Tue, 21-Oct-2025

UN praises ‘potential’ of Syria prisoner amnesty

UN

UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen on Sunday welcomed a general amnesty aimed at freeing thousands of Syrians accused of terrorism. Several amnesties have been issued by President Bashar al-Assad during the country’s devastating 11-year war, but the most recent in April was the most comprehensive related to terrorism charges since the conflict began, according to … Read more

Ukraine war casts shadow over Syria donors’ conference

Ukraine

International donors held their sixth pledging conference for conflict-torn Syria on Tuesday, in Brussels, saying Syrians should not be forgotten even as the Ukraine war dominates global attention. “World public opinion seems not to be able to deal with more than one crisis at the time,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he … Read more