Lebanon is facing challenges posed by the new U.S. Caesar Act, which authorizes new sanctions and financial restrictions targeting Syrian government, analysts say, because of close banking and …
$6.6-billion Jordan Response Platform for Syrian crisis endorsed
Jordan and the international community on Monday endorsed a $6.6-billion Jordan Response Platform (JRP) for the Syrian crisis for the years 2020-2022.The endorsement was announced during a meeting …
Kurdish-led authorities in Syria in talks over U.S. sanctions exemption
Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria are in talks with their military allies in a U.S.-led coalition over a promised exemption from U.S. sanctions targeting the Syrian government, a senior …
France repatriates 10 children from Syria, foreign ministry says
Ten French children are being repatriated to France from refugee camps in northeast Syria, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry added that the children had been …
The Key to Stability in Syria: Renewing Relations with Kurds
Peace and stability in the Middle East benefit the United States and our regional allies like Israel. The key to this is re-engagement with the Kurds in Syria. U.S. engagement with Kurds in Syria is …
Syria’s war: Activists call for release of political prisoners
Rights groups are calling for political prisoners in Syria to be released, as the number of COVID-19 cases rises. UN officials say the potential spread of the virus in prisons is extremely high. A …
Refugee tents to be replaced with homes in Syria
Posted . Tents are being replaced by new houses in Syria’s war torn Idlib, in a bid to give refugees new homes with b …
‘Vile regime’: Trump attempts to pry Assad from power in Syria with sanctions
Syrian President Bashar Assad has been inching toward claiming victory in a brutal nine-year civil war, with the main rebel and jihadi forces holed up in a single province along the Turkish border.
Turkey Bombs Iraq, Syria, Targeting Kurdish Group It Says Trains Antifa
Turkey has persisted in its military campaigns in Iraq and Syria, targeting a Kurdish militia it has accused of training members of the left-wing, international antifa movement involved in protests …
Exclusive: John Bolton Tells How Iran Hawks Set Up Trump’s Syrian Kurdish Disaster
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton thought Turkey was a “potential lifeline.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s diplomats had “no love lost for the Kurds.” This is the scene Bolton sets in …