(2019-07-24). Turkish government prepares to deport Syrian refugees living in Istanbul. wsws.org Ankara has announced that Syrian refugees not registered in Istanbul have until August 20 to return to the cities in Turkey where they are registered or face deportation.
(2019-07-23). Monday's Daily Brief: Situation critical for Libya migrants, 'dangerous paralysis' in Israel-Palestine conflict, 'shocking escalation' in Syria, record heatwaves. un.org Our main stories today: UN officials warn of desperate situation for migrants and refugees in Libya; the UN peacebuilding chief calls for 'tangible steps' to alleviate the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and keep two-State solution alive; Idlib in Syria suffers more deadly attacks on civilians; Europe and Bangladesh deal with extreme weather events; and Angry Birds take on the climate crisis.
(2019-07-23). Lebanon Accuses Israel of Threatening Peace in the Region. telesurenglish.net Lebanon accused Israel Tuesday of threatening its civilian infrastructure after the latter complained before the United Nations Security Council that Iran was smuggling weapons to the Hezbollah movement through the port of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. | RELATED: | Israel Strikes Strategic Tel al-Hara Near Golan Heights: Syrian Gov't | "Israel found that in 2018 and 2019,…
(2019-07-23). Headlines for July 23, 2019. democracynow.org Half a Million Puerto Ricans Take Over San Juan Streets to Call for Gov. Rosselló to Resign, Boris Johnson Becomes New British Prime Minister, Trump Admin Expands Deportation Powers, Putting 100,000s of Undocumented Immigrants at Risk, ICE Now Using DNA Testing on Asylum-Seeking Families, DOJ Tells Mueller His Testimony Must "Remain Within Boundaries" of Redacted Report, Trump Says He Can "Wipe Afghanistan Off the Face of the Earth" as He Meets Pakistani PM Imran Khan, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte Calls for the Death Penalty for Drug Offenders, Syrian Airstrikes Kill At Least 50, Amid Ongoing Violence in Id…
(2019-07-23). War Propaganda: Iran Sleeper Cells Ready to Kill Brits. globalresearch.ca On Monday, The Sun ran a scary story insisting evil Hezbollah sleeper cells are "preparing to strike" the UK in the wake of Iran's tit-for-tat seizure of a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The newspaper picked up the …
(2019-07-23). Danny Glover Visits Cuba to Build Cultural Bridges. telesurenglish.net U.S. actor and UNICEF ambassador Danny Glover has returned to Cuba, meeting President Miguel Diaz-Canel in the hope of building cultural ties between the two countries, despite increasing aggression from the White House. | RELATED: | Cuba Has 9 Doctors Per 1000 Citizens, Highest in Its History | Cuban state media have reported that Glover and President Diaz-Canel met Monday, where…
(2019-07-23). Does the U.S. Army Intend to Leave Syria? globalresearch.ca Last December, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the Pentagon started the process of withdrawing its troops from Syria. Even then, many people were quite skeptical about the words of the American president while a number of political analysts and …
(2019-07-23). Israel Strikes Tel al-Hara Near Golan Heights: Syrian Gov't. telesurenglish.net Airstrikes from Israeli jets have struck Wednesday the hill of Tel al-Hara in the province of Daraa in southern Syria at 1: 30 am local time, no human casualties were reported only material losses, according to Syrian state media (SANA). | RELATED: | Syrian Air Defenses Engage Rocket Attacks in Damascus and Homs | Tel al-Hara is a strategically located area, as it is the highest outpost in southern Daraa province overlooking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. In 2018, Syrian fo…
(2019-07-23). US-led War of Terror Against Syria, Attrition Terrorism Phase. globalresearch.ca The US-led war of terror against Syria continues its most recent attacks via attrition terrorism, the brutal form of slow genocide against the Syrian citizenry. Yesterday, NATO countries beloved 'armed moderates' attacked a phosphate freight train in eastern Homs. | ***…
(2019-07-20). Why did Argentina declare Hezbollah a terrorist group? uwidata.com 
Argentina has officially declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The declaration created a considerable amount of controversy given the strong feelings on the issue in various countries. Background Argentina has received more immigrants than any other Latin American nation. While they are mostly of European origin, many have also come from Syria and Lebanon. There are …
(2019-07-18). "It Is Not Just War. It Is Life": Acclaimed Doc "For Sama" Offers Rare Glimpse into War-Torn Syria. democracynow.org 
We look at the award-winning documentary feature titled "For Sama," a devastating account of war-torn Syria told through the eyes of director Waad al-Kateab. She filmed hundreds of hours of footage in her native Aleppo to create a stunning depiction of life during wartime. Amid airstrikes and attacks on hospitals, Waad falls in love with one of the last remaining doctors in Aleppo, gets married and has a baby girl, Sama, to whom the film is dedicated. When protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad first began in 2011, Waad al-Kateab was a young economics student who began filming on a cellphone. Fo…
(2019-07-18). Carnage must stop in northwest Syria demands Lowcock, as attacks intensify. un.org After 80 days of intensifying attacks, many on health facilities, "the carnage must stop" in northwest Syria, said the UN relief chief on Thursday, noting that more than 70 civilians had been killed this month alone across the last rebel-held enclave of the country.