RT | Russian firm signs 25-year energy deal with Syria Los Angeles Times AMMAN, Jordan -- The Syrian government has signed a joint development agreement with a Russian energy company to explore for oil in the Middle Eastern country's territorial waters off the Mediterranean coast, according to SANA, the Syrian state news ... Syria signs deal with Russian firm to drill offshore for oil and gas Russia tightens links to Bashar al-Assad with Syria energy deal Syria signs offshore oil deal with Russian firm |
NPR (blog) | Syria's War Creates A Market For Artificial Legs NPR (blog) In a clinic in southern Turkey, Mohammed Ibrahim helps 23-year-old Syrian Mustapha Abu Bakr take his first steps since he lost his legs, holding on to a set of bars for balance. "He can't express his feelings," Ibrahim says. "It's a new thing ... |
The Guardian | As if Syria didn't have enough problems, now a polio epidemic looms The Guardian The same day, the International Rescue Committee released a statement detailing the humanitarian challenge inside Syria: the cost of bread has risen 500%, nearly four-in-five communities are struggling to access food, one in two communities is ... Activists: Syria Will Let Food Into Rebel Town Syrian government to allow food into rebel town in exchange for cease-fire ... |
Syria's civil war tests whether borders drawn less than a century ago will last Washington Post AL-QASR, Lebanon — That half of his farm lies in Syria and half in Lebanon is a source of mystery and inconvenience for Mohammed al-Jamal, whose family owned the property long before Europeans turned up and drew the lines that created the borders of ... |
BBC News | Syria-death doctor Abbas Khan was 'our star', brother tells funeral BBC News The brother of a British doctor who died while being held in custody in Syria has paid tribute to him at his funeral, describing him as "our star". The service for Abbas Khan took place at Regent's Park Mosque in London. Mr Khan was days from being ... Funeral Held for British Doctor Who Died in Syria Abbas Khan funeral: family pay tribute to British doctor who died in Syria British doctor who died in Syria is buried |
CNN | 'Peace on Earth' means Syria, Sudan, and Nigeria, Pope says on Christmas CNN (CNN) -- Pope Francis doesn't want a commonly quoted Bible verse chanted as empty words on Christmas Day -- the one about peace on Earth. "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors," heavenly hosts ... Pope Francis urges aid access to Syria in Christmas speech Pope Francis calls for peace in Syria, Middle East in Christmas address Pope calls for peace in South Sudan, Syria |
New Yorker (blog) | Syria's War, and Its Past, on a Street Called Straight New Yorker (blog) That Syria is gone, replaced by a country of shards. No corner of this ancient land is untouched by the war, now almost three years old. It has left over a hundred and twenty thousand dead, at least half a million wounded, and displaced close to a ... |
BBC News | Growing concern over Syria heritage sites BBC News A centre set up to recognise Arab cultural and natural heritage is beginning its work amid growing concerns about the preservation of historic structures in Syria. The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in Bahrain, which works under the auspices ... |
RT | West starting to realize they are aiding terrorists in Syria - Lavrov to RT RT (blog) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov believes Western politicians have started to realize that overthrowing Assad's government might lead to a worsening of the Syrian crisis. This shift in the attitude is due to the rise of jihadists in Syria and the ... It is obvious Iran should participate in Syria talks: Lavrov |
thejournal.ie | What to Do Next About Syria Huffington Post It didn't take long for the Syrian rebel Supreme Military Council to unload on the U.S. and U.K. as co-conspirators in a scheme to hand over Syria to violent extremist Islamists as the U.S. and U.K. cancelled non-lethal aid to the rebels. Russia had ... IN PICTURES: Over 100000 dead as Syria sees another year of violence As time goes by: Turkey's role in Syria's unfolding crisis Syria: How to Move Forward in 2014 |