Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding ...
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UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: AP/Omar Sanadiki McCain said she and al-Shibani ...
Gaza Cease-Fire Leads to ‘Smooth Sailing’ for Aid Workers, Cindy McCain Says
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme, says aid workers in Gaza are seeing "smooth sailing" since the recent cease-fire deal went into effect. "Getting in is ...
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UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
DAMASCUS (AP) — Some governments are hesitant to boost ... the director of the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. WFP chief Cindy McCain said Syria’s struggle with hunger is a national and regional ...
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Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
“Hunger does not breed good will,” Cindy McCain said in an interview during her first visit to Damascus. In the Syrian capital’s bustling old marketplace, crowds of people pack the narrow ...
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UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
DAMASCUS (AP) — Some governments are hesitant ... the director of the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. WFP chief Cindy McCain said Syria’s struggle with hunger is a national and regional ...