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Quake death toll in Turkey, Syria has crossed 41,000
Feb 15, 2023 09:25The death toll from powerful earthquakes that devastated areas of Turkey and Syria has topped 41,000, according to figures collated by authorities in the two countries and other sources.
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Assad: Damascus determined to deliver aid to all quake-affected Syrians
Feb 15, 2023 05:56Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus is determined to deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people who have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated northwestern Syria last week.
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Extremist minister: Building new settlements in Palestinian territories is ‘Israel’s mission and doctrine’
Feb 15, 2023 05:52An extremist Israeli regime minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right cabinet wants to see more Jewish settlements constructed across the Occupied Territories.
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At UN, China calls for sanctions on quake-hit Syria to be lifted
Feb 15, 2023 05:46China has called for the immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions on Syria in the wake of a devastating earthquake in the Arab country.
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Two Palestinians succumb to wounds from Israeli gunfire in West Bank
Feb 15, 2023 05:37A Palestinian teenager has succumbed to the injuries he had suffered during a raid by Israeli military forces on a refugee camp in the northeastern part of the West Bank, amid escalating tensions across the Occupied Territories.
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Israeli soldier filmed assaulting Palestinian activist in occupied West Bank
Feb 15, 2023 05:12An Israeli soldier has been filmed assaulting a prominent Palestinian human rights activist in front of a famous American journalist in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil.
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Feb. 14 Revolution anniv.: Top Bahraini cleric calls on nation to amplify efforts for change
Feb 14, 2023 10:29Bahrain’s most prominent cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the anniversary of the country’s 2011 popular uprising against the ruling Al Khalifah regime is an occasion to renew allegiance to changing the black history of the Persian Gulf country.
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Syria slams US sanctions, unilateral actions for hampering humanitarian aid delivery
Feb 14, 2023 10:16Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says emergency humanitarian aid must be brought into all quake-hit areas in northwest Syria, including those not under the Damascus government’s control.
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UN chief: Syrian president agrees to open two more border crossings to help quake-hit people
Feb 14, 2023 06:38The United Nations secretary-general says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to open two more border crossings to facilitate relief aid delivery to the northern part of the quake-hit country, which is held by militants.
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Israel forces demolish another Palestinian house, detain over dozen across West Bank
Feb 14, 2023 05:50Israeli regime demolishes another Palestinian house in a neighborhood of East al-Quds as its forces detain over a dozen Palestinians in several areas across the occupied West Bank.