Tag Archives: Syria

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Thursday to attend the Arab League’s 32nd Summit on Friday. Upon his arrival, Assad was greeted by Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, along with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | After the tragic loss of at least 3,500 lives in quake-hit Syria, the United States, bowing to international pressure, announced a temporary easing of sanctions on the war-torn country. It came four days after the strong earthquakes rocked on Monday, missing the Golden 72 hours for …

Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6 has climbed to 29,605 and 1,414 respectively as of Sunday evening. The number of wounded, meanwhile, rose to over 80,000 in Türkiye and 2,349 in Syria, according to official figures. FAULTY CONSTRUCTION …

  Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria and Türkiye on Monday, local authorities said. The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement instructing the residents of the city of Beit She’an and dozens of other localities in …

Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | More than 4,000 people were killed and tens of thousands injured after strong earthquakes jolted parts of Türkiye and neighboring Syria early Monday, as rescue teams are battling harsh winter conditions to search for survivors. In Türkiye, at least 2,921 people were killed and 15,834 others were …

Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday discussed Türkiye-Russia relations, including the exports through the Black Sea grain corridor and the fight against terrorism along the Turkish-Syrian border, Türkiye’s presidency said in a statement. Erdogan told Putin in a phone call that …

U.S. troops in Syria continue to smuggle Syrian oil to Iraq Damascus, Syria | Xinhua | The U.S. forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Thursday and sent them to its bases in Iraq, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday. SANA reported tha the U.S. sent 65 …

Damascus, Syria | Xinhua | Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said his country welcomes any role played by Iran in easing the tension between Syria and Turkey and achieving political progress. The tension has been brewing for weeks after Ankara declared a plan to impose a buffer zone in …

  West has been playing dumb over the refugee issues of Iraq, Syria and Yemen, as well as Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, as if people in those places were inherently inferior and unworthy of respect Beijing, China | Xinhua | The sharp difference in Western media coverage of the Ukraine …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of “brutal fighting” in the conflict-torn nation. “We cannot fail the Syrian people. The conflict must cease. International humanitarian law must be respected,” said the UN chief. “I …