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Canada Minister: Not Safe Yet for Syrian Refugees to Go Home

Syria is not safe yet for millions of refugees to start going back home, a Canadian minister cautioned during a visit to Lebanon on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Canada minister: Not safe yet for Syrian refugees to go home

A Canadian minister has warned during a visit to Lebanon that Syria is not yet safe for millions of refugees to start going back home

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Syria denies holding US journalist Austin Tice captive

Syria has denied kidnapping or keeping captive US journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared a 10 years ago near Damascus.

Al Jazeera

Spiralling fuel costs hit Damascus drivers

Damascus minibus driver Khaled al-Hassi remembers a time when he could fill his tank with cheap fuel to drive passengers across the Syrian capital and take home enough money for food, drink and a comfortable life.

Reuters

Syria denies holding US journalist Austin Tice hostage as Biden demands his release

President marked 10th anniversary of disappearance by calling for Austin Tice to be returned home

The Independent UK

Greece finally aids refugees stranded on scorpion and snake-infested islet

Five-year-old child reportedly died of scorpion sting after nearly 40 Syrians spent a month marooned between Greece and Turkey

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Syria denies kidnapping or holding U.S. journalist missing for 10 years

Syria's government on Wednesday denied kidnapping or holding a U.S. journalist who disappeared a decade ago, a week after President Joe Biden demanded that Damascus let him go home.

Reuters

Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice

Syria has denied it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans, a week after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of holding him

The Independent UK

‘No hope’: Suicides on the rise in northwestern Syria

Continuing war and lack of opportunities and hope drive some in opposition-held areas of Syria to take their own lives.

Al Jazeera

Syria Denies It Is Holding American Journalist Austin Tice

Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding US journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of detaining him. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Damascus “denies it had kidnapped or is holding any American citizen on its territories.” Biden’s comments…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Damascus Announces Establishing Syrian-Iraqi Business Council

The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade issued a decision on Tuesday to establish the Syrian-Iraqi Business Council. The Ministry designated Mohamed Nasser al-Sawwah as the President of the Council and Ziad Aubrey as a vice-chairman from the Syrian side. According to a Ministry statement, the Council aims to…

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‘We’ve gotten used to air strikes’: A Syrian documents Russian attacks in Idlib

Russian forces, alongside Syrian regime forces, have been intensively bombing civilian areas in northwestern Syria since 2013. Despite several ceasefire agreements signed between 2013 and 2021, the Russian military has still been dropping illegal munitions and has carried out thousands of air strikes targeting civilian areas. Our Observer, who lives…

France 24

Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo docks in Syria's Tartous - shipping source

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago docked in the Syrian port city of Tartous on Tuesday, according to a shipping source and satellite data.

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The Independent UK

Syrian refugees want ruling that sick daughter should continue being treated

Specialists have told Mr Justice Hayden that the six-year-old girl is suffering from a rare and incurable neurological condition, and dying.

The Independent UK

Daughter of Syrian refugees at centre of life-support treatment fight

Mr Justice Hayden has been asked to decide what moves are in the six-year-old girl’s best interests at a High Court hearing in London

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Responds to French Accusation Regarding 2013 Tadamon Massacre

Syria dismissed recent French statements that accused Damascus’ forces of war crimes. On August 12, the French Foreign Ministry published a statement, “Fight Against Impunity”, saying it received important documentation of possible crimes committed by Syrian regime forces. An official source at Syria’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the “fabricated videos of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Satellite Images Show First Ship Out of Ukraine in Syria

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow, satellite images analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show. The arrival of the cargo ship Razoni in Syria comes after the…

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The Independent UK

Satellite images show first ship out of Ukraine in Syria

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow

Asharq Al-Awsat

Reports: Turkish Airstrike in North Syria Kills at Least 11

Turkey carried out an airstrike in northern Syria on Tuesday near its border killing at least 11 people, including Syrian government soldiers, an opposition war monitor and a Kurdish media outlet said. The attack happened just west of the northern town of Kobane and comes amid tensions in northern Syria…

Reuters

Turkish troops, Kurdish fighters exchange heavy shellfire in Syria's Kobane

Turkish troops and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy shellfire on Tuesday in the northern Syrian border town of Kobane, leaving one civilian dead as the conflict escalated.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria is World’s Worst Country in Recruiting, Using Children in Armed Conflict

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) commented on a report by the UN Secretary-General on children, considering it a main source of information for violations against children in Syria through cooperation and partnership with the UNICEF’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM). The UN report said Syria is reportedly the…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Editorial: Austin Tice was taken hostage in Syria 10 years ago. Joe Biden must bring him home

Few expressions of the journalistic mission could be more essential and unflinching than Austin Tice’s reporting on the Syrian civil war for McClatchy and others. Tice was one of the few journalists who left a country that enshrines press freedom in our founding document for one where the government and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Condemns Israeli Violations of Its Airspace to Strike Syria

Lebanon will file a complaint before UN the Security Council against Israel for recently using Lebanese airspace to attack Syria. On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants issued a statement "strongly condemning" the recent Israeli aggression and the "Israeli enemy's use of Lebanese airspace to bombard Syrian territory."…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Did Iran Target the Tanf US Base in Syria?

Israel struck an “Iranian position” near a Russian base in western Syria. Drones, believed to be Iranian, retaliated by attacking an area close to the al-Tanf US base in eastern Syria without any Russia objection. The developments, which took place hours from each other, are another example of the complex…

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