Syria

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

9:53 pm February 16, 2021

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to expand cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, following the killing of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians who had been abducted by Kurdish insurgents. In a speech to his ruling party’s supporters, Erdogan also said that the killings have strengthened Turkey’s will to form a secure zone along its border in northern Iraq to protect Turkey’s […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US extends temporary residency for thousands from Syria

10:43 pm January 29, 2021

Washington: The United States extended the temporary legal residency status Friday for nearly 7,000 people from Syria because of the country’s civil war. Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske said Friday that temporary protected status would be extended for 18 months. It was set to expire on March 31. Temporary status allows foreign citizens to stay in the U.S. if they […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

World cannot afford to dilute fight against terror taking advantage of Syria war: India at UNSC

11:56 pm January 5, 2021

United Nation: India on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that terror groups have taken an advantage of the decade-long conflict in Syria to entrench themselves and pose a threat to the entire region, asserting that the world cannot afford to give these terrorists any sanctuary or dilute its fight against them. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador […]

Greece: Fire sweeps through refugee camp on virus lockdown

3:03 pm September 9, 2020

Athens: Fire swept through Greece’s largest refugee camp that had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos on Wednesday. In dramatic scenes overnight, the migrants at Moria refugee camp fled fires that broke out at multiple points and gutted much of the camp and […]

Russian delegation in Syria to expand trade, economic ties

11:13 pm September 7, 2020

Damascus: Russia and Syria plan to sign an economic pact before the end of the year that is partly aimed at circumventing US sanctions, Russia’s deputy prime minister said Monday as he led a high-level delegation on a visit to Damascus. Yuri Borisov said the Russian side is expecting to sign the pact on his next visit in December, […]