Lebanon: Thousands of Palestinians held prayers on a small soccer field in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Saturday, to mourn one of the scores of migrants who died after their boat sank off Syria’s coast this week, even as others vowed to undertake the same perilous voyage. Abdul-Al Abdul-Al, 24, kissed his father […]
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Lebanon crisis cancels school for many
In a camp for Syrian refugees in east Lebanon, Mohammad and his three sisters fear they will be out of school for a third consecutive year because remote learning is out of reach. “Look at my phone. How do you expect my son to study on it?” asked his father Abdel Nasser, sitting cross-legged inside […]
Indonesia says probing report of death of pregnant woman in Syrian camp
JAKARTA: Indonesia is investigating a report that a pregnant Indonesian woman who had joined Daesh died after allegedly being beaten and tortured in a refugee camp in Syria, a spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry said. Hundreds of Indonesians are believed to have gone to join Daesh and those who survived the conflict are mostly […]
Syrian army shells rebel area, Turkish observation post despite truce move
The Syrian army and its allies shelled rebel-held areas of northwest Syria early on Thursday and attacked a Turkish observation post, Ankara and a monitoring group said, despite Russia saying it and Turkey had brokered a new cease-fire. Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Syrian government forces carried out what it assessed to be a deliberate attack, […]
Syrian troops expand offensive despite calls for calm
Syrian government forces expanded their ground offensive in northwestern Syria, pushing Saturday into the last rebel stronghold and regaining control of a number of villages along its southern corner, activists and media said, despite calls for honoring a cease-fire put in place in September. The pro-government Military Media Center said that troops battled insurgent led […]
Russia and Syrian army step up attacks on rebel-held northwestern Syria
Russian and Syrian forces intensified air strikes and ground shelling in northwestern Syria overnight in one of the heaviest assaults on the last rebel bastion in recent months, opposition members, rescuers and residents said on Thursday. The targeted villages and towns in northern Hama and southern Idlib fall within a demilitarized zone agreed last September […]
Which way will Turkey go?
The Treaty of Lausanne is due to expire in 2023. This has triggered a debate on how Turkey sees the opportunity and how it would choose to act. Will it seek to resurrect the Ottoman Empire or something resembling it in Europe? Will the geopolitical maps be redrawn? Will Turkey project hard power leading to […]
Sri Lanka detains Syrian in blast investigation as death toll rises to 321
Sri Lankan police detained a Syrian among 40 people being questioned about the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, government and military sources said on Tuesday, as the toll from the coordinated bomb attacks rose to 321. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which officials said were carried out by at least […]