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Photos: Free Zakzaky protest at Annur Mosque Abuja on 13th April
April 15, 2018 - 12:42 PM

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Analysis: Turkey's Erdogan knows pullout from Afrin is must
April 15, 2018 - 12:31 PM

After 2016, Turkey made a clear political U-turn on the Syrian case and opted to get close to Russia and Iran, both staunch allies of the Syrian government, and then engaged in Astana peace process, cultivating an atmosphere in which it hoped to make considerable gains. However, after nearly a month since the Turkish army claimed control of Afrin, Tehran and Moscow want Ankara to hand over the seized region to the central government in a gesture of respect to the Syrian government representing a sovereign state. Read More ...
Terrorists of Jaysh al-Islam call US-led strikes on Syria 'farce'
April 15, 2018 - 12:12 PM

The Jaysh al-Islam militants’ leader Muhammad Allush reportedly expressed indignation of the US-led strikes via Twitter and called it a “farce.” Read More ...
5 things you should know about US-led 'one-time' strikes on Syria
April 15, 2018 - 12:01 PM

Washington approved "precision strikes" against Syria early on Saturday, alongside British and French forces that also took part in the bombing. Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced the bombardment, reports began surfacing of explosions in Damascus. Read More ...
Gaza hospitals need urgent medical supplies
April 15, 2018 - 11:36 AM

Director general of the health ministry’s hospitals Abdul-Latif al-Hajj has appealed to international institutions to urgently provide Gaza hospitals and their emergency departments with essential medical supplies. Read More ...
4 Palestinian of Islamic Jihad members martyred in blast east of Rafah
April 15, 2018 - 10:46 AM

Four Palestinian fighters of Islamic Jihad were martyred in an accidental explosion near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, the Movement said. Read More ...
Hamas condemns US-led attack on Syria
April 15, 2018 - 10:04 AM

The Spokesman for Hamas Movement, Fawzi Barhoum, on Saturday condemned the US-led attack on Syria. Read More ...
Extremist Jewish settlers attack Al-Khalil-area village under Zionist army protection
April 15, 2018 - 9:55 AM

Dozens of extremist Jewish settlers under Israeli army protection Saturday stormed and attacked the village of al-Tawana, in Masafer yatta area to the south of Al-Khalil (Hebron), in the southern West Bank, said a local activist. Read More ...
Iraq to hold 1st parliamentary elections since territorial defeat of Daesh
April 15, 2018 - 9:39 AM

Iraq has officially allowed campaigning to begin for the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 12. Read More ...
US prepared to respond to possible retaliation by Syria, Russia or Iran - Pence claims
April 15, 2018 - 9:29 AM

US Vice President Mike Pence has threatened that Washington is set to respond to possible retaliatory moves against its missile attacks on Syria, by Damascus or its allies, specifically Russia and Iran. Read More ...
Famous American TV host warns of perception Trump ordered strikes to distract from scandals
April 15, 2018 - 8:56 AM

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Friday warned that the "perception" that US President Donald Trump ordered military strikes in Syria to distract from the domestic scandals plaguing his presidency would hurt their effectiveness. Read More ...
Envoy to Moscow: US contacted Russia before invading Syria to avoid casualities
April 15, 2018 - 8:36 AM

Washington had notified Moscow prior to staging massive missile strikes against Syria, the American Ambassador to Russia has said, clarifying that the US-led attack was not intended as “a conflict between superpowers.” Read More ...
Eastern Ghouta completely liberates - Syrian Army
April 15, 2018 - 8:24 AM

The General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces has announced that Eastern Ghouta in the Damascus Countryside is now completely terrorism-free following two months of operations in the region. Read More ...
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Pres. Rouhani: Three western countries, their supporters responsible for consequences of latest aggression
April 14, 2018 - 6:25 PM

Speaking with President Bashar Assad of Syria on Saturday, Dr Hassan Rouhani stated that the attack was blatant violation of international regulations, including the United Nations Charter, saying: “This blatant act of aggression is not just on the Syrian soil, but on the stability of the entire region”. Read More ...
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain voice support for US-led airstrikes on Syria
April 14, 2018 - 6:19 PM

