20 Apr 2020 16:13 GMT A photo released by the presidency showed the visiting foreign minister and Syrian president sitting opposite each other, both in face masks [Reuters] Iran’s foreign minister has …
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and ill-prepared to cope with the coronavirus, an enemy that knows no …
Lockdown life from Syria to Sydney: aspiring nurse wants to help fight virus
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 …