Syria

Syrians now entering their 10th year of war could be forgiven for believing they have already faced the modern equivalent of the biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.But the millions of refugees and internally displaced Syrians are bracing for yet another trial: the coronavirus.Even technologically advanced nations like China, Italy,…

GAZA CITY, GAZA - MARCH 16: A volunteer group linked to Hamas carries out disinfection work as a precaution against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the streets of Al-Shati Camp in Israeli blockaded Gaza City, Gaza on March 16, 2020. Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images COVID-19 could run…

As both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis provoke your anxieties, it’s important to remember all of the world’s wonderful possibilities. Which is why I present you: the impacts of nuclear war.A large-scale nuclear war is a nightmarish scenario that could kill millions of people instantly. According to a…

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon on Sunday urged people to stay at home for two weeks and prepared to close its main airport to stem a novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed three people in the country.The COVID-19 virus has officially infected 99 people in the Mediterranean nation.Information Minister Manal Abdel…

The Russian-Turkish ceasefire is largely holding in Idlib, Syria's last remaining rebel-held area. But for the nearly one million people displaced by the latest fighting, finding refuge is a daily struggle. Some have even been forced to live in graveyards. Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javaid reports from Hatay near the…

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) wearing protective masks walk towards the departure entrance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City, Feb. 18, 2020. Eloisa Lopez, Reuters CAIRO (UPDATE) - Qatar has temporarily barred travelers from 14 countries from March 9 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the…

Sankore mosque, which was built in the 15th-16th century - Jordi Cami Armed groups operating across Africa’s Sahel region are looting hundreds of cultural and archaeological sites in the same way as Isil did in Syria, experts have warned. Over the last few years, government forces have retreated from vast areas…

KASTANIES, Greece (Reuters) - Teargas and smoke bombs clouded a border crossing between Greece and Turkey on Saturday as tensions persisted over thousands of migrants massed at the frontier trying to force their way into the European Union. A Reuters reporter near the crossing at Kastanies said the projectiles were…

DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - A senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Farhad Dabirian, was "martyred" in Syria on Friday, Fars news agency reported, withot giving details of how he died.The agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, described Dabirian as a "defender of Sayida Zainab shrine," the holy…

Russia and Turkey announced a ceasefire agreement for Syria on Thursday afternoon that directly rebukes U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s demands earlier in the day—dashing U.S. hopes that Turkey could help roll back Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s control of the country.Pompeo told reporters on Thursday morning that it was…