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have expressed support for the recent joint airstrikes by the armed forces of the United States, Britain and France on Syria, which came following suspected chemical weapons attacks on a Syrian town. Read More ...
Palestinian killed by Israeli army fire in Gaza
April 14, 2018 - 5:40 PM

A 28-year-old Palestinian man died on Friday evening after succumbing to wounds sustained earlier in the day, when he was shot in the stomach by Israeli forces during the ongoing “Great March of Return” across the eastern border of the Gaza Strip. Read More ...
Air strikes on Syria could let terrorism expand: Iraq
April 14, 2018 - 5:30 PM

The air strikes marked a “a very dangerous development”, the ministry said in statement. Read More ...
China condemns US-led airstrikes in Syria
April 14, 2018 - 4:38 PM

US, UK and French jets launched airstrikes on Syria early Saturday after accusations that forces commanded by President Bashar Assad carried out a chemical attack in Douma last week. The Syrian government has denied using such weapons. Read More ...
Iran's FM: Military action against Syria helps terrorists
April 14, 2018 - 4:28 PM

Zarif made the remarks Saturday in a phone call with his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem. Read More ...
Pres. Rouhani: US aggression in region has no result but destruction, annihilation
April 14, 2018 - 4:10 PM

Speaking on Saturday at the meeting of authorities and ambassadors of Islamic countries to Iran with Supreme Leader, President Hassan Rouhani said: "Today the Islamic Republic of Iran, is ready in economic and political fields, as well as diplomacy and nuclear activities and will foil any plot by the enemies". Read More ...
Al Khalifa armored vehicles deployed to enforce ban on Shiite Friday Prayers in Diraz
April 14, 2018 - 3:52 PM

Activists posted images online showing police vehicles along with concrete and steel barricades lining the streets in Diraz and blocking-off access to the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque. Read More ...
Zarif calls US attack on Syria ‘dangerous for regional security’
April 14, 2018 - 3:46 PM

While congratulating the appointment of Mr. Heiko Maas as German Foreign Minister, Zarif wished him further success in the new position. Read More ...
Syria air defence intercepted 71 of 103 missiles: Russia
April 14, 2018 - 3:37 PM

At a news conference in Moscow on Saturday, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy said at least 103 cruise missiles, including Tomahawks, were fired into a number of targets in Syria. Read More ...
Cuba strongly condemns US, UK, French attack on Syria
April 14, 2018 - 3:32 PM

This unilateral action, ignoring the UN Security Council, is a 'flagrant violation of International Law and the UN Chapter, while being an outrage against a sovereign State that worsens the conflict in Syria and the region,' a statement by the Cuban Foreign Ministry reads. Read More ...
US, UK, France targeted Syria with 110 missiles: Syrian Comdr
April 14, 2018 - 3:23 PM

The General Command announced that a tripartite aggression was carried out at 03:55 a.m. (at local time) by the US, Britain and France through firing 110 missiles towards Syrian targets in Damascus and outside it. Read More ...
Iran prepares to send medical aid to Syria: Ministry of Health
April 14, 2018 - 3:16 PM

Iran's Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi in separate messages to his Syrian counterpart Nizar Yazigi and the head of regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed readiness of Iran to send medical aid to Syria. Read More ...
Syria condemns US, British, French aggression on country
April 14, 2018 - 3:12 PM

The source added that the tripartite aggression showed again the recklessness of the hostile countries with the international legitimacy. Read More ...
Putin: Attack on Syria 'act of aggression' against sovereign state
April 14, 2018 - 3:07 PM

Putin has vehemently condemned the US-led missile strikes against Syria, which "aggravate humanitarian catatrophe, inflict suffering on civilian population and connive at terrorism." Read More ...
Hezbollah denounces Syria aggression: Our Ummah will emerge victorious
April 14, 2018 - 2:59 PM

In a statement released by the party’s Media Relations Office, Hezbollah said that the “vicious attack on Syria is a blatant violation of the Syrian sovereignty and its people’s dignity.” Read More ...
Iran condemns overnight missile attacks on Syria
April 14, 2018 - 2:52 PM

“The aggression is in blatant violation of the international rules and regulations and ignores Syria’s rights to national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Read More ...