Syria
- Middle East
France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from Syrian camps
France announced on Thursday that it has carried out a new operation to repatriate French nationals – 40 children and 15 women – from Kurdish-run camps in northeastern Syria. This is the…
- Middle East
Hamas restores Syria ties after 10 years of dispute
Damascus: A senior Hamas official announced that that the Palestinian nationalist organisation has restored ties with Syria after 10 years. “We agreed with President (Bashar al) Assad to turn the page on…
- Middle East
Senior Hamas delegation to visit Syria for 1st time in 10 yrs
Gaza: A senior delegation of the Palestinian nationalist organisation, Hamas will visit Syria on Wednesday for the first time in 10 years, a spokesman announced. Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Hazem Qassem, told…
- World
US forces steal 92 tankers of oil, wheat from Syria to Iraq
Damascus: The US forces smuggled 92 tankers and trucks of stolen Syrian oil and wheat from northeastern Syria to US bases in neighbouring Iraq, local state media reported. The oil tankers and…
- Middle East
TikTok profits from livestreams of Syrian refugees begging for money
The Chinese social networking site TikTok gets about 70 percent of the donations made through its application, to hundreds of displaced families living in Syrian camps, according to a BBC investigation. BBC…
- Middle East
Military bus blast in Syria kills 18 soldiers, wounds dozens
Damascus: A bus bombing on Thursday killed 18 Syrian soldiers in a Damascus suburb and wounded at least 27 others, Syria’s state media reported citing a military source, as fighting in the…
- Middle East
Lebanon to begin returning Syrian refugees to homeland
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that Syrian refugees will start returning to their home country by the end of next week. “We will witness the beginning of the return of Syrians…
- World
US forces kill top IS leaders in Syria
Washington: American forces have killed two top leaders of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in an airstrike conducted in northern Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement published…
- Middle East
Hostilities, deepening crisis worsen civilian situation in Syria: UN
United Nations: Hostilities and a deepening economic, health and water crisis have worsened the situation for civilians in northwest Syria, UN humanitarians said. Up to 4.1 million people — 80 per cent…
- Middle East
2 killed in Turkish shelling in Syria
Damascus: Two people were killed and eight others wounded by Turkish shelling that targeted areas in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah, a state news agency reported. The report on Tuesday said the…
- Middle East
UN envoy to Syria describes migrant boat accident as tragic
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that the migrant boat incident off Syria that has left dozens of people dead is devastating. “It is devastating that dozens…
- Middle East
Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon discuss means to food security
Amman: The Agriculture Ministers of Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon convened in Amman to discuss means to boost food security. During the meeting, Jordan’s Agriculture Minister Khaled Hanaifat highlighted the magnitude of…
- Middle East
73 dead as migrant boat capsizes near Syrian shore
Damascus: At least 73 people died from a boat that sank off the Syrian coast, the Syrian Health Ministry said. Twenty others have been rescued and sent for medical treatment at the…
- Middle East
Syrian official says so far, 77 dead in migrant boat sinking
Arida Border Crossing: The sinking off the coast of Syria of a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon has killed 77 people, Syria’s health minister said Friday amid fears that the toll in…
- Middle East
60 dead after migrant boat from Lebanon sinks off Syria
Damascus: The death toll from a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon that sank in Syrian waters has risen to 60, the governor of Syria’s coastal province of Tartus said Friday. Abdul- Halim…
