The Ecologist4d
Returning to Syracuse
Rather than permitting us to return to nearby Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard orders us to the port of Crotone to disembark ...
National Geographic news6d
Petra lost and found
Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains ... for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, which tasked their gifted recruit to find the source of the ...
A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty
The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Intellinews on MSN6d
Turkey could set up airbases in Syria’s desert, brief Damascus sources
Turkey could set up two air force bases in Syria's central desert region of Badiyah, use Syrian airspace for military ...
Royal United Services Institute5d
Wagner’s Business Model in Syria and Africa: Profit and Patronage
The paper’s main focus is on three case studies: Syria, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali, but Wagner as a whole is also considered. To assess the group’s profitability, the paper aggregates ...
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Has Created Chaos. Here Is What to Know.
Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.
In One Devastated Syrian Suburb, the Only Sign of Life Is the Gravedigger
The former rebel stronghold of Jobar points to the challenges facing the new government as it embarks on rebuilding a broken country.
The New York Times5d
Despite Waivers, U.S. Funding Freeze Sows Doubt About Camp Holding ISIS Members
By Erika Solomon Ben Hubbard and Lara Jakes President Trump’s funding freeze has thrown into confusion the future of a Syrian desert camp holding thousands of Islamic State members and their ...
2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya
Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-strick ...