Tag: Syrian
Lebanon expels displaced Syrian refugees in the country
In Lebanon, a military source said the army expelled more than 50 Syrians in the past two weeks. Lebanon is home to nearly two million Syrians who have fled the…
Nine Arab countries want to weigh in for a resolution of the Syrian crisis
Will Syria return to the Arab League? More and more countries in the region are moving in this direction, but reluctance remains. This Friday, Saudi Arabia had convened a meeting…
Ryyan Alshebl, a Syrian refugee elected mayor of his commune
Eight years after fleeing his country, Syria, Ryyan Alshebl was elected mayor of a small German town. Ryyan Alshebl, 29, has gained unexpected notoriety after his resounding success in the…
Three senior Syrian officials will be tried in France for crimes against humanity
This is a first: three senior officials of the Syrian regime of Bashar el-Assad will be tried in France, we learned on Tuesday, April 4. They will appear before an…
The US aircraft carrier approached the Syrian coast! Tensions escalate in the Eastern Mediterranean
The USS George WH Bush aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean was positioned near the Syrian coast as a precautionary measure after Iran-backed forces attacked the bases in Syria where American…
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad visits Moscow to discuss Turkish-Syrian reconciliation
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Wednesday March 16, at a time when the Kremlin is stepping up its efforts to reconcile Turkey and…
The UN appeal for Syrian refugees
Now the UN is appealing to member states to speed up their reception processes and accept those in need. “Many refugees who left their country for Turkey in search of…
Stratford family asking for help to resettle family members displaced by Syrian earthquake
News Local News A Stratford family that first immigrated to Canada in 2016 as refugees of the Syrian civil war is asking their community for help resettling as many as…
Bassma Kodmani, a Syrian destiny
The Franco-Syrian researcher Bassma Kodmani, figurehead of the Syrian peaceful opposition, died in Paris at the age of 64. She would have been 65 in April. Born in Damascus in…
Syrian refugee convicted of war crimes in Syria
On Thursday February 23, a 55-year-old stateless man was sentenced in Berlin to life in prison for war crimes and for the deaths of at least four civilians in 2014…