World Syria refugees bring new tastes and traditions to Kurdish Iraq At first, no one in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil would drink the bitter coffee at Syrian refugee Abdussamad Abdulqadir's cafe. But now it's... on 19 January 2020
World Dozens killed as Damascus presses Idlib offensive Dozens of fighters and civilians were killed in Syria's Idlib province as the government pressed a deadly offensive Thursday towards a key town... on 16 January 2020
World More than 500 dead in Syria’s Al-Hol in 2019 : medics At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in an overstretched Syrian camp housing displaced people and relatives of Islamic State group... on 16 January 2020
World Intense fighting in Syria’s Idlib kills 39 : monitor Intense fighting between pro-government forces and jihadist-led fighters in Syria's Idlib province killed at least 39 fighters overnight, a war... on 16 January 2020
World Suspected Israel strike kills 3 Iran-backed fighters in Syria : monitor A missile strike on a Syrian airbase that Damascus blamed on Israel killed at least three Iran-backed militiamen, a monitor said on Wednesday.... on 15 January 2020
World Regime air strikes kill 18 civilians in Syria’s Idlib : monitor Regime air strikes on Syria's last major opposition bastion killed 18 civilians on Saturday, a war monitor said, a day before a ceasefire is... on 11 January 2020
World Under Russian pressure, UN approves scaled back aid for Syria The UN Security Council voted Friday to renew cross-border aid to Syria but under pressure from Russia scaled back the program, which has been... on 11 January 2020
World Europe, N. Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid ‘second Syria’ in Libya Europe and North Africa have launched a diplomatic offensive to try to prevent Libya, with the increased involvement of international players... on 9 January 2020
World Germany warns of ‘second Syria’ as EU hosts Libya PM EU leaders met the head of Libya's UN-recognised government Wednesday as they scramble to contain the escalating crisis there, with Germany warning... on 8 January 2020
World Germany warns of ‘second Syria’ as EU hosts Libya PM EU leaders met the head of Libya's UN-recognised government Wednesday as they scramble to contain the escalating crisis there, with Germany warning... on 8 January 2020
World Putin visits Turkey to talk Libya, Syria and gas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to inaugurate a new gas pipeline, with tensions... on 8 January 2020
World Putin on surprise visit to Assad as Mideast boils Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syria's Bashar al-Assad Tuesday during a surprise visit to Damascus as the prospect of war between Iran... on 7 January 2020
World Putin meets Assad in surprise Syria visit : presidency Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday during a surprise visit to Damascus, his first since the... on 7 January 2020
World Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya : experts Turkey's decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style proxy war between... on 4 January 2020
World No progress seen despite intense UN talks on Syria aid UN Security Council members held an intensive round of meetings Friday on the humanitarian crisis in Syria's embattled Idlib province amid calls... on 3 January 2020
World UN ups 2020 budget, includes funds for war crimes probes The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a $3.07 billion operating budget which for the first time includes funding for the investigation... on 28 December 2019
