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UN Commission Says Syria Must End Violence Against Alawites and Protect Places of Worship
The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria reports ongoing sectarian violence despite commitments from Syria's new government to ...
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Syria: UN commission hails recent action to address past violations
The interim authorities in Syria have taken important steps in recent weeks to address past violations, the Chair of the ...
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Weakening of Iran Seen Leading to Possible Peace Between Israel and Two Longtime Enemies, Syria and Lebanon
Let’s be careful, though. Sure, we don’t want to reject a hand that’s extended in peace, but we also can’t assume we’re ...
2nd LD: Trump signs executive order terminating Syria sanctions: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order terminating Syria sanctions, according to the White House website.
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UN Security Council extends peacekeeping mission in Syrian Golan
The UN Security Council unanimously has adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement ...
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UN says 'window of opportunity' in Syria may not last, urges decisive action for transition
The people of Syria continue to navigate a dizzying mixture of challenges and opportunities as they pursue a better future,' ...
Displaced Syrians who have returned home face a fragile future, says UN refugees chief
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says that more than two million Syrian refugees and internally displaced ...
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From Syria, UN refugee chief calls for greater solidarity with displaced people
Although record numbers of people – over 122 million worldwide – have been uprooted due to war, violence and persecution, ...
Syria faces wheat crisis as drought and war push millions toward hunger
Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a ...
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Syria's New Rulers Linked to Mass Killings
As Syria's new leaders seek to consolidate power, a Reuters investigation reveals the massacre of nearly 1,500 Alawites in a ...