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Exclusive-UN report sees no active Syrian state links to Al Qaeda
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between ...
Syria's White Helmets undergo baptism by fire
In the Turkmen mountains in northwestern Syria, humanitarian workers who have become the new Syrian Civil Defense are ...
Wildfires Add to Syria’s Scars
The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...
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U.N. report sees no active Syrian state links to al-Qaida
United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between al-Qaida and the Islamist group leading ...
Syria ready to work with US to return to 1974 disengagement deal with Israel
The 1974 deal created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries’ forces. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
UN teams deploy to Syrian coast as wildfires force hundreds to flee
LATAKIA, Syria — United Nations teams have deployed Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for ...
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As wildfires ravage Latakia, Syria seeks EU support: What to know
BEIRUT — Syria’s authorities appealed Tuesday to the European Union for support in battling massive wildfires that have been ...
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Syria fights 'catastrophic' fires for fourth day
Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as ...
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Syria's Healthcare Crisis: An Inside Look at a Crumbling System
Syria's healthcare system is in dire straits due to years of conflict and sanctions. Only 57% of hospitals are operational, ...
With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Damascus, Syria — Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria's ...
Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria
Leaders and managers must understand the complexity of armed conflicts to make responsible and ethical choices ...
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Israel-Syria border UN peacekeeping mission renewed for six months
The U.S. Security Council unanimously approved the mandate extension as the Syrian government gains more trust from the United States and Israel.The post Israel-Syria border UN peacekeeping mission re ...