The Syrian government has canceled a 2019 agreement with Russia that allowed a Russian company to operate Tartus Port for 49 years. Tartus Customs Director Riad Judy confirmed the termination, stating, “All revenues from the port’s activities will now serve the interests of the Syrian state.” The original deal, signed under Bashar al-Assad, granted Russia […]
Many Syrians who had been away from their country since the 2011 civil war and now returned as the Bashar Assad regime is overthrown come back to their old neighborhood to see piles of rubble sitting on their lands. “We came back to our neighborhood after 13 years. We saw that our house had been […]
Turkish security forces captured two suspects accused of being members of Al Qaeda’s Türkiye branch during an operation in Istanbul’s Avcılar district. The suspects, brothers L.B. (45) and S.B. (51), had been on the run since 2018 and were detained in the basement of a five-story building. According to Istanbul Police, the suspects were sentenced […]
Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, is grappling with hazardous air pollution, with levels measured at 21 times higher than the World Health Organization’s (WHO) safe limit. The city ranked 7th globally for poor air quality, with an air quality index (AQI) of 159, classified as “unhealthy.” In response, public transportation in Bangkok will be free for […]
A fatal accident occurred in the Konya province of Türkiye at around 07:50 local time when a passenger bus crashed into a truck. The Konya Governor’s Office made a statement after the incident, saying that 3 people died, 33 people were injured and the injured were taken to hospitals. An investigation has been launched into […]
Security forces in Syria destroyed a large amount of drugs detected at a farm in the Yafour district of the western countryside of the capital Damascus. Security forces said the destroyed items included 4 tons of methamphetamine and 30 tons of precursor chemicals used in the production of Captagon, a drug heavily produced during the […]
Numerous Palestinians left their homes in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank yesterday after the Israeli army started a “counterterrorism operation” in the area 4 days ago. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that at least 12 Palestinians were killed and over 50 more were injured since the operation was initiated.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents linked to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The White House announced plans to release JFK-related documents within 15 days and files on the other two assassinations within 45 […]
A total of 7 people, including a child, were injured when a bomb placed in a vehicle exploded in Manbij, a district of Aleppo, which is under the control of the Syrian National Army (SNA), in northern Syria. The attack, believed to have been carried out by the terrorist organization PKK/YPG, has become the 3rd […]
A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon pilot made an emergency landing in England after a bird strike shattered the cockpit canopy mid-flight over the North Sea. The pilot safely landed at a Lincolnshire air base after discarding the damaged canopy. Another jet escorted the aircraft, which flew at low altitude and reduced speed. Authorities confirmed […]