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The Republic of Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic have discussed ways to tackle the drug trafficking problem across their joint border, according to a report. On Sunday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad held a meeting to discuss this problem. They discussed various ways to end drug trafficking. Faisal Mekdad arrived in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on Saturday evening for a two-day visit. He met with various Iraqi officials. After the meeting, the two leaders attended a press conference. They said, “Today, we have discussed cooperation between Iraq and Syria to fight the drug trade. It’s known that Iraq is a corridor for trafficking, and regrettably, drug consumption has begun in Iraqi society.” Reportedly, the two leaders discussed the humanitarian crisis facing Syrian refugees in Iraq. They also discussed various issues of mutual concern. In May, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was greeted warmly at an Arab League meetin...

  Numerous youngsters have been living in a camp in northeastern Syria for at least four years, raising their families among ISIS fighters while being exposed to the violent ideology of the organization and having little to no possibility of receiving an education. The Kurdish officials who rule eastern and northern Syria are experimenting with a rehabilitation program aimed at removing youngsters from extremist ideas out of fear that a new generation of militants may emerge from Al Hol camp. It entails separating kids from their family for an unforeseen amount of time, a practice human rights organizations have expressed concern over. Even if they are found to be rehabilitated, their future is uncertain because their home nations are hesitant to accept them. Khaled Remo, co-chair of the office of law and reform affairs in the Kurdish-led government, warned that if the children remained in the camp, a new generation of extremists may emerge who might be even more fervent th...

  Text messages advising against engaging in the illegal trade have started to arrive for drug traffickers working along Jordan's southern border with Syria. Nine days had passed after a smuggler had been murdered in a strange airstrike in southern Syria when the alerts were sent. “We recognize you. Your every step is being observed.” According to a claimed transcript of the texts made available by the Suwayda24 network of citizen journalists in southern Syria, "Your meetings are being watched." Jordan is looking to work with Damascus to stop the flow of narcotics because it serves as a major conduit for what Arab authorities characterize as a multibillion-dollar trade in the amphetamine known as Captagon. The 360-kilometer border between Jordan and Syria is regularly used to smuggle captagon tablets, and the trade has been expanding since 2018. The majority of the southern region of Syria was retaken by the Syrian military from rebels backed by Arab and western...

  Early Saturday morning, reports of airstrikes in Syria's Homs governorate surfaced. These reports come at a crucial time for the region as Jordan is hosting the Syrian government this week and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi is slated to visit Damascus. Other reports suggested that Saudi Arabia might be interested in using its newly established ties with Iran to communicate directly or indirectly with Hezbollah about matters about the country's next president. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian foreign minister, most recently traveled to Lebanon. Due to its intersection with significant tectonic changes in the area, changes that are related to diplomatic developments, Syria is a significant player today. Turkish, Russian, and Iranian officials recently met with Syrian officials in Moscow, indicating that some nations view Syria as a diplomatic option. Airstrikes are therefore a different tactic than diplomacy because Damascus continues to allow Iran to supply Hezbollah wit...

  On Monday, the European Union imposed penalties on individuals and organizations connected to what it called the Syrian government's "large-scale drug trafficking operations," which also included one Russian corporation. A request for comment on the allegations or the penalties against officials and military personnel went unanswered from the Syrian government. Wasim and Samer al-Assad, two of President Bashar al-Assad's relatives, two Lebanese citizens, and almost a dozen other individuals were named by the EU for their alleged involvement in the trade of the amphetamine captagon. The president has previously been subject to sanctions. The EU claimed that while "enriching itself" and destabilizing the area, the Syrian government had emerged as a "central player" in the production and distribution of the narcotic as far away as Europe. In response to the charges surrounding the captagon trade, the United States imposed penalties last mont...

  During his official visit to Tunis, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria Faisal Al-Miqdad met Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration , and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar. Both delegations participated in a lengthy debate before the two nations released a joint statement highlighting the need of preserving Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. They demanded regional and global action to hasten the political crisis' resolution and the restoration of Syria's total sovereignty over all of its lands. In the midst of escalating regional and global problems, the statement highlighted the need to fortify bilateral ties and defend the values of solidarity and synergy. The declaration also lauded Tunisia's humanitarian assistance to aid in Syria's relief operations following a deadly earthquake that devastated the nation's north. Al-Miqdad also met with President Qais Saeed of Tunisia, and both leaders expressed a desire to further the...

