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Syria's interim leader meets with Putin
Syria's interim leader meets with Putin MOSCOW -- Syria's interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow's support, held talks Wednesday in Russia during his first...
The world must not ignore Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s hospitals
Palestinians are inspecting the damage at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. (AFP/File Photo) World leaders’ outrage over Israel’s conduct in its war with Gaza is justified: the Israeli government has repeatedly violated international humanitarian law,...
QRCS boosts cancer diagnostic services in Syria
Tribune News Network Doha In a significant contribution to Syria’s specialised health care services, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has delivered an advanced flow cytometry machine to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Pathological Anatomy...
The Media Line: Syria Arrests Assad Relative Tied To $2 Billion Captagon Empire
Syria Arrests Assad Relative Tied To $2 Billion Captagon Empire Authorities say Namir Badi’ Assad was seized in Al-Qardaha with alleged partners as part of a wider post-regime crackdown on drug and arms networks By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line...
Landmine blast in Syria’s Hama injures 9 including women, children
HAMA, Syria (North Press) – Nine people, including women and children, were injured on Sunday when a landmine left over from the war exploded while they were harvesting peanuts near the village of al-Jibin in the northern countryside of Hama,...
Syria's interim leader meets with Putin
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Syria's interim leader meets with Putin MOSCOW -- Syria's interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar...
Syria’s President Al-Sharaa Meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow for First Time After Assad Regime’s Fall
MOSCOW, October 15, 2025 – In a landmark diplomatic engagement signaling a potential thaw in bilateral ties, Syria’s newly elected President Ahmed Al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for his inaugural face-to-face meeting with Russian...
Syria’s President Al-Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for the first time after Assad regime’s fall
Syria’s President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, traveled to Moscow for his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The meeting is the first between the two leaders since the dictatorial regime of...
Israeli strikes kill three in Lebanon
People inspect the wreckage of a vehicle targeted by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Haruf on Saturday. AFP Lebanon's health ministry said on Sunday that Israeli strikes on the country's south and east had killed three...
Syria on Rwanda’s path? Emulating a model that requires stability and social inclusion
Syria’s Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology took part, for the first time in the country’s history, in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) annual meeting for 2025, held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, from...
QRCS enhances blood cancer diagnostic services in Syria
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) delivered an advanced flow cytometry machine to the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Pathological Anatomy Laboratory in Idlib, aimed at aiding Syria’s specialised health care services. According to QRCS, this...
Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad
Syria's interim President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has held his first talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since ousting Russia's ally Bashar al-Assad 10 months ago. Putin spoke of the "special relationship" between both countries. Sharaa...
UNICEF Builds Better Futures For Girls In Syria And Yemen
With help from UNICEF, children whose lives have been upended by conflict can get the support they need to move confidently in the direction of their dreams. In Syria and Yemen, teenagers Cidra and Kholoud share their stories. Kholoud, 13, attends...
Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations
Agence France-Presse . Moscow, Russia 15 October, 2025, 22:50 Russian president Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa hold a meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Wednesday. | AFP photo Syrian president Ahmed...
Syria's al-Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow with eyes on Russia reset
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa expressed his desire Wednesday to "redefine" relations with Russia during his first meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin since the ouster of Kremlin ally Bashar Assad last year. In front of the...
Syria’s al-Sharaa Seeks Reset in Russia Relations in Putin Meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wanted to “redefine” relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in Moscow, their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted last year. In front of...
Syria's Sharaa seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wants to "redefine" relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts him in Moscow, their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted last year. In front of the...
4 Killed In Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanon
Four people were killed and two others wounded in separate Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, media reported. The country's state-run National News Agency said on Sunday that Israeli drones and warplanes targeted several vehicles in Lebanon's...
Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday he wanted to "redefine" relations with Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in Moscow, their first meeting since key Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted last year. In front of...
Syria’s interim president visits Putin in Moscow for first meeting since fall of Assad regime
By Catherine Nicholls, Anna Chernova and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s interim president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the first face-to-face contact the pair have had....