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UN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area

 The U.N. Security Council failed in two rival votes Friday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest, with the U.S. ambassador warning that “people will die because of this vote.” After days of consultations, the U.N.’s...

Protest outside health directorate in northern Syria

About two dozen people protested Wednesday in front of the health department in Idlib against the possible closure of the Bab al-Hawa crossing that brings in international aid into northwest of Syria. The protest was organized by the Directorate of Health in Idlib along with other...

Lebanon plans to send refugees back to Syria within months

BEIRUT: Lebanon plans to start sending back tens of thousands of Syrian refugees within months over objections by the UN and rights groups, a minister said in an interview on Wednesday. Lebanon has one of the world’s highest numbers of refugees per capita and currently hosts over 1...

Shutting Syria aid crossing would spell 'catastrophe': UN

Beirut (AFP) – A closure of the last aid corridor from Turkey into northwest Syria's rebel-held areas would spell "catastrophe" for millions of people, a UN aid official has warned. "This is one of the most vulnerable populations anywhere in the world," said Mark Cutts, UN deputy regional...