Asia Syria The country was elected as a member of the Air Safety Committee at the end of the Arab Civil Aviation Organisation meetings in the Moroccan capital, Rabat
Asia Syria The Central Bank of Syria has asked private banks to extend their working hours and operate on Saturdays, limiting operations during additional hours to opening bank accounts only
Asia Syria Syrian chess player Mazen Fandi won a silver medal at the 26th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2024 in Kazakhstan
Asia Syria The collapsed Syrian health system has been forgotten by the world, said a senior WHO official, urging new and creative thinking to stop the exodus of medical personnel abroad
Asia Syria The European Union pledged more than €2 billion to support displaced Syrians, but rejected the idea that they could return home because of instability under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Asia Syria The Governor of Homs, Namir Makhlouf, discussed with the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean how to support the governorate's health sector
Asia Syria International Organisation for Migration stated that Syria continues to be the largest source of refugees in the world at the end of 2022, with a number of 6,5 million, although down from 6,8 million in 2021
Asia Syria Syria took part in the 12th International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in Russia
Asia Syria The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel targeted an army radar station in the southern province of Daraa, which had detected Israeli aircraft entering Syria's airspace
Asia Syria As the crisis in Syria continues to worsen after 13 years of conflict, Adam Abdelmoula, resident coordinator for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has appealed for $4 billion in aid for over 10 million Syrians
Asia Syria Damascus is joining the Global Initiative for Artificial Intelligence Governance, launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the third Belt and Road Forum, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced
Asia Syria March 15 marks the 13th anniversary of the start of the civil war; since its beginning, some 600.000 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians, and 13,5 million have been displaced, half of them refugees who have fled the country
Asia Syria Syrian women are still targeted for their political views, ethnic affiliations and the roles they hold, thus facing multi-faced violence, said Najat Rushdi, Deputy UN Special Envoy for Syria