by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 9, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, AP—Two trucks carrying food and medical supplies into rebel-held neighborhoods in the central Syrian city of Homs turned back under heavy fire Saturday, leaving four paramedics wounded as a cease-fire faltered, Syrian officials said. Talal Barrazi, the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 5, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Around 40 percent of Syria’s population now requires some form of humanitarian aid, UN Undersecretary General Valerie Amos warned the Security Council on Tuesday. A spokeswoman said Amos, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The prime minister of the Syrian opposition’s interim government, Ahmed Tu’mah, began consultations on Tuesday aimed at forming a government in rebel-held parts of Syria. Tu’mah, who was recently elected interim prime minister by members...
