Syria

What is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doing, and how bad will it get? America’s top diplomat recently concluded a 10-day, seven-country overseas trip that seemed designed to cause as much damage as possible (and perhaps firm up his own dubious reputation with an eye toward a possible 2024 presidential run). The reviews…

Iran’s Zarif slams US sanctions on Turkey Washington banned all US export licenses and loan credits for Ankara’s military procurement agency Updated 15 December 2020 AFP December 15, 2020 07:58 TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister Tuesday condemned the imposition of US sanctions on neighboring Turkey over its procurement of Russia’s S-400…

Syria's President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace Walid Moalem, who died last week, state media reported.Reuters Last Updated: November 23, 2020, 04:21 ISTFOLLOW US ON:AMMAN: Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria’s President Bashar Assad named a new foreign minister on Sunday, appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad to replace a longtime diplomat who passed away last week after holding the post for more than a decade. Walid al-Moallem died on Nov. 16 at the age of…

This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2014, the remaining staff of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, or ICARDA, fled their beloved gene bank in Tel Hadia, 20 miles south of Aleppo. Syria’s…

President Trump’s decision-making is defined by, if anything, incoherence. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that, in addition to golfing and undermining the election results, he is spending his last days in office making a hash of U.S. national security policy. He has replaced top leadership at the Pentagon with…

Opening incriminating documents from the conflict up to the public could discourage Biden from escalating America's role.How many Syrians did you vote to kill on Election Day? Thanks to our perverse political system, the answer will be revealed over the next four years if the Biden administration drags the U.S.…

“We will not allow Iranian military entrenchment against us in Syria,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Whoever tries to attack us or attacks us will bear the consequences.”Nov. 18, 2020 Read More

Israeli warplanes have struck Syria.The strike killed 10 Syrian and foreign fighters.Israel's military said it had discovered improvised explosive devices on its side of the armistice line.Israeli warplanes struck Syria on Wednesday, hitting Iranian targets and killing 10 Syrian and foreign fighters in what the Israeli army called a retaliatory…

WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn has continued with his brilliant humanitarian efforts. Sami is one of the few wrestlers to use his platform and position to make the world a better place. Most recently, he launched a mobile clinic in his home country of Syria. Sami Zayn gives an update…