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Iraq’s prime minister held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began. The two leaders told reporters that they discussed fighting drugs, the return of Syrian refugees and the imperative of lifting Western…

The Syrian government recently announced it would allow aid to cross into rebel-held areas after a United Nations mechanism expired, sparking concerns from humanitarian groups. They worry over the fate of residents in Syria's last remaining rebel strongholds, in the north and northwest, after the Security Council failed on Wednesday…

The Ghost village an hour from Dubai becomes something of a tourist attraction Built in the 1970s to house semi-nomadic Bedouin, the village was abandoned two decades later as oil wealth transformed the country. The municipality recently installed fencing around the perimeter, along with a security gate, garbage bins and…

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Over four million people in northwest Syria in need of food, water, medicine and other essentials, with supplies suspended in since Monday UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The United Nations is concerned about “unacceptable conditions” set by Damascus for allowing aid to flow through its Bab al-Hawa crossing to rebel-held areas…

US defence official said Washington is considering options amid growing aggression by Russian planes in skies over Syria. Published On 15 Jul 202315 Jul 2023 The United States is deploying additional fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a senior US defence official…

Published: 11:26am, 14 Jul, 2023 Updated: 11:50am, 14 Jul, 2023 Read More

WASHINGTON — The Syrian government says it will grant the United Nations "permission" to use a border crossing with Turkey to deliver humanitarian assistance for the next six months, according to a letter obtained by Al-Monitor.  Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bassam Sabbagh said Thursday the Syrian government has “taken the…

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…