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Front of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates building under a clear blue sky

Syria and World Bank Agree Recovery and Reconstruction Fund, Size Unstated

Syria and the World Bank agreed on Sunday to set up START, a multi-donor trust fund for reconstruction. Reports of the joint statement give no target size or first contributor, while the

October 18, 2026

by Muzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

Judges and court officials seated at the bench during a hearing in the coastal events case at the court in Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo Court Sentences Two to Death, Clears Two Defence Ministry Members

A military court in Aleppo sentenced two men to death on Thursday and cleared two Defence Ministry members of homicide over Syria's March 2025 coastal violence. Ten defendants were ruled on, against 298 suspects identified by the government's own committee.

October 15, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Donald Trump meets Arab and Muslim leaders at the United Nations General Assembly sidelines in New York, September 2026

Trump Presses Arab Leaders on Iran and Israel at the UN. He Left With Praise, Not Answers.

Donald Trump met Arab and Muslim leaders on the UNGA sidelines Tuesday, pressing Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syria earthquake death toll rises to 3,513

The Syrian Ministry of Health has updated information on citizens who died as a result of earthquakes. According to the agency, the cataclysms claimed the lives of 3,513 people, the Center for

February 17, 2023

News

UN aid begins to flow to rebel-held areas in Syria

The new Bab al-Salam crossing point allowed the first UN convoy carrying humanitarian aid for earthquake victims to enter rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country. The first UN aid convoy

February 15, 2023

News

Death toll from earthquake exceeds 37,000

Rescuers continue to find people alive under the rubble of buildings a week after the strongest earthquake in Turkey, which occurred on February 6. On Monday, rescuers reported finding 7 survivors under

February 13, 2023

News

Death toll from Turkey and Syria quakes tops 33,000

Six days after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria topped 33,000 on Sunday, rescuers pulled survivors, including several children, from the rubble. As the chances of finding survivors dwindle, the toll is

February 13, 2023

News

Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria nears 15,000

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria have entered a race against time for lack of equipment to find survivors under the rubble of buildings that collapsed due to a powerful earthquake on Monday

February 9, 2023

News

Disaster. “Tragedy and chaos”: in Syria and Turkey, rescue teams are overwhelmed

In the aftermath of the earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria, several dozen violent aftershocks shook the region again on

February 8, 2023

Climate·News

UN sends aid to earthquake victims

The UN allocates 25 million dollars to help the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said the international humanitarian community will provide active

February 8, 2023

Climate·News

DPR court sentences death penalty to British and Moroccan mercenaries who fought for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic sentenced two British citizens – Aiden Eslin (Aslin) and Sean Pinner, as well as a Moroccan citizen Saadoun Brahim, who fought on the side

June 10, 2022

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia threatens Turkey against launching an offensive in Syria

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova threatened Turkey in a message. As she said, Russia hopes that Turkey will refrain from launching an offensive in the north of Syria. Zakharova’s statement comes

June 3, 2022

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Erdogan: NATO is a security organization, not for supporting terrorist organizations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new military operation in northern Syria on Tuesday, saying the Syrian cities of Tall Rifat and Manbij would be cleared of terrorists. – We are

June 1, 2022

Conflicts, Military and War·News