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Iran urges pressure on US to lift sanctions on quake-hit Syria
Feb 07, 2023 05:18Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the international community to exert pressure on the United States in order to lift its sanctions on quake-hit Syria to facilitate the delivery of international aid.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,800 with rescue operations in full swing
Feb 07, 2023 05:04Rescue and relief operations are in full swing in Turkey and Syria with the death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake crossing the 4,800 mark in the two countries and raising the ominous specter of a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
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Cancer-stricken inmate’s health deteriorating, Palestinian Prisoners’ Society says
Feb 07, 2023 04:26The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) says the health condition of the cancer-stricken prisoner Musa Sufan has been rapidly deteriorating due to negligence by Israeli authorities of his situation.
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Russian FM: US playing with fire, encouraging separatism in Kurdish region in Syria
Feb 07, 2023 03:20Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States is “playing with fire” with its activities on the common border between Iraq and Syria, especially by backing separatist militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and encourage separatism.
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Iran ready to send emergency aid to Turkey, Syria after temblor: President
Feb 06, 2023 10:42Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi expressed the country’s readiness to provide immediate relief aid for Turkey and Syria in the wake of a devastating earthquake that has struck the two countries.
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Nearly 2,300 killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
Feb 06, 2023 08:40A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 2,300 people and trapping many others.
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Iranian Parliament speaker sympathizes with Turkey, Syria over tragic earthquake
Feb 06, 2023 10:16Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf offered his deepest sympathy to the Turkish and Syrian people over the casualties of a powerful earthquake that rocked southeast Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday.
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US repeating flimsy Iraq War pretexts against Syria: FM Mekdad
Feb 06, 2023 03:45Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has lashed out at the United States over its hostile policies against the war-torn country, saying that Washington and its European allies are reusing the same flimsy pretexts they used for the 2003 invasion of Iraq against his country.
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Nearly 200 killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
Feb 06, 2023 02:50A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit a wide area in Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 200 people and trapping many others.
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US giving cold feet to countries willing to normalize with Syria: Report
Feb 04, 2023 03:30The United States is actively working to discourage countries willing to normalize relations with Syria, according to a report.