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Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps

Taher al-Matar's home in northwest Syria is in ruins but he has gone back to live there anyway, driven by dire conditions in camps for displaced people, where he fears any outbreak of the coronavirus would be devastating. Even though he worries a fragile ceasefire in the Idlib region may...

Syria Kurds set up first coronavirus hospital

Syria's Kurds have set up a specialised hospital for coronavirus cases, the Kurdish Red Crescent said Monday, after the first COVID-19 death was reported in the northeastern region. The United Nations on Friday said a man aged in his fifties had on April 2 become the first fatality from...

Syria's divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus

After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and ill-prepared to cope with the coronavirus, an enemy that knows no conflict lines. Medical personnel in Kurdish-run northeastern Syria have resorted to making protective gear out of garbage bags. The...

Death sparks unrest at major migrant camp in Greece

A fire ripped through one of Greece's largest migrant camps leaving widespread damage and many people homeless after the death of an Iraqi woman sparked unrest, officials said Sunday. The blaze late Saturday at Vial camp on Chios island destroyed the facilities of the European asylum...