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UN Chief Sees 'Flame of Hope' in Syria, Calls for End to Israel Strikes

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that there was a "flame of hope" in Syria following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime but warned of significant challenges ahead. He also underlined that Israel's widespread strikes on Syrian military infrastructure were "violations" of the country's sovereignty and called for them ...

UN Humanitarian Chief Urges Massive Aid Boost for Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Visiting UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called Wednesday for a massive aid boost for Syria to respond to "this moment of hope" after the ouster of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad. "Across the country, the needs are huge. Seven in 10 people are needing support right now," Fletcher told AFP in a telephone interview as he visited Syria. "I ...

UN Calls for Free Elections in Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen called Wednesday for "free and fair elections" in Syria and urged humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster this month. Addressing reporters in Damascus, Pedersen said, "There is a lot of hope that we can now see the beginning of a new Syria," which he expressed hope ...

UN Says ‘Ambitious’ Aid to Country Possible as Western Powers Prepare Return

This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 15:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The United Nations humanitarian chief said Tuesday that he was "encouraged" after meetings in Damascus with Syria's new leaders, saying there was a "basis for ambitious scaling-up of vital humanitarian support", as Western diplomatic missions prepare to return to Damascus. "Moment of cautious hope in Syria," Tom ...

Israel's Defense Minister Says to Maintain Gaza ‘Security Control’ After War

This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in the Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends. "After eliminating Hamas's military and governmental capabilities in Gaza, Israel would have security control over Gaza with complete freedom of action" for the Israeli military, Katz said in a ...

HTS Leader Jolani Says Syrian Rebel Factions Will Be ‘Disbanded'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Syria's rebel factions will be "disbanded," the head of the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad has pledged, as the former president denounced the country's new rulers as "terrorists". Assad fled Syria on December 8, as rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured the capital Damascus, ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strikes Kill 40 Palestinians

This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday killed at least 40 people, including several children, an Al Jazeera TV cameraman and three rescuers. Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera said its cameraman Ahmed al-Louh was killed "in an Israeli bombardment" that targeted Nuseirat refugee camp in the ...

Hundreds Feared Dead in Mayotte After Cyclone Chido

This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A senior official said Sunday that the death toll from cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, as France rushed in rescue workers and supplies. Their efforts will likely be hindered by the damage to airports and electricity distribution in the French Indian Ocean territory. Even before the ...

Turkey Ready to Provide Military Support to New Syria Government

This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkey is ready to provide military support to Syria's new Islamist-led government set up by rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad if it requests it, Defense Minister Yasar Guler said on Sunday. He said the new leadership should be given "a chance" and that Turkey was "ready to provide the necessary support if the new ...

SOHR Reports 60 Israeli Strikes on Syria in a Few Hours

This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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More than 60 Israeli strikes targeted military sites across Syria in the space of a few hours, almost a week after an armed coalition overthrew Bashar al-Assad and seized Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday. The SOHR counted “61 strikes in less than five hours” on Saturday evening by Israel, which has ...

Iran Confirms Increase in IAEA Nuclear Inspections

This is Beirut, 2024-12-14 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran confirmed Saturday that it has allowed watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to increase the number of inspections it carries out into Tehran's nuclear programme, state media reported. "We have increased capacity -- it is natural that the number of inspections should also increase," the official IRNA news agency quoted the ...

UN Envoy Warns Against Syria Collapse at Crisis Talks

This is Beirut, 2024-12-14 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A UN envoy on Saturday urged foreign powers to work to avoid a collapse of vital Syrian institutions following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, as diplomats gathered in Jordan for a conference on the crisis. Geir Pedersen, the UN's special envoy for Syria, also backed a "credible and inclusive" political process to form the next government as he ...

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