Asia Syria Tal Rifaat and Manbij are designed as targets of an upcoming Turkish military operation against ‘Kurdish armed groups’, aiming at ‘establishing a 30km security zone’, Turkish President Erdogan declared
Asia Syria The country, now in its 11th year of war, was designated earlier in June as one of the world’s 20 “Hunger Hotspots” by FAO and the WFP; now opposition-held Idlib residents fear that Russia’s veto at the UN could close their only aid border crossing
Asia Syria Bashar Assad's regime and its main supporter Russia are considered responsible for 91% of the death toll since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 - around 228.000 people have been killed, reported the Syrian Network for Human Rights
Asia Syria The country participated in the 5th Festival of Foreign Embassies held in the Czech Republic, organised and sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of 47 countries
Asia Syria Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim, president of the Syrian Farmers' Union, predicted that the country will produce between 1 and 1,2 million tonnes of wheat this season; the estimate only covers agricultural land cultivated in areas under government control
Asia Syria US authorised some foreign investment in areas of northern Syria that are outside government control in areas such as agriculture, construction and finance, in what it said was a strategy designed to defeat the Islamic State through economic stabilisation
Asia Syria Volunteers from the psychological support unit of Syria's Violet Org charity organised games based on Super Mario video game for Eid al-Fitr celebrations for displaced children in a camp in the village of Killi in the rebel-held Idlib
Asia Syria The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman strongly condemned the Israeli air raid on areas in the Damascus suburb on Wednesday morning, in which four Syrian soldiers were killed
Asia Syria Members of the Syrian civil defence force known as the White Helmets filmed a tutorial to help Ukrainian first responders, with advice gained from first-hand experience of dealing with victims
Asia Syria BASMA, a private charity that supports children with cancer, is now the largest organisation in the war-torn country to offer complete cancer diagnosis and treatment free of charge - and for many this represents the only chance of a cure
Asia Syria President Bashar al-Assad met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Emir of Dubai, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, his first visit to an Arab state since the outbreak of war in Syria on 15 March 2011
Asia Syria 6 in 10 Syrians do not know where their next meal will come from, Oxfam said; dependence on imports from Russia will have serious repercussions, exacerbating food shortages and causing soaring food prices that have already doubled in a year
Asia Syria Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said the country supports Russia in the military operation in Ukraine against the West's procedures and provocations, stressing that the country is still exposed to terrorist aggression by Western countries