November 2020

Social and economic upheaval in Lebanon in 2020 has deepened and magnified the poverty of Palestinian refugees. Chldren in Burj Barajneh refugee camp As Lebanon goes for another full lockdown to…

When it comes to confronting the Iranian regime, without a doubt Israel has been fortunate in the past four years. The Trump administration’s Iranian policy has been in alignment with Israel’s objectives. The maximum pressure policy…

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of “hit and run” attacks by Israel there was over, days after Israel carried out air strikes on Syrian army and…

k to expand Image An aid convoy drives through the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, in March 2018 when it was still held by anti-government armed groups.  © 2018 Samer Bouidani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images…

President-elect Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state received criticism for his recent consulting work and early support for the Iraq War ahead of his Monday announcement for the post. "Blinken advised Biden to vote for the Iraq War.…

In 2014, the remaining staff of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, or ICARDA, fled their beloved gene bank in Tel Hadia, 20 miles south of Aleppo. Syria’s civil war, which had broken out three years…

When the Arab revolts that were sweeping thWhen the Arab revolts that were sweeping the region and toppling autocrats like dominoes reached Syria, Bashar al-Assad's days at the helm looked numbered. Ten years on however, he has defied the…

Mekdad takes on the role of top diplomat while the Syrian government remains largely isolated internationally. Mekdad had been deputy foreign minister since 2006 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Faisal Mekdad…

Three regime soldiers were killed in the explosion of a landmine believed to be planted by ISIS in Al-Mayadeen desert in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.   Since 24th of March 2019, SOHR has documented the killing of at least 991…

Syrian Observatory activists have monitored mass demonstrations in Dayrik, Al-Qamishli, Rumaylan and other cities and towns in north-eastern Syria region, expressing rejection of Baghdad-Erbil agreement according to which Iraqi forces will…