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Turkish FM: New Syrian administration must be inclusive

Date: 2024-12-08 13:48:20 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10983001

DOHA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that Syria's new administration must be inclusive because Syrian people would determine their own future. In a press conference, while participating in the Doha Forum, Fidan ....

Russia: Syria's Assad resigns amid peace efforts

Date: 2024-12-08 13:46:24 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10983008

MOSCOW, Dec 8 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has decided to step down from his position and leave the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. "As a result of negotiations between Bashar al-Assad and several participants in ....

Hundreds of Syrian nationals return home from Jordan: Syrian TV

Date: 2024-12-08 13:41:04 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10982913

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Hundreds of Syrian nationals have left Jordan and returned back to their homeland, the Syrian state television reported on Sunday. The Syrians returned back through Nasib Border Crossing, amid an anticipated increase in ....

Italian FM calls new meeting of Crisis Unit on Syria

Date: 2024-12-08 13:39:35 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10982921

ROME, Dec 8 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Sunday called a new meeting of the foreign ministry's Crisis Unit on Syria to frame an immediate reaction to the situation there, ANSA reported. "The entry of militiamen into ....

OCHA: Displacement continues in northern Gaza

Date: 2024-12-08 11:05:43 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10982775

NEW YORK, Dec 8 (MENA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that after two months of Israeli blockade, residents of the northern Gaza governorate continue to flee deadly violence and suffer deprivation in areas to ....

Communications functioning well in Syria: Syrian communications min.

Date: 2024-12-08 11:04:14 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10982744

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (MENA) - Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology Iyad al Khtaib Sunday affirmed that communications are back to normal and functioning well across the country, with the internet services restored in Hama ....

Libya calls on citizens in Syria to exercise caution

Date: 2024-12-08 11:03:12 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10982769

TRIPOLI/DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Libyan Embassy in Damascus called on its citizens residing in Syria to exercise caution in light of the current security conditions that might affect their safety. In a statement carried out by the Libyan News ....

Trump's return may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East

Date: 2024-12-08 10:43:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:10982771

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (MENA) - The return of US President Donald Trump to the White House may be a boon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East, according to The Associated Press. In a report ....

Official media sources in Tehran: Armed men storm Iranian Embassy in Damascus

Date: 2024-12-08 10:39:55 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10982730

TEHRAN, Dec 8 (MENA) - Official media in Tehran said Sunday gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, the Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported. The storming came hours after Syrian opposition entered the Capital and major cities. (MENA) ....

Israeli airstrikes kill, injure civilians in Gaza City, Deir el Balah

Date: 2024-12-08 08:26:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10982584

GAZA CITY, Dec 8 (MENA) - At least several Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed or injured in airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes early this morning in Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip, according to WAFA News ....