Home Tags Syria

Tag: Syria

Syrian refugee swimmer makes his mark at the Paralympics

0
ATHENS, Greece — When Ibrahim Al Hussein fled Syria in 2012 after being wounded by an explosion during his country's civil war, his life...

US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report

0
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang...

Head of radical Palestinian group laid to rest in Syria

0
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of people attended on Friday the funeral of Ahmed Jibril, the leader of a breakaway Palestinian faction whose group carried...

Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike

0
BAGHDAD — The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in...

Israel’s Bennett, Russia’s Putin speak, agree to meet

0
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s new prime minister spoke for the first time with his Russian counterpart on Monday and the two have agreed...

Turkey rejects US report claiming link to child soldiers

0
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign ministry has slammed a U.S. report on human trafficking that criticized Ankara for providing “operational, equipment, and financial support” to...

Russia rejects renewing aid from Iraq to Syria’s northeast

0
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday called a proposal to reopen a border crossing from Iraq to Syria’s northeast for delivering humanitarian...

US hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking

0
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday designated 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warned them of potential U.S....

EU asylum applications drop due to COVID, not lower demand

0
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s asylum agency said Tuesday that the number of people seeking international protection in Europe hit its lowest level last...

Dutch court convicts woman for spreading IS propaganda

0
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court convicted a 32-year-old woman and sentenced her to six years' imprisonment Tuesday for involvement in war crimes...