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Children are the most cruelly hit victims of the civil war that is entering its third year in Syria, where about two million children are caught in crossfire. The description of the ordeal Syrian children are going through came in Read more
The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has awarded the U.S.-Israeli company “Genie Energy” a licence for oil exploration in the Syrian Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six Day War and annexed in 1981. The timing Read more
Two heavy explosions have gone off at the exterior of the Air Force Intelligence (AFI) complex in Harasta before fire exchanges took place between the rebels and members of the Air force. Al-Nusra Front, a jihadist militant group, said that Read more
Alarmed by the worsening humanitarian situation of hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians and by their increasing numbers, the United Nations refugee agency and its humanitarian aid partners on Thursday requested an additional $295 million to help fund the refugees’ Read more
Syria has acknowledged Lakhdar Brahimi as the new United Nation envoy in a statement read by the deputy foreign minister. He said that they are ready to work with him despite criticisms from the international monitors that the Syrian government Read more
Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new U.N. envoy to Syria in replacement of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is stepping down on at the end of the month after he vainly attempted to broker a cease-fire Read more
The struggle between the government forces and rebels to assert their authority in Aleppo and beyond continues with both sides faraway from declaring victory. However, an opposition leader has called for the protection of the rebel forces through a foreign-guarded Read more
Turkey’s military and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces have clashed after the latter attacked military outposts in the province of Hakkari which is a border town close to Iraq. . PKK’s attack is seen as a response to Turkey’s large Read more
A whole lot of activities are going around the Syrian war as both parties remain reluctant to give up on their objectives. The situation has been stretching on for 17 months with no sign of peace any time soon as Read more
The influx of refugees continues as the tension between government forces and the rebels is far from ending. This number of refugees in Algeria may be attributed to the lack of visa requirements between the two countries. The country has Read more