Aoun pledges to address issues between Lebanon and Syria
Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, urged on January 12th the necessity for cooperation to tackle all unresolved issues between Lebanon and...
Syria
Despite US exemption, “much more work” needed in Syria – UN
The UN special envoy on Syria, Geir Pedersen, has told the Security Council on January 8th that "much more significant...
Syria’s caretaker government picks new army chief
General Ali Nour al-Din al-Naasan has been appointed as the new chief of staff for the Syrian army, after a...
UK Special Forces accused of ‘excessive force’ in Libya operation
Up to five members of the UK Special Forces are being investigated for use of ‘excessive force’ in a covert...
Israeli ministers “discuss division of Syria”
Israeli ministers have met this week to discuss plans to aid the division of Syria into provincial regions, the Middle...
Egypt, Greece and Cyprus push for timeline on Syrian transition
The leaders of Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece have called for a timeline on a Syrian transition to peace as fears...
Document reveals Assad family’s secret Syria to Moscow smuggling
A confidential document, recently obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), uncovered an extensive money-smuggling operation, Asharq Al-Awsat...
Syrian justice minister’s appearance in execution video prompt calls for removal
Syrian rights groups and activists have urged that the new justice minister should be sacked or investigated after old footage...
Lebanon approves extradition of Egyptian Qaradawi to UAE
Lebanon has chosen to extradite Egyptian opposition figure Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, descendant of the late Muslim Brotherhood scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi,...
Descendant of Algeria’s Emir Abdelkader killed in Syrian jail
The death of Sheikh Khaldoun Al-Hasani Al-Jazairi by the deposed Assad government in the notorious Sednaya prison in Syria was...
“More significant work” in Syria needed despite US exemption- UN
The UN special envoy on Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council on January 8th that the US sanctions exemption...
Egypt, Cyprus and Greece warn of instability after Assad overthrow
The rulers of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece called for a timeline for political transition in Syria on January 8th, citing...
Syria’s new government lifts Assad’s internet restrictions
Syria’s communications ministry has declared that internet restrictions imposed by the former Assad regime have been lifted, with numerous websites...
Egypt denies plans to strike Yemen amid Sinai military build-up
Egypt has denied any plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen, after Israeli media accused Cairo of preparing for military...
US grants sanctions exemption for Syrian public services
The U.S. Treasury issued a six-month sanctions exemption on January 6th allowing specific transactions with governing institutions in Syria, following...
