Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: Syrian Conflict
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Ten...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on ten years of ongoing conflict in Syria
Authorities in Northeast Syria Release 65...
Al-Hol camp authorities on Thursday released 65 Islamic State families of Deir el-Zour under an agreement with Syria’s tribes
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...
Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, addresses the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East (Syria)
Syrian Child Labors
The children of many displaced families in Syria are often doing dangerous, low-paying work as a means to survive because these families are neglected by governments and aid organizations
Kurds in Iraq, Syria Look for...
Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria have been important partners for the United States in the fight against the Islamic State terror group. During President-elect Joe Biden’s years in the Senate and as vice president, he was deeply involved in U.S. policy in the region, and Kurds are hopeful about what that could mean for them in the coming years
Islamic State in 2020
A year after its territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State (IS) managed to mount dozens of deadly attacks in 2020 around the world from the Middle East to Africa to Europe
Syrians Displaced by Turkish Operation Brace...
This month marks the one-year anniversary of a Turkish military operation in Syria that resulted in the displacement of more than 150,000 people
Syria Compounded Disaster
Millions of Syrians have been internally displaced because of the years-long conflict, many trapped in the northern part of the country where they have been isolated by the fighting and rely almost entirely food aid to stay alive. Now the coronavirus has spread into the region and earlier this month the United Nations voted to stop using one of just two international borders open for aid. Activists say food and medical supplies for civilians are now being used as a weapon of war
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Susannah Sirkin, Director of Policy and Senior Advisor at Physicians for Human Rights, addresses United Nations Security Council members during an open videoconference in connection with the Middle East (Syria)
A Nurse With a Mission
In Istanbul, a 36-year-old woman is a one-person traveling medical unit treating some of Turkey’s most vulnerable refugees at a time when, for many people, hospitals are not an option. Some refugees do not have their papers in order. Others cannot afford care or fear getting the coronavirus at a hospital