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The European Union, EU, has imposed fresh sanctions on seven ministers of Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s government, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The new round of sanctions brings the total number of individuals and entities around the Syrian leader Read more
Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has ordered Minister of Local Development, Mahmoud Sharawi to ensure that Syrians shop owners are not issued new shop license over conspiracy with Qatar and banned Muslim Brotherhood allegations, The New Arab reports. Sharawi, the London-based Read more
Syria and Turkey Sunday condemned as illegal an alleged oil deal between a US firm and Kurdish rebels [Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)] controlling the northeastern part of the war-torn country. The Syrian foreign ministry, Reuters reports, in statement accused the Read more
Lebanese powerful Shia movement Hezbollah Tuesday brushed aside possibility of war with Israel amid heated incident between the two sides in recent day. In an interview with Al-Mayadeen TV, Sheikh Naim Qassem, deputy leader of the Iran-backed movement said it Read more
A Syrian court has ordered the seizure of Syriatel controlled by President Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf who has fallen out with the Syrian leader. The administrative court in a Facebook post said the ruling is to “guarantee the rights Read more
Transiting through Turkey, the UN on Tuesday sent 106 truckloads of humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, where millions of people are in need of assistance due to internal conflict in the country. The trucks carrying supplies entered Idlib, Syria, through Read more
The U.S Tuesday blacklisted a Shanghai-based logistic firm over alleged accusation that the company provides services to Iran’s airliner Mahan Air which has been the US sanction list since 2011, Anadolu News agency reports. Saint Logistics Limited, which provides services Read more
A senior Iranian official Sunday rejected reports claiming that Iran and Russia agreed to remove Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, saying it is a lie by the US. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a senior adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker in a tweet said Read more
Iraq and Iran have warned the US of “consequences” after Washington carried out airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq. A top Iraqi militia leader warned of a strong response against US forces in Iraq following the air strikes Read more
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over the scale of the military operation in Syria and reported attacks on evacuation routes as civilians try to flee north to safety. “The Secretary-General reminds all parties of their obligations Read more