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  • 104 journalists killed this year, according to the IFJ

    Date: 2024-12-10 07:36:16 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10985308

    BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (MENA) - According to the annual report of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), 2024 was another particularly deadly year for journalists and media professionals. As of December 10, 2024, 104 journalists had been ....

  • Switzerland suspends Syria asylum proceedings

    Date: 2024-12-10 07:27:11 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10985260

    BERN, Dec 10 (MENA) - The Swiss government said it was suspending asylum procedures for Syrians until it can better assess the situation in the Middle Eastern country following the capture of Damascus by rebels and Syrian President Bashar al Assad's ....

  • Canadian FM: Collapse of Assad regime chance to rebuild Syria

    Date: 2024-12-10 07:07:57 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10985241

    OTTAWA, Dec 10 (MENA) - Canada on Sunday welcomed the collapse of the Assad regime, emphasizing the chance to rebuild an inclusive Syria. "It is our hope that the Syrian people will unite to forge an inclusive and sustainable future, one that ....

  • US sanctions Yemen's Houthi prisoners' committee over human rights abuse

    Date: 2024-12-10 07:05:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:10985219

    WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (MENA) - The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated the Houthi National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs (HNCPA) for directly or indirectly engagement in serious human rights ....

  • Blinken: Fall of Syrian gov't "historic opportunity", but also carries "considerable risks"

    Date: 2024-12-10 06:38:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:10985225

    WASHIGTON, Dec 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the fall of the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad presents "a historic opportunity", but also carries "considerable risks." Blinken said at an event in Washington on Monday ....

  • Germany and other European countries suspend decisions on Syrians’ asylum bids after Assad’s fall

    Date: 2024-12-09 22:58:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:10985125

    BERLIN, Dec 9 (MENA) - Germany and several other European countries said Monday they are suspending decisions on asylum claims by Syrian nationals because of the unclear situation in their homeland following the fall of Bashar Assad, AP ....

  • Death toll across war-torn Gaza Strip surges to 44,758

    Date: 2024-12-09 17:58:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10984819

    GAZA CITY, Dec 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 50 Palestinians and the injury of 84 others, WAFA quoted local medical ....

  • Two Palestinians injured in Israeli bombing in Tubas

    Date: 2024-12-09 13:19:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10984524

    RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured on Monday afternoon in the Israeli occupation's bombing of the city of Tubas. WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation's drones targeted citizens in Al-Safeh area, north of the city of ....

  • UNRWA says one million Gazans are at risk of death due to winter cold

    Date: 2024-12-09 13:09:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10984123

    NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, Dec 9 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that "one million displaced persons in Gaza are at risk of death due to the winter cold, in light of the ongoing war of ....

  • China hopes Syria will find political solution as soon as possible in interests of people:

    Date: 2024-12-09 11:40:39 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10984096

    BEIJING, Dec 9 (MENA) - China hopes all parties concerned will proceed from the fundamental interests of the Syrian people and find a political solution to restore stability in Syria as soon as possible, Xinhua news agency quoted Chinese Foreign ....

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