West Asia

Assad slams West’s double standards on humanitarian situation in quake-hit Syria

Feb 12, 2023 05:28

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has censured the West’s double standards in dealing with the victims of the recent devastating earthquake that hit both Syria and Turkey, saying Western nations are indifferent to the humanitarian situation in his country.
Iran’s steadfastness model for nations seeking freedom from West’s hegemony: Yemen

Feb 12, 2023 04:45

Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has said Iran’s steadfastness and resistance have become a model for other nations, who are seeking freedom from the West’s hegemony.
Lebanese journalists express solidarity with sanctions-hit Syria after quake

Feb 12, 2023 03:29

Lebanon’s journalists as well as political and religious figures have gathered in the capital Beirut to denounce the United States' harsh sanctions imposed on Syria, which hinder the delivery of aid to the quake-hit country and hamper rescue efforts.
Turkey-Syria quake: Rescuers in Turkey pull out two women alive, death toll tops 24,000

Feb 11, 2023 11:29

Rescuers in Turkey have pulled out two women alive who were trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings for 122 hours after the region's deadliest earthquake in two decades.
Saudi forces arrest renowned Pakistani Shia scholar while performing Umrah Hajj

Feb 11, 2023 11:42

Saudi regime forces have arrested a prominent Pakistani Shia Muslim cleric in the holy city of Mecca while he was performing the Umrah Hajj (minor pilgrimage), as the House of Saud is pressing ahead with a heavy-handed crackdown against members of the religious community.
Hezbollah downplays 'US Syria sanctions waiver'

Feb 11, 2023 11:25

Hezbollah downplays Washington's alleged temporary and partial waiver of its sanctions against Syria, which the US has recently issued under the pretext of facilitating relief missions in the earthquake-stricken Arab country.
Children rescued from ruins as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000

Feb 11, 2023 04:47

Rescue crews have saved a 10-day-old baby and his mother trapped under a toppled building in Turkey and dug several people, including children, out from other sites as the death toll from the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake approached 24,000.
Palestinian prisoners launch mass hunger strike after prisoner's death

Feb 11, 2023 04:29

Palestinian prisoners have started a hunger strike in all Israeli prisons in protest against the death of a Palestinian prisoner due to deliberate medical negligence in a hospital in the occupied territories.
In wake of global criticism, US issues temporary sanctions waiver for Syria

Feb 11, 2023 04:08

Washington has issued a temporary sanctions waiver to allow earthquake relief funds to reach Syria, following widespread criticism that the bans are hampering international aid efforts in the country.
Israeli forces martyr Palestinian man behind alleged car-ramming

Feb 11, 2023 03:51

Israeli regime forces fatally shot a Palestinian man on Friday afternoon as Israeli media allege he carried out a car-ramming in the occupied territories that killed at least two settlers.