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Dutch UAF Award: four of the six nominees come from Syria

Six former students with a refugee background are competing for the Dutch UAF Award 2021. No fewer than four of them come from Syria. The prize is intended for students with a refugee background who know how to distinguish themselves. The UAF Award is an annual prize created by the UAF...

UN: Syria regime, opposition to begin drafting charter

Syria's regime and opposition in the war-torn country have agreed to start drafting constitutional reforms, the U.N. Syria envoy announced Sunday, a major step after a nine-month hiatus of talks and several fruitless rounds. U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen didn’t say what was...

Jordan does not plan to operate flights with Syria

Jordan does not currently have plans to operate flights with Syria, the country's state news agency PETRA cited the Civil Aviation Authority Regulatory Commission as saying on Sunday. Jordan's state carrier, Royal Jordanian, said in September it would resume direct flights to Damascus for...

Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign

The death of a former Syrian Druse lawmaker, allegedly by Israeli sniper fire, could mark a new phase in Israel’s war against Iranian entrenchment in neighboring Syria. Syria’s state-run news agency said that Midhat Saleh was fatally shot Saturday in Ein el-Tinneh, a village along the...