Syria

UAE embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus. The Emirati Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the UAE has condemned recent attacks targeting its embassy and the residence of its mission chief in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to Arab News. “The United Arab Emirates expresses its strongest condemnation and denunciation of…

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A United States lawmaker, Mark Harris, has written to the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, demanding sanctions on the Nigerian government over what he described as escalating violence against Christians. Harris, in a letter dated Thursday, April 2, 2026, condemned the persecution of Christians in both Nigeria and Syria,…

WORLD Originally from rural Wisconsin, Kittleson's first direct conflict experience came in 2012 when she entered opposition-held Syria to report from there. She has reported extensively on security, conflict, and post-conflict issues in the Middle East and is currently based between Baghdad and Italy. Add DNA as a Preferred Source…

The only long-term solution to the danger of the Iranian regime blocking access to the strategic Strait of Hormuz runs through Israel, asserted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Monday interview with Newsmax. “Long-term solutions include rerouting energy pipelines westward, across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean, bypassing…

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa are aiming for roughly 80 percent of Syrians in Germany to go back home over the next three years. The announcement came after their meeting in Berlin on Wednesday. “Looking ahead over the next three years – as Sharaa…

Syria said its bases sustained a drone attack early Monday, just a day after Damascus announced it had discovered a tunnel network into Lebanon as the country faces increasing security threats related to the war with Iran.  What happened: The Syrian military said it faced a “large-scale drone attack” on…

ATHENS, March 30 - Abdulaziz Aldarwish decided to take drastic action after his son Yahia's young kidneys failed. The Syrian construction worker could not afford the 1,200 euros ($1,380) per month needed for dialysis treatment and in any case the public healthcare system in Lebanon, where he worked, is in…

Worshippers attended a muted Palm Sunday service at a Greek Catholic cathedral in Damascus after the city's churches decided to limit celebrations to prayers only after violence hit a Christian town. On Friday night, Suqaylabiyah, one of the largest Christian communities in central Syria, was attacked, with shops vandalised and…

Shlama lokon. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. And today we celebrate the indigenous people of Iraq - the Assyrian people. I'd also like to acknowledge Hermiz Shahen, President of the…