Syria

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a Security Council meeting about the situation in Syria at United Nations Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will impose…

By Michelle NicholsNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assad's government in a bid to push it back into United Nations-led negotiations and broker an end to the country's nearly decade-long war.U.S. Ambassador to the…

BEIRUT—Scattered protests have taken hold in Syria amid growing anger over the crumbling economy, testing the authority of President Bashar al-Assad as he attempts to consolidate power after nine years of conflict. During the past week, protesters in the southern city of Sweida took to the streets with chants against…

(BEIRUT) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse of the currency, some even calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad and his ruling Baath party.…

BEIRUT (AP) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse of the currency, some even calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad and his ruling Baath…

Washington (AFP) - A Republican senator broke with her party Thursday to describe a former Pentagon chief's searing rebuke of Donald Trump as "necessary and overdue," and revealed she was struggling with whether to support the US president's re-election.Lisa Murkowski's comments marked a major break with Trump within the Republican…

President Donald Trump's decision to exit the 1992 Open Skies Treaty is consistent with his approach to international cooperation and treaties in general.But the withdrawal also undercuts transparency and, as a result, raises the risk of armed conflict in Europe, writes Thomas Countryman.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President…

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President Donald Trump with former Secretary of Defense Jim MattisAP Photo/Manuel Balce CenetaPresident Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter after his former secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, issued a statement sharply criticizing the president.Trump said that "probably the only thing Barack Obama & I have in common is that we…

Here's What You Need To Remember: Virtually all the state actors in the region find it more expedient to remain locked in perpetual small-scale warfare than to take on the political risks of negotiating in good faith with their adversaries—a move which could delegitimize them with their own allies. A terrifying…