabia calls for extending arms embargo on Iran
Iran finances armed militias in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon’ Abu Dhabi: Saudi Arabia’s UN ambassador called for an extension of the arms embargo on Iran in a session on Thursday, Saudi media …
Syria: Alarming rise in child deaths at northeastern camp
Eight children under the age of five years have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria, where thousands of relatives of jihadists are staying, the Save the Children charity on Thursday said.
Afridi lauds Qatar’s generous support to Syrian refugees
Minister of State for States & Frontier Regions Shehryar Khan Afridi Thursday said that Qatar-Pakistan friendship is a model in diplomatic relationship and both the countries would keep working to …
A collapsing economy and a family feud pile pressure on Syria’s Assad
A feud over money in Syria’s ruling clan shows a threat to Bashar al-Assad’s authority may ultimately come, not from the battlefield, but from once loyal allies and Syria’s collapsing economy.
Special report: A collapsing economy and a family feud pile pressure on Syria’s Assad
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin and long-time ally of President Bashar al-Assad, took a once unimaginable step.
Islamic State, declared defeated by Trump, is regrouping in west Syria, U.S. commander says
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East is warning that elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria.