Tag: Syria
U.S. scrambles to stop Syria chaos as Israel bombs Damascus Palace
The U.S. has invested significant political capital in supporting Syria’s transitional government under Ahmed al-Sharaa, including lifting sanctions and delisting…
WHO launches $56.4m appeal for Syria
Dr Christina Bethke, Acting WHO Representative in Syria, in a statement, warned that displaced communities continue to live in overcrowded…
Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, says top prosecutor
Speaking after visiting two mass grave sites in the towns of Qutayfah and Najha near Damascus, former U.S. war crimes…
Germany’s Merz seeks stricter border control to prevent Assad loyalists from immigrating
Current Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, had previously repeated that well-integrated Syrians in Germany would not be sent back.
China to U.S: Stop plundering Syria’s resources
“It should stop plundering Syria’s national resources, and take concrete actions to make up for the damage caused to the…
U.S. strikes 2 targets in Syria in response to ‘continued attacks’
Pro-Iranian militias have intensified their attacks on U.S. military bases in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks as a response…
Iranian-backed militias strike again at U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria
So far there have been 46 attacks on military bases with U.S soldiers in the two countries since mid-October –…
President Biden orders attack on ammunition facilities in Syria
Biden has sent a rare message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning Tehran against targeting U.S. personnel in…
IS militants ambush Syrian military bus, kill 23 soldiers
The IS militants attacked the bus in the desert region of al-Mayadeen City in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour,…
Senior IS leader Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud killed in Syria
The man was a senior Islamic State leader and "operational planner responsible for planning terror attacks in the Middle East…
Buhari mourns with Turkey, Syria after deadly earthquakes killed 1,900
An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep.
Updated: Death toll in Turkey, Syria horrific earthquakes hits 1,900
The quake, one of the strongest to hit the region in more than 100 years, struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of…
Update: 1,400 people dead as massive earthquake rips through Turkey, Syria
More than 900 people are believed to have died in Turkey, about 550 others dead in Syria, Reuters quoted officials…
Syria denies kidnapping U.S. journalist, Austin Tice
Austin Tice, 31, was kidnapped in August 2012 while reporting freelance in Damascus on the uprising against Syrian President Bashar…
China to U.S: Stop looting Syrian national resources
According to reports, Syrian officials have condemned the United States and its allies for acting just like pirates.
Maher al-Agal ISIS leader in Syria killed in U.S. air strike
In a statement, the command said Maher al-Agal had been killed in a drone strike in northwesten Syria and a…
Ukraine invasion: Syrian president Assad backs Putin
Syria on Tuesday recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine that Putin has said he was seeking to protect via…
2 die, 317 injured celebrating al-Assad’s poll victory
At least two persons were killed and 317 others injured by gunfire at celebrations in Syria marking President Bashar al-Assad’s…
Israel fires missiles into Syria
The Israeli army early on Thursday said it struck targets in Syria after a missile was allegedly fired from there.
Biden bombs Syria
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon…
Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moallem is dead
Syria’s veteran Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem died on Monday at the age of 79, Syria’s Council of Ministers and Foreign…
Syria accuses Trump of applying sanctions like suffocating George Floyd
Syria’s foreign minister accused U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday of suffocating Syrians with sanctions “just like George Floyd…
Coronavirus fears: Syria shuts restaurants, cafes
Deputy Health Minister Ahmad Khalifawi, on Tuesday, said the Syrian authorities have ordered for all restaurants and cafes to be…
Coronavirus: No confirmed cases yet in Syria – WHO
World Health Organisation spokesman Christian Lindmeier, on Tuesday, said Syria is yet to register a single case of coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Attack in Central Syria targets oil fields
An overnight attack, allegedly carried out by terrorists, in Syria's central province of Homs was targeted at an oil refinery and…
46 detained in Turkey over online criticism
No fewer than 46 people have been arrested and detained by Turkish authorities for allegedly disseminating terror propaganda on social…
Syria: Trump talks tough, slams sanctions against Turkey
US President Donald Trump on Monday authorized sanctions on Turkey's leaders, reimposed steel tariffs and ended talks on a trade…
Trump orders US troops out of northern Syria
U.S President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of forces from northern Syria as the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish…
IS affiliates escape from Syria camp as fight rages
Hundreds of family members linked to Islamic State militants on Sunday escaped from a camp in northern Syria where fighting…
Invasion of Syria: EU threatens to sanction Turkey
EU threatened sanctions against Turkey on Friday over its offensive in Syria, angrily rejecting President Tayyip Erdogan’s warning that he…