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October 29, 2025

Lebanon and Syria October 2025: A Snapshot

Ambassador Ryan Crocker reports on his visit to Lebanon and Syria on October 12-17 as part of a small delegation organized by the Washington office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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Mar 18, 2020
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Egypt imposes stricter measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus

Mar 16, 2020
An Iraqi man, wearing a protective mask, stands inside a coffee shop with a sign in Arabic which reads "Coffee shop is closed, due to corona following a decision by the Health ministry" in the capital Baghdad on March 16, 2020 amidst efforts against the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus disease.

A perfect storm has hit Iraq

Mar 16, 2020
Syrians in protest climb atop a Turkish military M60T tank and infantry-fighting vehicle (IFV) as they attempt to block traffic on the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia, before incoming joint Turkish and Russian military patrols (as per an earlier agreed upon ceasefire deal) in the village of al-Nayrab, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib and seven kilometres west of Saraqib in northwestern Syria on March 15, 2020

A serious blow to the prospect of joint patrols in Idlib