Tag: Civil wars
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog to diplomatically rebuke Syria...
1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections
<p>BEIRUT — A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, becoming the first...
Veteran Syria opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19
PARIS — Michel Kilo, an exiled veteran Syrian opposition figure, died Monday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Paris where he lived,...
Veteran Syria opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19
<p>PARIS — Michel Kilo, an exiled veteran Syrian opposition figure, died Monday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Paris where he lived,...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
<p>BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...
Syria says Assad, his wife have recovered from coronavirus
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to their regular duties on Tuesday, three weeks after...
EU, UN hold talks to tackle Syria’s humanitarian crisis
BRUSSELS — Dozens of nations and international organizations were holding virtual talks on Tuesday to help tackle the humanitarian crisis deepening in Syria and...