In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on
BEIRUT — Daraa was an impoverished, neglected provincial city in the farmlands of Syria’s south, an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim backwater far from the more...
Lebanese president calls on PM to form Cabinet immediately
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president called Wednesday on the prime minister-designate to form a government immediately or step aside as the country plunges deeper into...
Fire festival incidents kill 10, injure hundreds in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — Mishaps during an annual fire festival in Iran have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds more injured around the...
Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus
BERLIN — Three times a week, Aliye Tuerkyilmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand out informational flyers on the...
Syrians in rebel-held Idlib mark 10 years since uprising
BEIRUT — Thousands of Syrians in the last opposition-held area of the country protested Monday, marking 10 years since the start of a popular...
Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in...
‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
BEIRUT — The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill up a...
UN says international diplomacy crucial to end Syria’s war
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Monday that international diplomacy is crucial to end Syria’s 10-year war and it’s important...
‘We are hungry’: Lebanese protest worsening economic crisis
BEIRUT — Outraged protesters returned to the streets of Lebanon's capital Tuesday, blocking roads with burning tires and garbage containers as the currency continued...
War’s timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began
BEIRUT — Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising...
