Syria

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…

GAZA CITY: Israeli plans to build 1,257 settlement units south of occupied Jerusalem have been condemned by Palestinian experts, who say the move will “kill the two-state solution.” The settlement plans come on the eve of a tour of the region by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is expected…

By Maher Al-Mounes (AFP)     Nov 16, 2020 in World Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad's regime who held his job through a decade of conflict and several reshuffles, died Monday at the age of 79. The veteran diplomat was hit with US and European…

Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on "Threats to the Homeland" on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 24, 2020.Tom Williams via ReutersWASHINGTON — In his first message to U.S. military forces, acting Pentagon chief Chris Miller said he was…

A giant puppet will embark on a journey across Europe.The puppet, "Little Amal", represents a Syrian girl.The puppet was developed in Muizenberg, Cape Town."Little Amal", a 3.5m tall giant puppet representing an 8-year-old Syrian refugee, will embark on an epic 8 000km journey across Europe next year to highlight the…

DUBAI: Jewelry has been a passion in Nasser Farsi’s family for over a century, says the 34-year-old Saudi from Jeddah, who is keeping the tradition alive. The family jewelry brand, Farsi, is among the Kingdom’s oldest. First established by his great-grandfather Mohammed in 1907, the store handles every stage of…

What if a major world event alters the trajectory of your research project? Tsolin Nalbantian was studying citizenship along the Turkish-Syrian border when the Syrian Civil War erupted and led to a global refugee crisis. While her research participants were forced to flee the region, she was forced to change…