Oct 18, 2022
Lebanon to send refugees back to Syria
The move comes amid concerns of human rights activists that it is still too soon for the displaced people to return to the war-torn country. By Erin Viner Lebanese President…
Feb 04, 2022
Turkey slams Greece over migrant deaths
The condemnation follows the deaths of 19 people due to frigid temperatures this week, just within the Turkish border. By Erin Viner Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced discovery of…
Jan 25, 2022
Russia to join Syrian air patrols
The aerial security measures will reportedly be held conducted in the skies over Syria’s borders – including the Israeli northern frontier. By Erin Viner This, according to Russia's Defense Ministry…
Jan 05, 2022
Civil War flares in Syria
Eyewitnesses report the bombing of several towns by Russian jets in the last rebel-held bastion of Idlib. By Erin Viner War planes identified by aerial tracking centers as Russian Sukhoi…
Oct 21, 2021
HRW: Too soon for Syrian refugees to return
"The reasons they fled in the first place are still there," says the Human Rights Watch (HRW). By Erin Viner "Our Lives Are Like Death" is the title of the…
Sep 15, 2021
Assad, Putin meet as Syria violence worsens
The United Nations deems Syria unsafe for the return of refugees just one day after the country’s President Bashar al-Assad met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. By Erin Viner…
Apr 30, 2021
UN: Syrian elections don’t meet int’l demands
Candidacy for Syria’s 26 May presidential elections has now been closed, with 51 competitors running for office. Syrian Minister of Information Imad Sarah told reporters that the country’s constitutional court…
Apr 14, 2020
Syrian refugees leave camps out of coronavirus fears
Displaced Syrians are reportedly leaving the crowded refugee camps near the Turkish border and have begun to return to their homes in fear of catching coronavirus. 109,714 civilians who had…
Apr 09, 2020
Turkey sends medical aid to Balkans to fight coronavirus, as China assists Turkey to acquire supplies
Turkey has confirmed a total of 649 coronavirus-related fatalities, while the tally of confirmed infections in the country is 30,217 so far. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has…
Apr 02, 2020
Turkey fights virus at home while increasing military presence in Syria
Turkey has experienced its sharpest increase of coronavirus-related deaths yet, with a spike of 63 to 277 fatalities on Wednesday (1 April). The number of confirmed cases in the Western…