UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Syrian regime gave a green light Thursday for the United Nations to use a key crossing from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest that was closed earlier this week, but it wants to take away U.N. control over aid deliveries to the region. Syria’s U.N....

Jordan on Thursday said the World Food Programme (WFP) will cut its aid subsidies to Syrian refugees in the kingdom as of Aug.1. According to a statement by Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, other UN aid agencies will follow suit, and he stressed that his country will "not be able to fill the...

Turkish authorities announced the arrest of 511 illegal migrants in Istanbul, northwest Turkiye. According to Turkiye's Anadolu Agency, the authorities were able to arrest 511 illegal migrants following inquiries about migrants in the area. The migrants will be transferred to the...

The delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s opposition-held northwest from neighboring Turkey is virtually certain to get a green light to continue from the U.N. Security Council — but the big question is for how long. The council’s current authorization for aid deliveries through the...