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Idlib, Syria – A decision made thousands of miles away is expected to have a direct impact on the residents of northwest Syria, as the United Nations Security Council failed to pass a resolution that would have extended vital cross-border aid to the opposition-held territory. Russia exercised its veto power…

JEDDAH/WASHINGTON: The US State Department has condemned as terrorism the killing of a Palestinian by suspected Jewish settlers, in sharpened language that appeared to reflect Washington's frustration with surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel’s hard-right government. “We strongly condemn yesterday’s terror attack by Israeli extremist settlers that…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to renew authorization of the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending a UN operation that had been vital to helping a region of 4.1 million people. The council failed to adopt either…

The UN Security Council failed Tuesday to reach consensus on extending a key Syria aid route, throwing into doubt a vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people. Russia vetoed a nine-month extension of the agreement authorizing the operation of the conduit during a vote at United Nations…

WASHINGTON — Faced with a Russian veto, the United Nations Security Council failed to renew its humanitarian operation in northwest Syria Tuesday, an action that will halt aid deliveries in the rebel-held territory at a time when needs have spiked.  The 15-member council missed a July 10 deadline to renew…

Back to homepage / Middle East A UN-brokered agreement that allows for the delivery of aid overland from Turkey into rebel-held areas of Syria expired on Monday after the Security Council failed to hold a vote to reauthorise it. Issued on: 11/07/2023 - 04:43 2 min Customs officers inspect a…

News Clint Chan Tack Monday 10 July 2023 Nizam Mohammed - REPATRIATION committee chairman Nizam Mohammed on Monday said the committee estimates there could be 100 TT nationals in refugee camps in Iraq and Syria. Their relatives have been asked to come to his law chambers in San Fernando this…

It is with deep sorrow that we have learnt of the death of our loved friend and colleague Mr. Nasser Al Sayed, President of the Syrian Triathlon Federation, General Secretary of the Syrian Olympic Committee and also a member of the Legal & Constitution Committee of World Triathlon. Mr. Al…

File photo of Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi (left) and her husband, Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud. — Screen capture via Instagram/Raghad Taib Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need to know. By Sulok Tawie Monday, 10 Jul 2023…

An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone. — AFP/FileThe US Central Command said Sunday that a US drone strike killed a key Daesh leader in Syria shortly after Russian warplanes harassed MQ-9 drones over the war-torn country. Osama al-Muhajer, an IS — also known as Daesh — leader in…