Tag: Syria
UN, Syria talks delegates in quarantine after positive COVID-19 tests
Delegates for the Syrian constitutional reform talks at the UN in Geneva, were on Tuesday quarantined after a few of them tested positive for...
Syria is facing an unprecedented hunger crisis – UN
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said Syria’s hunger crisis was now affecting more than half of its population. WFP noted that...
5 killed in car bomb explosion in N Syria
At least five people were killed on Monday when a car bomb went off in a rebel-held area in the Northern Province of Raqqa,...
Turkey detains 46 following online criticism of Syria offensive
Turkish authorities on Friday detained 46 people for allegedly disseminating terror propaganda on social media regarding Turkey’s military operation in north-eastern Syria. The Anadolu news...
Turkey arrests al-Baghdadi’s sister, relatives in Syria
Turkey has arrested the sister of the dead leader of the Islamic State (IS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and her husband in Syria, the Turkish...
Erdogan says Turkey to send 3m refugees back to Syria in...
Turkey will send back to Syria one million refugees as the first step, while two more million will follow, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said...
EU to consider steps against Turkey for Syria offensive
European Union (EU) foreign ministers are expected on Monday to discuss the bloc’s response to Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria, with the...
Algeria voices rejection to Turkish military operation in Syria
Algeria on Thursday expressed its rejection to the Turkish military operation in northern Syria and reaffirmed its “full” support for the sovereignty and territorial...
Armenian ex-leader, Kocharyan arrested on allegation of abuse of power
A former president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, was arrested on Tuesday on an allegation that he abused his power in authorizing a violent crackdown...
6 die as Syrian warplanes hit residential area
Syrian government warplanes struck a residential area in a rebel-controlled area South of Idlib, killing at least six people and wounding over 20 others,...