Tag: Syria

George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, is investing $500 million in businesses, companies, and other initiatives founded by both migrants and refugees.

George Soros to invest $500 million to migrant, refugee businesses

Kelly Cohen · September 20, 2016 12:04 pm

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted an image that said: "If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian refugee problem."

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Donald Trump Jr. compares Syrian refugees to Skittles

Kelly Cohen · September 20, 2016 11:46 am

FILE — This Aug. 31, 2016 file photo, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), shows Syrian boys dive into a hole filled with water that was caused by a missile attack in the rebel-held neighborhood of Sheikh Saeed in Aleppo province, Syria. Residents in the rebel-held districts of Aleppo have a reprieve from the incessant bombings by Syrian government warplanes and the promise of an end to the crippling siege that has left produce stalls bare. (Aleppo Media Center via AP, File)

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Pentagon plans for U.S.-Russia mission that may never happen

Jamie McIntyre · September 20, 2016 4:01 am

The Syrian regime had denied entry to the United Nations convoys over the past week up until Monday, when attacks by either a Russian or Syrian aircraft struck 18 of the 31 aid trucks. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

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Syria aid bombing strains American-Russian relations

Anna Giaritelli · September 20, 2016 3:55 am

Local authorities are still working to determine the number of casualties from the attacks, which came after a weeklong cease-fire between the Syrian government and rebel group fell apart. (AP Photo)

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Airstrikes hit at least 18 aid trucks in Syria

Anna Giaritelli · September 19, 2016 10:03 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry said that he's still hopeful that a tenuous cease-fire agreement in Syria, brokered by the U.S. and Russia last week, can still be implemented. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

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Kerry still hopeful after Syria says cease-fire is dead

Joel Gehrke · September 19, 2016 5:57 pm

The Syrian military command has declared the fragile cease-fire, brokered by the United States and Russia, over. (Modar Shekho via AP)

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Syria’s military command declares U.S-Russian brokered cease-fire over

Associated Press · September 19, 2016 3:50 pm

1-in-5 Syrian refugees settled in New York area, Obama wants more

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1-in-5 Syrian refugees settled in New York area, Obama wants more

Paul Bedard · September 19, 2016 11:29 am

When a gaffe isn’t a gaffe

When a gaffe isn’t a gaffe

Dan Hannan · September 19, 2016 4:04 am

Christians have faced the most extreme persecution at the hands of Muslims in Syria. (Alexander Kots/Komsomolskaya Pravda via AP)

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Protecting Middle Eastern Christians

Washington Examiner · September 18, 2016 1:42 pm

The airstrike was just one of several incidents of violence in Syria reported on Friday and Saturday. (AP Photo)

National Security

Signs of strain on cease-fire in Syria

Joseph Lawler · September 17, 2016 6:54 pm

FILE - In this July 21,2016 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Sure it's no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honor he can brag about. Scientists have named a parasite after him and there's no worming out of it. Meet Baracktrema obamai, a tiny parasitic flatworm that lives in turtles' blood. A new study officially names the two-inch long creature after Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Weekly Obama report card: Boosted by polls, and a parasite

Paul Bedard · September 17, 2016 11:27 am