Syria

Fionnuala Ni Aolain, UN Independent Rapporteur on Protection of Rights while Countering Terrorism, expressed concern that hundreds of very young boys have been wrongly separated from their mothers under 'unproven' belief that they pose a security risk

Due to Russia's veto, the UN Security Council failed to extend the cross-border mechanism to deliver humanitarian aid to four million people in north-west Syria

90% of Syrian population lives below the poverty line has warned the UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths; millions face cuts in food aid next month because of a funding shortfall - the $5,4 billion UN appeal for Syria is only 12% funded

The tourism sector recorded an estimated 40% year-on-year growth in the first five months of 2023, from 727.000 foreign tourists to 519.000, the Syrian daily al-Watan reported citing the Minister of Tourism

The restoration of the famous Roman ruins of Palmyra and other historical sites, first affected during the war and now further damaged by the recent earthquake, is delayed, with restoration work blocked by security concerns, IS landmines and lack of funds

The Arab League voted unanimously to readmit Syria to the organisation after an absence of more than a decade

40 Syrian and Turkish children living in south-eastern province of Gaziantep collaborated to write and illustrate a book entitled 'Gokce', alluding to the fact that people of all races, cultures and creeds live together under one sky