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Int'l credit agency remains skeptical about Lebanon's future even with recent election. #MFAUpClose
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/fitch-ratings-warns-of-elections-impact-on-lebanese-economy/2022/05/27/89e5a1d0-dde3-11ec-bc35-a91d0a94923b_story.html
Using fava beans as Captagon drug mules.#MFAUpClose
https://www.thenationalnews.com/gulf-news/saudi-arabia/2022/05/27/saudi-authorities-thwart-captagon-smuggling-attempt-using-fava-beans/
Coming close: almost negotiated peace between Israel and Syria.#MFAUpClose
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/i-almost-negotiated-israel-syria-peace-heres-how-it-happened/
US/Kurds worried about Turkey's military plans.#MFAUpClose
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/us-kurdish-officials-call-turkish-threats-military-operation-syria-serious
The Jordanian struggle against the flood of Captagon.#MFAUpClose
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2022-06/battle-against-captagon
On the Ground in Syria
- Middle East Minute: Erdogan threatens new military operation in northeast Syria - Al-MonitorMiddle East Minute: Erdogan threatens new military operation in northeast Syria Al-Monitor
- Prospects for peace in Syria | Daily Sabah - Daily SabahProspects for peace in Syria | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
- Turkish-backed attacks continue in northeast Syria - Kurdistan24Turkish-backed attacks continue in northeast Syria Kurdistan24
- Who Are The Neo-Nazis Fighting For Russia In Ukraine? - Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyWho Are The Neo-Nazis Fighting For Russia In Ukraine? Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Joe Biden's Betrayal of the Syrian Kurds is as Great as Donald Trump's - 19FortyFiveJoe Biden's Betrayal of the Syrian Kurds is as Great as Donald Trump's 19FortyFive
- 4 Albanian women, 9 children to be repatriated from Syria - The Journal4 Albanian women, 9 children to be repatriated from Syria The Journal
- Denmark: Young women at risk of deportation to Syria - InfoMigrantsDenmark: Young women at risk of deportation to Syria InfoMigrants
- On impact of SDF, Turkey clashes, northeastern Syria comes to the fore - Enab BaladiOn impact of SDF, Turkey clashes, northeastern Syria comes to the fore Enab Baladi
- Turkish Diplomat Says Astana Talks Will Promote Political Process, Ceasefire In Syria - UrduPoint NewsTurkish Diplomat Says Astana Talks Will Promote Political Process, Ceasefire In Syria UrduPoint News
- The Child Victims of ISIS - Foreign Affairs MagazineThe Child Victims of ISIS Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Syria's Samar Haddad: ‘Books are freedom and reading is what frees us’ - Global VoicesSyria's Samar Haddad: ‘Books are freedom and reading is what frees us’ Global Voices
- Syrians reject trench dug by Turkish army near Aleppo - Al-MonitorSyrians reject trench dug by Turkish army near Aleppo Al-Monitor
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2021 Purpose Prize Winners - Georgette Bennett
“The impact of this work has been profound and life-transforming. I’ve seen Syrians and Israelis rise above politics, suspicion, and hatred to work together, laugh together, and encounter each other as human beings rather than stereotypes.”
Read More (Source: AARP)
Women's health in Syria: An American imperative
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, hospitals and health-care workers have been actively targeted as a means of breaking the will of the opposition. The perpetration of crimes of war on innocent civilians in Syria is anything but news.
Read More (Source: The Hill)
Israeli Aid Gives an Unexpected ‘Glimmer of Hope’ for Syrians
According to the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, a New York-based network of organizations involved in the aid effort, Israel has also become an efficient, if unlikely, staging area for Syrian aid groups operating abroad that, facilitated by the Israeli military, are now shipping goods into Syria through Israeli ports.
Read More (Source: NY Times)
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