Articles tagged with: aid
Syria’s catastrophe is increasingly leaping over the border of its northern neighbor, Turkey, igniting a whole new set of challenges for the Ankara government and blurring what was once a hard Cold War frontier.
At least 300,000 Syrian refugees have now officially fled to Turkey, with the real number probably 450,000 and set to double this year. Turkey has spent hundreds of millions of dollars, which it can barely afford, looking after them, and so far aid from its allies and donors is cover...
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LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—The first shipment of US aid reached the Free Syrian Army (FSA) earlier this week, Asharq Al-Awsat has learnt.
Head of the FSA Supreme Military Command, General Salim Idris, was present to oversee the delivery of the new aid. He said: “I hope that this aid will be a first step to be followed by subsequent steps, culminating in our receiving what we need on the battlefield.”
The non-lethal aid, including halal ready meals, medical supplies, and night-vision...
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Tuesday, 12 Mar, 2013
Faddy Sahloul, the founder of Hand in Hand for Syria, rubs his tired eyes and pulls heavily on his cigarette. From his small flat in Rayhaniya, on the Turkish–Syrian border, Sahl...
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Thursday, 31 Jan, 2013
It has not been a good week for Egypt’s president, Mohamed Mursi. Nationwide protests against his rule marked the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on 25 January....
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Monday, 28 Jan, 2013
CAIRO, Asharq Al-Awsat—Protesters and police in Egypt continue to clash for a fifth day, despite a presidential state of emergency declaration in the three provinces hit hard...
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Wednesday, 25 Jan, 2012
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally left Yemen, and now the Yemenis along with the international community must make sure that he does not return.
According to media re...
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Wednesday, 16 Nov, 2011
During the former regime, Libyans used to retell stories of soldiers who were physically wounded during the Chadian-Libyan conflict and who were not allowed to return to thei...
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Friday, 27 May, 2011
This week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his coalition government will provide Egypt, Tunisia and other Middle East countries with about $180 million over...
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