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Syria to hold presidential vote on May 26

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 18 09:03 PM

Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 likely to keep in power President Bashar al-Assad, in a country devastated by a decade of war. Read more »

3 Filipina human trafficking victims return from Syria - DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:39 PM

MANILA — A total of 3 more Filipinas victimized by human trafficking in Syria arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced.   Read more »

The feeding of the one thousand: Idlib sanctuary offers cats a refuge from war

Khalil Ashawi, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 12:54 PM

When Syria's war forced Alaa al-Jaleel to close his cat sanctuary in Aleppo in 2015 and head north to the rebel stronghold of Idlib, he took around 100 animals with him and reopened it there.  Read more »

Syrian president and wife recover from COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 03:25 PM

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have recovered from COVID-19 and have tested negative for the disease, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday. Read more »

Philippines probes immigration officers over trafficking women to Syria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 02:37 PM

MANILA - The Philippine immigration bureau said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into allegations that some of its officers were involved in the trafficking of 44 women to work in Syria. Read more »

Hontiveros: Some Immigration officers involved in trafficking OFWs to Syria as slaves

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 08:37 AM

MANILA - A senator on Tuesday bared a scheme where immigration officers allegedly take bribes from illegal recruiters to traffic Filipina domestic workers as slaves to Syria.   Read more »

Syria's President Assad, wife test positive for COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 12:12 AM

DUBAI/AMMAN - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms, his office said on Monday.   Read more »

DFA: 7 more Pinay victims of human trafficking in Syria returning home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 04:57 PM

Seven more Filipinas illegally hired to work in Syria are flying back to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Friday. Read more »

DFA bringing home 6 Filipina human-trafficking victims from Syria

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 09:35 PM

The 6 were among 38 Filipinas who sought shelter at the Philippine Embassy in Damascus having been subjected to human trafficking, the DFA said Saturday. Read more »

Washington Post article exposes trafficking of Filipinas to Syria

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 06:56 PM

An article in an American publication has exposed the plight of Filipinas trafficked to Syria. Read more »

Foreign affairs chief vows to bring home Pinoy human trafficking victims in Syria

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 06:32 PM

The development came following a report that Filipina workers got abused, raped, and were imprisoned after being “sold into Syrian servitude.”   Read more »

21 journalists victims of 'reprisal' killings in 2020: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 02:21 AM

NEW YORK - At least 21 journalists have been victims of reprisal killings so far this year, more than double the number from last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report Tuesday. Read more »

Islamic State expanding globally amid setbacks, says US official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:21 AM

The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the killing of its leaders, a top US counter-terror official said Thursday. Read more »

Virus lockdowns limit IS attacks in many nations: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 08:11 AM

Coronavirus lockdowns appear to have reduced the threat of Islamic State group attacks in many countries, but the risk is greater in Iraq and Syria, a UN official said Monday.   Read more »

Russia, China veto extension of cross-border aid in Syria: UN diplomats

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 06:13 AM

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended authorization for cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year, diplomats said. Read more »

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Syria war records lowest monthly death toll in 9 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 09:38 PM

Of the total deaths, some 51 people were killed in shelling and airstrikes by the Syrian regime, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.  Read more »

'Wash our hands? Some people can’t wash their kids for a week.'

Evan Hill and Yousur Al-Hlou, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 20 12:06 PM

MAARAT MISRIN, Syria — In northwestern Syria, where 1 million people who have fled the civil war are sheltering in muddy tent camps and abandoned buildings, the spread of the coronavirus could wreak untold disaster on a devastated region. Read more »

Turkey shoots down two Syria warplanes in escalating offensive

Raziye Akkoc, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 01:24 AM

Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes on Sunday in an escalating offensive against the Damascus regime as Ankara pressured Europe over the conflict by opening its border for migrants to cross into the continent. Read more »

Turkey-Russia tensions soar after deadly Syria strike

Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 29 02:06 AM

The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire and NATO held emergency talks, while the EU warned of the risk of a "major open international military confrontation." Read more »

Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza -Israeli military

Ari Rabinovitch and Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 09:16 AM

JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israeli fighter jets launched air strikes on suspected Islamic Jihad positions in Syria, the Israeli military said on Monday, after the militant group and Israel exchanged rockets and air strikes around Gaza. Read more »