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Syrian Americans divided on Treasury's sanctions exemption for earthquake aid
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Treasury Department has lifted some sanctions on Syria to allow earthquake relief for six...
France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here's why
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Syrian soldiers came first, at night, for the son, Patrick, a 20-year-old psychology student at...
Michiganders with ties to Syria and Turkey mobilize to help earthquake victims
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMetro Detroiters with ties to Syria and Turkey say they are devastated by a powerful earthquake that...
An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, officials say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian...
Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTurkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his...
Erdogan's future is in doubt, but Turkey's ties to Russia and tensions with the US aren't going...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA garbage collector walks by a bus with an image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in...
Lebanon, Syria discuss sea border after Beirut's Israel deal
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBEIRUT (Reuters) -The Lebanese and Syrian presidents discussed delineating their countries' shared...
Iran's Attack Seems Like It Was Designed to Fail. So What Comes Next?
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIran’s attack on Israel was dangerous, provocative — and seemingly all but designed to fail. None of...
Arab League nations welcome back longtime pariah Syria at annual summit
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn March 2013, with almost 100,000 dead in the then-two-year Syrian revolution against President Bashar Assad, a Muslim cleric who headed the Syrian opposition was welcomed to take the country's seat at the annual summit of Arab leaders.
Pivotal presidential runoff held in Turkey
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoANKARA, Turkey — Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian...