Dec 14 Watch 7:08 News Wrap: Trump's inaugural funds reportedly under investigation In our news wrap Friday, federal prosecutors are reportedly in the early stages of investigating potentially illegal contributions to Trump’s inaugural committee, while Michael Cohen spoke out for the first time since being sentenced. Also, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo… Continue watching
Nov 29 Syria: West should lift sanctions to help refugees return By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press yria's U.N. ambassador on Thursday urged Western powers to lift crippling economic sanctions against the war-torn country if they are serious about helping millions of Syrian refugees to return to their homeland. Continue reading
Nov 20 U.S. blacklists firms in Iran, Russia for shipping oil to Syria By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Placement on the list prohibits American entities or citizens from dealing with the companies and blocks any of the companies' U.S. assets. In Moscow, officials dismissed the sanctions as illegal. Continue reading
Oct 28 Shut for over 6 years, Syria's national museum reopens By Albert Aji, Associated Press More than six years after it was shut down as the country’s civil war encroached, Syria’s National Museum in the heart of Damascus reopened on Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Syrian rebels evacuate demilitarized zone In our news wrap Monday, rebels pulled back from a demilitarized zone that was established in a deal that prevented a Syrian government offensive against Idlib province. Meanwhile, the country’s primary checkpoint with Jordan opened for the first time in… Continue watching
Oct 01 This Syrian mother fled ISIS while pregnant. Her courage has stayed with me ever since By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon My eyes welled up when a smiling and confident Batoul stepped out from behind the curtains of the blue tarp she and her family call home. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 6:06 Is the Trump administration changing U.S. policy on Syria? After warning for months that he could pull U.S. troops from Syria, President Trump is making a renewed push to find a political solution to the country’s ongoing civil war. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin sits down with Ambassador James… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 10:43 Erdogan: 'Sad' to see U.S. working with 'terrorist' Kurdish forces in Syria By Amna Nawaz, Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United States on Wednesday for supplying weapons in the Syria conflict to offshoots of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which he considers terrorist organizations. In an interview with Amna Nawaz, the Turkish president said… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: U.S. and China impose latest round of tariffs In our news wrap Monday, the United States formally imposed 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in imported Chinese goods. Beijing accused the U.S. of “trade bully-ism” and imposed levies of five to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of… Continue watching
Sep 19 Thousands back home in north Syria after Russia-Turkey deal By Associated Press The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that some 7,000 people have returned to their towns and villages since Monday when Russia and Turkey announced the deal. Continue reading