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from The NewsDesk at The Cradle, April 25, 2023 Damascus condemned the European Union’s decision to strengthen its “unilateral measures” against Syria, saying the bloc was repeating its lies by claiming that sanctions on Syria do not hinder the provision of humanitarian aid, RT Arabic reported on 25 April. An …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 16, 2023 March 15, 2023, marks the 12th anniversary of the Syrian conflict, which also follows a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the border shared by Türkiye and Syria. The cities of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, and Jeblah were severely damaged with …

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, March 14, 2023 Four days after the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria on 6 February, the US announced it would temporarily ease its Syrian sanctions in an effort to speed up aid deliveries to the country. Specifically, …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 9, 2023 Israel attacked the Aleppo International Airport in northwest Syria on March 7 and caused the international humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims to be canceled due to the damages of the airstrike. While the world is watching the suffering of …

by Georgio Cafiero and Alexander Langlois, published on The Cradle, March 6, 2023 The devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkiye in February has sparked a region wide conversation about the possibility of Arab states directly engaging with Damascus and bypassing the US sanctions that have crippled its economy. Among the …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 5, 2023 Dr. Bassma Kodmani died March 2, 2023, in Paris, where she had lived most of her life.  She was a Franco-Syrian activist who played a large role in the destruction of Syria beginning in 2011. Kodmani was born in Damascus …

U.N. Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan discusses the devastating impact of illegal US sanctions on Syria and how they are continuing to block aid in earthquake recovery efforts. Professor Douhan explains how despite the US Treasury issuing a 180-day waiver on certain sanctions imposed on Syria, countries and humanitarian actors are …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on The Canada Files, February 20, 2023 Canada has blood on its hands in Syria. Canadian intelligence would have provided its government with the facts concerning the Syrian uprising in Deraa in March 2011. That information would have allowed the Canadian government to determine whether to …

Marwa Osman Interview, Posted to YouTube by Eva Bartlett, February 17, 2023 ***   Please Sign our Statement demanding that the Sanctions on Syria be lifted immediately.   *** Early last week, Turkey, Syria & surrounding countries experienced a series of earthquakes & aftershocks which tragically struck Syria and Turkey the hardest, …

February 6, 2023 ~Secretary General of the Global Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance, Dr. Yahya Ghaddar, declares full solidarity with the people and leadership in Syria, condoles with the innocent victims and calls for a speedy recovery for the wounded. In the face of the tragedy that …