Sarah El Deeb
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'The mouth of a bear': Ukrainian refugees sent to Russia
NARVA, Estonia (AP) — For weeks Natalya Zadoyanova had lost contact with her younger brother Dmitriy, who was trapped in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. → Read More
Ignoring the richest of Russia’s rich: Biden’s sanctions exclude Putin’s oligarchs
An estimated $800 billion is held overseas by wealthy Russians, some of it invested in everything from Facebook (Alisher Usmanov) to English soccer teams (Roman Abramovich) → Read More
US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich
Experts say the sanctions on oligarchs announced by President Joe Biden this week in response to the invasion of Ukraine may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia’s ultra-rich — much less force a withdrawal of tanks and troops → Read More
US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich
WASHINGTON (AP) — The term Russian oligarch conjures images of posh London mansions, gold-plated Bentleys and sleek superyachts in the Mediterranean, their decks draped with partiers dripping in jewels. → Read More
After week-long battle, US-backed Kurdish group recaptures Syria prison from IS
Syrian Democratic Forces say Islamic State fighters used children as human shields in bold attack at Gweiran complex; almost 200 said killed → Read More
Lebanon inks deals to receive electricity from Jordan via Syria
Agreements expected to bring crisis-ridden nation up to 250 megawatts daily within two months, enough for about two hours of power a day; World Bank to finance arrangement → Read More
Syrian Kurdish forces say they have freed hostages in Islamic State prison attack
Injured Australian teen inside Gweiran prison in northeastern Syria describes non-stop shooting, says many children killed; Kurds say 550 inmates have surrendered → Read More
Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
Forces were deploying within the prison facility and taking over buildings near its northern wing. → Read More
IS using hundreds of minors as human shields as Syrian prison standoff continues
Faceoff follows bold assault by the extremists that breached the premises of Gweiran Prison, allowing an unknown number of militants to escape → Read More
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
The separate attacks are believed to be some of the largest since IS lost the final sliver of territory it held nearly three years ago. → Read More
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three years ago. More than 100 militants assaulted the main prison h… → Read More
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three years ago. More than 100 militants assaulted the main prison holding suspected extremists, sparking a battle with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters that continued 24 hours later and left dozens dead on Friday. → Read More
Tens of thousands of Lebanese left without internet amid fuel crisis
One provider only remains online, after a resident donates diesel; nation continues to collapse within throes of worst financial and economic crisis in its history → Read More
Lebanese Christian leader: Our alliance with Hezbollah no longer working
Televised speech by Free Patriotic Movement head Bassil signals unprecedented level of frustration with group, suggests 2006 alliance credited with maintaining peace in jeopardy → Read More
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal to heat their room in a village in southern → Read More
4 Syrian refugees die after burning coal for heat in southern Lebanon
Mother and three young children declared dead of asphyxiation in the southern village of Kharayab → Read More
Fire contained after reported Israeli attack on Syrian port
BEIRUT (AP) — Firefighters contained a blaze that raged for hours in Syria's port of Latakia on Tuesday, officials said, hours after Israel launched missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, igniting → Read More
New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
Though horrors of war have abated, many have lost hope in a future at home amid poverty and corruption, while some still fear for their personal safety → Read More
Lebanese minister who criticized Saudi war in Yemen resigns in gesture to Riyadh
George Kordahi expresses hope much-anticipated move will open way for easing unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries → Read More
Families of Beirut blast victims rally for probe to resume
Families of the victims of last year’s explosion in Beirut’s port have rallied outside Lebanon’s top court to denounce what they say are intentional obstructions in the probe of the devastating blast → Read More