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Syria's President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace Walid Moalem, who died last week, state media reported.Reuters Last Updated: November 23, 2020, 04:21 ISTFOLLOW US ON:AMMAN: Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria’s President Bashar Assad named a new foreign minister on Sunday, appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad to replace a longtime diplomat who passed away last week after holding the post for more than a decade. Walid al-Moallem died on Nov. 16 at the age of…

This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2014, the remaining staff of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, or ICARDA, fled their beloved gene bank in Tel Hadia, 20 miles south of Aleppo. Syria’s…

President Trump’s decision-making is defined by, if anything, incoherence. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that, in addition to golfing and undermining the election results, he is spending his last days in office making a hash of U.S. national security policy. He has replaced top leadership at the Pentagon with…

Opening incriminating documents from the conflict up to the public could discourage Biden from escalating America's role.How many Syrians did you vote to kill on Election Day? Thanks to our perverse political system, the answer will be revealed over the next four years if the Biden administration drags the U.S.…

“We will not allow Iranian military entrenchment against us in Syria,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Whoever tries to attack us or attacks us will bear the consequences.”Nov. 18, 2020 Read More

Israeli warplanes have struck Syria.The strike killed 10 Syrian and foreign fighters.Israel's military said it had discovered improvised explosive devices on its side of the armistice line.Israeli warplanes struck Syria on Wednesday, hitting Iranian targets and killing 10 Syrian and foreign fighters in what the Israeli army called a retaliatory…

WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn has continued with his brilliant humanitarian efforts. Sami is one of the few wrestlers to use his platform and position to make the world a better place. Most recently, he launched a mobile clinic in his home country of Syria. Sami Zayn gives an update…

JERUSALEM/AMMAN — Israel launched air raids against what it called a wide range of Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday, sending a signal that it will pursue its policy of striking across the border despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s election defeat. Israel said it was retaliating for what…

MANILA: Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had signed an order placing the entire island of Luzon under a state of calamity. His move, based on a recommendation by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), was aimed at helping rescue and recovery efforts in the…