Syria constitutional reform talks, hold promise for new social contract
Constitutional reform talks between Syria’s Government and opposition leaders are due next week in Geneva
Day: August 20, 2020
Jump in Iraqi activist killings
Activist Reham Yacoub was gunned down in the southern Iraqi province of Basra on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen, a security official and human rights watcher said, marking the second such killing in the span of a week
China, Pakistan foreign ministers to hold two-day strategic dialogue from Thursday
The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan will hold the second annual strategic dialogue at the island resort of Hainan on Thursday during which they are likely to discuss the bilateral cooperation in various fields including the phase II of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
After Pompeo-Hussein meet U.S. Announces Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
The United States remains the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance in Iraq and globally.