Syria

The resolution authorized the U.N.’s continued use of the Bab-al-Hawa border crossing, the lone corridor for sending food, water and medicine from Turkey.Photo: omar haj kadour/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesUpdated July 12, 2022 11:14 am ET Under the threat of a Russian veto, the U.S. and its allies on the United Nations…

Yemeni journalist in ‘critical condition’ as Houthi captors deny him medication   AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni journalist held in Houthi prisons is said to be in a “critical health condition” and might die as the Iran-backed Houthis deprive him of life-saving medication, his family said. The family of Tawfiq Al-Mansouri said that…

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Diriyah Gate Development Authority, the beating heart of Riyadh, celebrates its 5th anniversary RIYADH: Imagine this: a historical city, home to the rulers of a G20 country, bringing together communities from all walks of life to network. A pedestrian city, which encourages interaction and friendly engagements, a much-needed revolution for…

Iran says probing claimed Pakistani airline near-miss Two Pakistani passenger jets flying at high altitude over Iran came within 1,000 feet of each other on Sunday Updated 27 July 2022 AFP July 27, 2022 10:40 TEHRAN: Iran is investigating a claim of a near-miss in its airspace between two Pakistani…

The U.N. Security Council has failed to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey after Russia vetoed a resolution for a year-long extension and got insufficient support for its resolution for a six-month extension...Read More

Published July 9, 2022 2:16am The United Nations Security Council on Friday held a minute's silence for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while campaigning, and Angolan ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain. Diplomats stood in silence to pay their respects to the two…

Thank you Mr President, I have the honour to present draft resolution L.5 on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, on behalf of a group of states: France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Qatar, Turkey, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Mr President, Yesterday, the…

A Syrian soldier was killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike Wednesday in the town of Hader, close to the border with Israel in the Golan Heights, according to Syrian and Arab media reports. The pro-government Syrian newspaper Al-Watan, citing local sources, said 46-year-old Farid Fuad Mustafa was targeted in…

MAKKAH: The First Circuit of the Saudi Supreme Court has overturned all rulings in the 2015 Al-Haram crane incident case, ordering a retrial. The incident took place on Dec. 11 before the Hajj season. A crane involved in the Grand Mosque’s expansion project collapsed, resulting in 110 deaths and 209…