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 …
In Syria, online salsa class sidesteps lockdown gloom
Inside her living room in the Syrian capital, Aline Srouji steps forward and backward at a near-dizzying pace, demonstrating to her students locked down at home how to Salsa. Performing to a phone …
Coronavirus could kill 100,000 in Syria’s last rebel enclave, officials warn
Doctor working in war-torn Idlib province says it’s “impossible” to self-isolate in the crowded camps for displaced Syrians, so if COVID-19 arrives, “it would be a disaster.” …
Turkish, Russian forces patrol key Syria corridor to uphold cease-fire
April 15 (UPI) –Military forces of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday made their fourth joint ground patrol in the past month in Syria’s heavily contested northwest to monitor a cease-fire, officials …
Israeli drone targets Hezbollah car in Syria near Lebanon border
An Israeli drone has targeted a car carrying members of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement near Syria’s border with Lebanon, according to reports. The attack on Wednesday just inside Syria caused no …
In Syria, puppets show displaced children how to deal with coronavirus
Standing in colourful hula hoops carefully spaced to illustrate social distancing, young children in war-torn Syria give an enthusiastic …
The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous review – love and loneliness in Syria
This multilayered tale of revolution and displacement explores the psychological fallout from living under a brutal dictatorship …