Sarah Dadouch

February 24, 2021 at 6:04 am

German court convicts Syrian ex-intelligence officer in historic torture trial

BERLIN — A German court issued a landmark ruling Wednesday, sentencing a former member of Syria's intelligence services to four-and-a-half years in prison for aiding...

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February 10, 2021 at 9:50 am

Saudi Arabia releases prominent women’s rights activist from prison as Biden presses kingdom on human rights

BEIRUT - Saudi Arabia released Loujain al-Hathloul, one of the country's most prominent women's rights activists, from prison on Wednesday in the clearest sign yet...

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February 4, 2021 at 7:46 am

Prominent Hezbollah critic fatally shot in Lebanon

BEIRUT — Prominent Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim was found shot dead in a car in southern Lebanon on Thursday morning, a killing that fellow political...

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December 26, 2020 at 4:28 am

Syria’s bread lines reflect wider crisis

BEIRUT - Every morning, Abu Mohammed and his two eldest sons wake up for dawn prayer in Damascus, then take turns heading to the bakery....

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October 19, 2020 at 8:42 am

U.S. held secret talks with Syria over missing journalist, sanctions, military presence, Syrian newspaper reports

BEIRUT - Two senior U.S. officials visited Damascus in August for secret talks about the fate of missing American journalist Austin Tice, sanctions and the...

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August 12, 2020 at 12:06 pm

Half of Beirut’s health-care centers are out of commission after the explosion

BEIRUT - The massive explosion which devastated swaths of Lebanon's capital in the past week has severely impacted its health system, officials warned Wednesday, as...

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August 8, 2020 at 6:24 am

‘Resign or hang’: Protesters in devastated Beirut turn fury on Lebanon’s leaders

BEIRUT - Protesters in Beirut occupied government ministries, set fires and faced off against security forces Saturday in an outpouring of anger directed at Lebanon's...

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August 7, 2020 at 3:48 am

As Beirut’s fury grows, Hezbollah leader warns against blaming Shiite militia for devastation

BEIRUT - Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday not to hold the Shiite militia responsible for the massive blast at Beirut's port, as many Lebanese...

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August 5, 2020 at 3:48 am

Shock turns to anger following fatal blast in Beirut

BEIRUT — As dazed Lebanese picked through the wreckage inflicted by the massive explosion in their capital city on Wednesday, shock turned to anger at...

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April 11, 2020 at 9:38 am

U.S. surpasses Italy for most confirmed coronavirus deaths

The United States on Saturday surpassed Italy for the most confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the world, a figure experts have called 'an underestimation.' The news...

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