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Russia

Russia extends pre-trial detention of theatre director and playwright

In the Kremlin's latest move to crackdown on dissent, the Russian women are accused of justifying terrorism and will be held in detention until March, 2024.

10/01/2024

Turkey

Turkey intensify airstrikes in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers killed

Turkey intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend.

26/12/2023

World News

ICJ orders Syria to do all it can to prevent torture

The interim order is intended to protect potential victims while the case accusing Syria of breaching the torture convention proceeds through the International Court of Justice, a process likely to take years.

16/11/2023

Gaza

UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

27/10/2023

Gaza

Netanyahu says he will be held accountable for Hamas attack

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

25/10/2023

Netherlands

Netherlands: Syria tried in absentia in ICJ's watershed torture case

The war in Syria has so far killed half a million people, wounded hundreds of thousands and destroyed many parts of the country. It has displaced half of Syria’s prewar population of 23 million, including more than 5 million who are refugees outside the country.

11/10/2023

Syria

Syrian sources say 20 people dead and 50 injured in a Turkish air raid

Turkey has been targeting Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria after a gun and bomb attack in Ankara on October 1st

09/10/2023

Syria

Funeral held for military victims as shelling continues in Syria

The Syrian government is attacking rebel-held areas in the north just hours after a drone strike on a crowded military graduation ceremony in Homs killed more than 80 people.

06/10/2023

World News

80 dead and 240 injured after drone strike in Homs

The strike killed civilians, including six children, as well as military personnel, and there were concerns the death toll could rise as many of the wounded were in serious condition, Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash said.

05/10/2023

China

Xi Jinping to host President Assad as China and Syria seek deeper ties

The Syrian president is set to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, an international sports event beginning Saturday in the eastern city of Hangzhou.

21/09/2023

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WATCH: Syrian graffiti artists paint mural of Wagner leader, Prigozhin

WATCH: Two Syrian graffiti artists have painted a mural of the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who is thought to have died in a plane crash

25/08/2023

World News

At least two civilians dead after Russian strikes in northwest Syria

Members of the White Helmets rescue group responded Wednesday after Russian shells hit an abandoned water pumping station hosting now displaced people in rebel-held territory

23/08/2023

Syria

Syria: Eight fighters killed by Russian strikes on a rebel zone

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attacks occurred early Monday on the north-western outskirts of the city of Idlib.

21/08/2023

Greece

Europe wildfires contained but Greece sounds alarm on climate threat

A drop in temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters get a handle on the blazes in Greece and all major fires were contained by midday Friday, Greek Fire Service officials said.

29/07/2023

Italy

From Pompeii to Jerash, Riccardo Muti's music builds bridges

Since 1997 in Sarajevo, the 'Roads of Friendship' project has been closely intertwined with the Ravenna Festival, bringing a message of peace and unity between cultures.

12/07/2023

World News

UN Security Council fails to agree on Syria aid delivery resolutions

Two rival resolutions were in turn vetoed by Russia on one hand and the US, UK and France on the other. The programme had allowed for aid to be shipped overland from Turkey into rebel-held areas of Syria's northwest Idlib Province

12/07/2023

Syria

Israel's forces attack Syria as Syrian air defence missile explodes

Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties, the Syrian military said in a statement.

02/07/2023

Europe News

Donors in Brussels pledge €9.6bn in aid to Syria & its refugees abroad

The amount falls short of the €10.1bn asked for by the United Nations in a humanitarian appeal.

15/06/2023

Syria

How did Europe help Syria become a major narco-state?

Captagon, a little-known upper, creates three times more trade for Syria's regime than the Mexican cartels combined, according to official figures.

15/06/2023

World News

Euroviews. Lack of Syria funds means it's time to rethink how donors provide aid

At last year’s Brussels Conference, donors recognised that the protracted nature of the conflict in Syria requires a collective stepping up. Yet, one year on, this is yet to materialise, Harlem Désir and Tanya Evans write.

14/06/2023