Ahmad al Daki is no stranger to life under lockdown. He was just 12 years old when bombs began to fall on his doorstep in Homs, Syria, in 2011. Soon his home would be reduced to rubble. Ahmad al Daki …
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif in Syria to meet with Assad
Zarif, who landed in Syria for a one-day visit, met with Assad and Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem to “discuss bilateral ties and regional developments as well as the latest political and …
Iran tests missile similar to Israeli missile shot down in Syria – report
Iran tested an anti-tank missile that appears to be similar to an Israeli missile that was shot down over Syria, according to a report by Russian news site Avia.Pro. According to the report, the …
US sends huge convoy of logistics supplies for Syria militants
A US military convoy advances near the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province, via the border with Turkey, April 14, 2020. (Photo by AFP) US forces have reportedly dispatched a …
Kuwait has 93 new cases, infections now total 1,751
Expatriates 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. — File photo …
Syria virus death traced to Kurdish-run northeast region
An email from the World Health Organization obtained by The Associated Press says a 53-year-old man in Syria’s Kurdish-administered northeast died earlier this month from COVID-19, the disease caused …
The coronavirus could kill 100,000 people in Syria’s embattled Idlib region, sped on by cramped, unhygienic camps and a lack of testing
You want us to wash our hands? Some people can’t wash their kids for a week. They are living outdoors,” Fadi Mesaher told The New York Times.
Kurdish-led region in northeast Syria reports first case
Reuters The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast reported the area’s first case of coronavirus It said samples had been tested in Damascus earlier this month. The regional administration …
Turkey Presses on With Military Campaigns in Iraq and Syria Despite Coronavirus Woes
Turkish and Turkey-backed forces targeted Kurdish positions in northern Iraq and Syria, even as the United Nations and French President Emmanuel Macron called for a global truce.
The WHO doesn’t only have a China problem — it has a dictator problem
For example, Syria’s blood bank is controlled by its defense ministry, which cannot procure blood because it is heavily sanctioned — so the WHO supplies it directly. That same …