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Syria’s need for humanitarian help rises
Syria’s crisis that began in March 2011 has killed at least 250,000 people, wounded a million and displaced half the country’s population Features -
French president suggests Argentina help with Syrian crisis
Hollande lauded Argentina’s history of receiving immigrants, mentioning Syrians and Lebanese who arrived in the South American nation decades ago Middle East -
Syrians suffer as anti-terror laws squeeze charities
While acknowledging the need for tougher laws, NGOs surveyed said operating in extremist-run areas in Syria made them vulnerable Features -
Germany expects arrival of 3.6 mln refugees by 2020
The calculations are based on internal estimates by the Economy Ministry in coordination with other ministries Middle East -
Assad calls for parliament elections in April
Syrian President Bashar Assad has called for parliamentary elections to be held in April Middle East -
Syrian president’s mother Anissa Assad dies aged 86
Anissa Makhlouf al-Assad died in the capital Damascus. She had kept a low profile and was rarely mentioned in the media Middle East -
Turkish army seizes parrots, budgies on Syria border
While continuing to allow in refugees at border crossings, the Turkish army has been detaining those trying to cross illegally on an almost daily basis Variety -
Economic effect of Syrian war reaches $35 bln
The estimate was released on the same day that world leaders in London pledged more than $10 billion through 2020 to help the Syrians Economy -
Syria 2016 is a replay of Syria 1920
The unfolding Syrian crisis is now looking more and more like a carbon copy of the Palestinian crisis Middle East -
The other ISIS
Al-Hashd al-Shaabi has been ostensibly set up to tackle ISIS, but its real agenda appears to be different and more sinister Middle East -
The key to a solution in Syria is in the Gulf
Gulf states know it is suicide to leave Syria to the Iranian regime, which is expanding in their region like cancer Middle East -
No Obama, the conflict does not date back millennia
This sentence distorts reality and reduces it to mere sectarian polarization Middle East -
Once accommodating neighbors now turn back Syrian refugees
After taking in a million Syrian refugees, Lebanon has quietly changed course in recent months, forcing refugees to return to Syria Features -
Syrian opposition to demand confidence-building moves before talks
The United Nations said last month it aimed to bring together the warring parties on Jan. 25 in Geneva to begin talks Middle East -
Syria bloodshed: Will it only get worse in 2016?
No progress can be made in ending the conflict if the resolutions already made are continuously abandoned Middle East -
Escalating the Syrian war before the Vienna talks
Since the start of October, the Russians have become a driving force in battles in Syria and the wider region. Before that, they had been playing an ... Middle East -
The closer Syria is to peace, the more violent it will be
In the short term, political progress will be met by an intensification of fighting, something that is already a grim reality Middle East -
Russia ‘open to Assad’s ouster’ after transition
Russia, like Iran, has been a firm ally of Assad and is intervening militarily on his behalf against anti-government forces in the five-year civil war Middle East -
SNC: Will for Syria political solution exists
Syrian National Coalition Head Khaled Khoja is currently in Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh conference aimed at finding common vision towards a political solution Middle East -
Refugee plight shouldn’t be forgotten amid noise of battle
As the winter is fast approaching and the skies over Syria are filling with jet fighters from almost every corner of the world, it is important to ... Middle East -
U.N. says 12,000 Syrian refugees stranded at Jordan border
Amman says it is hosting nearly 1.4 million refugees, equivalent to 20 percent of the small kingdom’s population Middle East -
A Russian gift to the Lebanese on their Independence Day
The Russian ‘gift’ to Lebanon on its independence day couldn’t possibly have been more poignant. According to official reports, the ... Middle East -
Told he must go, Syria’s Assad may outlast Obama in office
A peace plan agreed to last weekend by 17 nations meeting in Vienna says nothing about Assad’s future Features -
Syrian soccer player-turned-refugee in Iraq mulls options
23-year-old Hanaan is a refugee and works as a waiter in a popular hotel in Erbil Sports -
Assad: Syria troops advancing thanks to Russia strikes
Assad also said he favored new peace talks to be hosted in Moscow Middle East -
Syria army, rebels in talks over 15-day truce near capital
The ceasefire will take effect early on Thursday as a ‘test period’ Middle East -
Paris attacker may have had accomplice on journey through Balkans
Suicide attacker found with Syrian passport, holder of passport reached Europe with migrants World News -
Births in Syria down more than 50% since war: media
Around half of Syria’s workforce is unemployed and shortages have triggered high inflation Variety -
Kerry says Syria could be ‘weeks away’ from ‘big transition’
Kerry said there was now a ‘genuine process with possibilities’ to unlock the war in Syria, which has cost 250,000 lives over nearly five years Middle East -
Russia, France hit ISIS’s bastion in Syria
Putin ordered the Russian navy in the Mediterranean to establish contact with its French counterparts and work together ‘as allies’ against ISIS Middle East