Tag: Syria
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Farcical election
It was a statement of no-confidence against the presidential palace in Damascus.
June 1, 2021 -
Facebook purges 9 fake networks from 6 countries
In Palestine, Facebook removed 447 Facebook accounts, 256 Pages, 17 Groups, and 54 Instagram accounts from Palestine that targeted primarily Palestine, and to a lesser extent Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, and Qatar.
May 7, 2021 -
The Last Apple: A film that creates unnerving statement on Syria
Aneek claims this film to be “unusual from my previous narratives and more like a rejuvenation in my career”.
April 10, 2021 -
Republic of Queues
Millions of people are wallowing in the mire of privation, and a majority of households can barely scrape together enough to secure their next meal.
March 23, 2021 -
Attack from the skies
The geopolitical ferment has intensified as one US President takes the bow and another prepares to enter the Oval Office.
January 16, 2021 -
Spring to Winter ~I
Without civil society and political institutions, without a system of education that encourages critical thinking, democracy is an alien sapling yet to take root in this world. Nothing much has changed here during the decade except for the worse
December 31, 2020 -
Russian general killed by ‘explosive device’ in Syria: Report
The ministry said the device went off while the convoy was returning from a humanitarian operation near the city of Deir Ezzor.
August 19, 2020 -
Benjamin Netanyahu warns Israel will hit back any attacks
According to the military spokesperson, Israeli troops opened fire at four armed men who were implanting explosives near the border.
August 4, 2020 -
US intercepts Iranian passenger plane over Syria
The US Central Command, 'Once the F-15 pilot identified the aircraft as a Mahan Air passenger plane, the F-15 safely opened distance from the aircraft.'
July 24, 2020 -
Turkish President Erdogan says troops to remain in Syria
The Turkish army has launched operations in northern Syria against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units and the Islamic State elements in the region.
July 22, 2020 -
Iran, Russia, Turkey urge political solution to Syrian crisis
The Caesar Act, which took effect in mid-June, punishes any country, individual or entity that does business with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
July 2, 2020 -
Italy seizes 14 tonnes of Islamic State-made amphetamines from Syria: Police
The shipment was hidden in three containers found in the port of Salerno, just south of Naples.
July 1, 2020 -
Russian Foreign, Defence Ministers to visit Turkey
The two leaders focusing on Syria, Libya as well as on renewed bilateral cooperation amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
June 14, 2020 -
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacks PM Imad Khamis
The new move comes in light of the tough economic situation that Syria is passing through with a steep devaluation of the Syrian currency amid soaring prices.
June 12, 2020 -
Vladimir Putin, Turkey President Erdogan discuss COVID-19, Libya, Syria over phone
In a thorough discussion of the situation in Libya, Putin and Erdogan expressed deep concern about the ongoing large-scale clashes in the country, which led to numerous casualties and destruction, the statement added.
June 11, 2020 -
11 soldiers killed in ISIS attack in Syrian desert
The attack is the latest in a series of offensives carried out by the sleeper cells of the IS group in the Syrian desert.
May 8, 2020 -
Chemical Warfare
This week’s startling revelation by the intergovernmental Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is a damning indictment of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
April 18, 2020