U.N. rights chief: Atrocities committed in Syria beyond belief
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and said transitional justice is "crucial" after the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
UN rights chief urges reconciliation process in first Syria visit
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ensure justice for crimes committed over the past five decades of iron-fisted rule by the Assad family.
UN rights chief says transitional justice 'crucial' in Syria
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the country.
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar Assad has been ousted and sent into e
UN rights chief calls for sanctions relief during first Syria visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, called for sanctions on Syria to be 'reconsidered' on Wednesday (January 15) during his first ever visit to the country.
UN Rights Chief Urges 'Urgent' Easing Of Syria Sanctions
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk Wednesday urged an easing of economic sanctions on Syria after Bashar al-Assad's fall, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the country.
Questions about Syria and potential for an ISIS resurgence loom for Trump
The president-elect may want to withdraw U.S. troops from the area, but if he does, he’d put a victory he’s proud of at risk.
Syria detains Egyptian after videos threatening Egypt's Sisi
Syria's new authorities have detained an Egyptian Islamist militant who fought against Bashar al-Assad's rule over threats he ...
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A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
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Looting and destruction: The reality of return for Syria’s 13 million displaced
Around 6.2 million Syrians fled the country during the 13-year conflict. Since the fall of Assad in a rebel offensive on 8 ...
Erdogan says Turkey can "crush" all terrorists in Syria, calls for foreign powers to "take hands off"
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged all countries to "take their hands off" Syria and said Turkey had the ...
Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace
As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas ...
EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called ...
Head of Hostage NGO Believes US Journalist Tice Still in Syria
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The head of an American organisation focused on hostage releases said on Monday he believes U.S.
‘The Sand Castle' Producer on the Nadine Labaki Film's Timely Parallels With Events in Syria and Gaza: ‘Everybody Is Just Looking for a Home'
U.S. director Matty Brown’s allegorical drama "The Sand Castle,” which sees Lebanese multi-hyphenate Nadine Labaki reunite on ...