# syria - Sunday 8 May, 2022
# Syria
# Syria
The United Nations has warned that funding to aid victims of the civil war in Syria is dwindling.
# syria - Friday 18 March, 2022
# Refugees
# Refugees
The bloc has come under fire for allegedly welcoming refugees from Ukraine more openly.
# syria - Sunday 13 March, 2022
# Putin And Assad
# Putin And Assad
The Irish MEP says Putin had a hand in atrocities in Syria too but the EU’s response there was muted at best.
# syria - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Hassakeh
# Hassakeh
The Syria n Observatory for Human Rights said fighting in and around Ghwayran prison since it was taken last week has killed 181 people.
# syria - Thursday 13 January, 2022
# Historic Ruling
# Historic Ruling
The accused sought refuge in Germany after deserting the Syria n regime in 2012.
# syria - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Court
# Court
Lisa Smith’s trial before the non-jury court was due to start this week.
# syria - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Syria
# Syria
It is the second time this month the container yard at the port has come under Israeli attack.
# syria - Friday 12 November, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
The EU believes it is “seeing progress” on the migrant crisis along the border between Belarus and Poland.
# syria - Saturday 23 October, 2021
# Al Qaeda
# Al Qaeda
There were no known casualties from the strike.
# syria - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Bab Al-Hawa
# Bab Al-Hawa
The approved text is an amalgam of two drafts – one proposed by Ireland and Norway, and another by Russia.
# syria - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# Entry Point
# Entry Point
Ireland is in favour of keeping open a border-crossing that allows aid into Syria ’s north west.
# syria - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# Aid
# Aid
A border crossing that aid passes through is due to close this week.
# Poverty
# Poverty
Lebanon is facing “enormous challenges”, Minister Simon Coveney said.
# syria - Monday 28 June, 2021
# Border Region
# Border Region
A monitor said the strikes killed at least five militia fighters.
# syria - Friday 25 June, 2021
# Refugees
# Refugees
The EU will hand over the funds to help the Turks look after the influx of people fleeing the Syria n conflict.
# syria - Wednesday 16 June, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
GOAL’s Yusuf Nural tells the stories of Syria n Refugees in Turkey ahead of the release of a moving new documentary and photo exhibition.
# syria - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Bashar Al-Assad
# Bashar Al-Assad
In the last multi-candidate poll in 2014, Bashar al-Assad took 88% of the vote.
# syria - Monday 15 March, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
UNICEF’s Ettie Higgins and Claire McKeever share the stories of many refugees displaced by the war in Syria , ten years on.
# A Decade Later
# A Decade Later
A popular uprising turned into a civil war with world powers backing different sides.
# syria - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Meath man Derek O’Rourke is GOAL’s Middle East Security Advisor. He outlines the challenges faced by NGOs as they navigate Syria n regions devastated by war.
# syria - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# Damascus
# Damascus
They arrived in from Damascus at 11.35pm last night.
# syria - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Norma Costello
# Norma Costello
There is a sad irony in how wealthy western states have farmed out a security and immigration problem to the Kurds, writes Norma Costello.
# syria - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Prior to the devastating blasts, Lebanon was already dealing with its worst economic recession in decades.
# syria - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Evening Sitdown
# Evening Sitdown
It’s a coronavirus-free zone as we bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
# syria - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# The War In Syria
# The War In Syria
A UK-based war monitor said that 11 other combatants were wounded.
# syria - Thursday 16 July, 2020
# Shamima Begum
# Shamima Begum
Former home secretary Sajid Javid had revoked her British citizenship on national security grounds.
# syria - Sunday 12 July, 2020
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
After a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium, the cross-border aid plan was approved.
# syria - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
# Tablets
# Tablets
Around 84 million Captagon tablets were seized at the port of Salerno.
# syria - Saturday 20 June, 2020
# World Refugee Day 2020
# World Refugee Day 2020
Today is World Refugee Day and Cameron Weymes and Nishtiman Haji Murad share the stories of the people living in this once besieged city.
# syria - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic could nearly double the number of people around the world facing acute hunger to 265 million.
# syria - Sunday 12 April, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Syria n refugees in Lebanon have shared their experiences with TheJournal.ie.
# syria - Saturday 11 April, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
NGOs in Lebanon are trying to build bridges between Syria n refugees and local people, using techniques from Northern Ireland.
# syria - Sunday 5 April, 2020
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The troops will be self-isolating for 14 days in line with HSE guidelines.
# syria - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Syria Civil War
# Syria Civil War
Greek authorities said they thwarted an attempt by about 1,000 people overnight to cross the border.
# syria - Sunday 1 March, 2020
# Idlib
# Idlib
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s borders with Europe.
# syria - Friday 28 February, 2020
# Idlib
# Idlib
The soldiers were killed in the province of Idlib by a Syria n air strike last night.
# syria - Thursday 30 January, 2020
# Syria
# Syria
Many female asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland are living with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a new report has found.
# syria - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# Sarmeen
# Sarmeen
Missiles fired by Syria n regime forces killed eight civilians today, a war monitor has said.
# syria - Monday 30 December, 2019
# Tensions
# Tensions
The attack saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah Brigades.
# Refugees
# Refugees
The families have been resettled in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
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