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Kuwait`s International Islamic Charitable Organisation said Kuwaiti charities pledged $142 million, while dozens of NGOs attending the meeting promised the rest.
Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 10:15
Tensions between the neighbouring areas date back to Lebanon`s 1975-1990 civil war but have been exacerbated by the conflict across the border in Syria.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:32
The death toll from a government helicopter strike on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo has risen to 26 people including four children, said Syrian activists.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 13:18
Prime Minister Wael Halki said on Saturday Syrian government forces were winning the war with rebels and would not rest while a single enemy fighter remained at large.
Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 10:11
The Syrian market is facing considerable shortage of some drugs as most pharmaceutical laboratories in northern Syria are out of service, Xinhua reported Sunday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 16:36
A polio outbreak has been confirmed among young children in northeast Syria and risks spreading in the region, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 11:57
US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that any attempt by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to be re-elected would extend the country`s civil war.
The head of an international mission to destroy Damascus`s chemical arsenal arrived today in Syria, where the regime pressed on with deadly strikes despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts to organise peace talks.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 11:54
A top Vatican official today warned the war in Syria could escalate into a global conflict, a day after Pope Francis made an impassioned call for peace.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 16:25
A vast majority of people in strife-torn Syria was killed in unlawful attacks using conventional weapons such as guns and mortars, with children being the major casualties, according to a UN report.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 17:17
India on Tuesday said it was keeping a close watch on the situation in Syria amidst an increased likelihood of a military intervention by Western powers in the civil war raging in the country.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 14:31
Pope Francis has urged an end to all wars and condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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