Syria

TORONTO -- A lawyer suing the federal government to force it to bring 26 Canadians with ISIS ties back home from Syrian refugee camps says time is of the essence to bring them back home to Canada. Last month, a proceeding was filed on behalf of 11 families alleging that…

A decade after the Arab League voted to suspend Syria at the onset of a brutal civil war, Bashar al-Assad is being welcomed back in from the cold by some of America's closest regional allies. Driving the news: Jordan's King Abdullah II, the first Arab leader to call for Assad…

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Monday that the government intends to dramatically increase the number of people living on the Golan Heights and stressed that the Biden administration continues to recognize the northern plateau as Israeli territory. Speaking at the Makor Rishon Golan Conference in Haspin, a moshav commonly known…

Democracy Dies in Darkness Muhammad Aziz, who is in his 80s, will be one of the men exonerated in New York State Supreme Court, two people familiar with the matter said. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. launched a review of the case after a Netflix documentary raised questions.…

Last Wednesday, Muhammadu Buhari and his newfound friend, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, locked each other inside the sacristy of the Nigerian presidential Villa, christened Aso Rock. When they came out afterwards, both wore the visage of 3-year old Syrian girl, Salwa and Cuckold, a 1997 book written by Indian, Kiran Nagarkar. Cuckold, a historical…

The Iranian foreign minister reiterated his support for Syria and expectations on the 2015 nuclear deal in Damascus visit. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has held talks on bilateral ties and developments across the region with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. In addition to ways to…

/ Middle East Issued on: 09/10/2021 - 09:47 Rifaat al-Assad during an interview with AP in his office in Marbella, southern Spain, May 27 2005. © Paul White, AP (archives) The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has returned home from 36 years of exile to dodge arrest in France,…

28-year-old Muhammed Naser was a law school sophomore in Aleppo, Syria, when one day he was shot in the back. The stray bullet damaged his spine, leaving him paralyzed. Muhammed managed to flee Syria despite his severe injury. He was carried over the Turkish border by kind strangers who had…

Son Heung-min (left) and Kim Min-jae share a hug after a match against Syria in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province on Thursday. Son Heung-min and Hwang In-beom scored a goal each to lead Korea to a 2-1 victory over Syria in the third match of the final round of Asian Qualifiers for…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Denmark have brought home 11 women and 37 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected Islamic State group members have been held, the German foreign ministry said Thursday. Germany repatriated 23 children and their eight mothers from the Roj camp on Wednesday evening,…