  There were no injuries or damage as a result of a rocket that struck a US military base in the Koniko gas field in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ez-zor. According to local sources who spoke to Anadolu on Monday, the attack was conducted from Deir Ez-zor neighborhoods that are home to "terrorist groups supported by Iran." These sources claimed that several missiles were fired from Al-Bukamal, which is east of Deir Ez-zor, with one of them striking an area close to the US military installation but doing little damage. Attacks with missiles from areas where Iran-backed organizations are located have occasionally been directed at US military and coalition forces bases in Syria. On March 25, rocket attacks on two US bases in eastern Syria reportedly damaged property but did not result in any injuries. The bases were in close proximity to the Koniko gas field and the al-Omar oil field in the Deir Ez-zor province. After Daesh/ISIS militants left the province in November ...

  Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has warned Israel and its allies against their aggressive actions, which are driving the region towards a general escalation and instability. According to the ministry, Israeli occupation forces have attacked Homs, Damascus, and the surrounding countryside over the course of the last four days, killing one civilian and injuring a number of others in addition to causing property damage. The ministry charged that the Israeli government was acting in flagrant violation of international law and the UN charter by exporting crises and turning its back on domestic issues to commit crimes and aggressions abroad, much like its patrons in Washington and other Western capitals. Recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria have killed several civilians as well as two Iranian military advisers, wrecked residential areas and government buildings, and temporarily shut down the two biggest airports in the nation. They have also stoked concerns of ...

  Nasrallah reaffirmed that the development s in Palestine have an impact on the Lebanese people in many different ways in a televised speech that was broadcast on Friday. Every event in Palestine has an impact on our nation, its sovereignty, and its future, he declared. "Consider the possibility that a powerful Israel may impose its will across the entire region. Could the Lebanese have imagined gas and oil? Nasrallah threw in. "Talking about the current and future of Syria is like talking about the present and future of Lebanon," stated the well-known Lebanese figure Nasrallah. He claimed that Lebanon would have been damaged if the Takfiri terrorist group Daesh (ISIL or ISIS), which had conquered vast tracts of land in Syria and Iraq from 2014 to 2017, had persisted in the area. What would have happened to Lebanon and its people if Daesh, al-Nusra, and other terrorist groups had gained control of Syria? Nasrallah enquired about the Lebanese. The head of Hez...

The Chief of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited Syria on Wednesday for the first time after the earthquake. He travelled to Aleppo and Damascus in Syria. Tedros, the highest-ranking UN official, visited the country to check on earthquake victims. On Wednesday, he visited several hospitals and shelters for displaced people in Syria. He visited Syria from neighbouring Turkey via the Bab Al-Hawa crossing. After the earthquake, activists and emergency aid groups slammed the UN (United Nations) for its slow response. Earlier, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths also said that the UN had “so far failed the people in northwest Syria.” He demanded immediate help for earthquake victims in northwest Syria. Reportedly, after the February 6 earthquake, the United Nations appealed for $ 397 million to help earthquake victims in Syria. The UN said that around 420 trucks have entered Syria since the disaster. The first UN aid convoy was sent to Syria on Februa...

  The search and rescue teams of the Saudi Civil Defense went to the Hatay province of Turkey after a new 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least three people and injured 213 others. The search and rescue team of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia moved from Gaziantep to Hatay province to evacuate people trapped under the rubble of buildings. They will be dispatched to three sites damaged by the recent earthquake. Saudi Civil Defense spokesman Mohammed Al-Hammadi also revealed that the team is dealing with missing person cases. The recent earthquake occurred in the town of Defne, Hatay province, Turkey. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia sent relief aid to Turkey and Syria. Around twelve aircraft, carrying food, medicine, shelter materials, and other forms of relief aid were sent to Turkey and Syria. A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on 20 February. This comes two weeks after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed around 45,000 people. The earthquake was felt ...

  On 6 February 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern and central Turkey, as well as northern and western Syria, killing thousands of people and toppling residential buildings across the two countries. Many international organisations and countries sent relief aid to Turkey and Syria. However, it is still difficult to send aid to Syria. Syria is struggling to get aid even after the destructive earthquake. On Sunday, the United Nations said that the authorities were waiting for approval from the hardline group to send aid into the Opposition-controlled territory of Syria. The country is controlled by different groups, which makes it difficult for international organisations to send aid to Syria. Reportedly, the northern regions of Syria have been shattered by over a decade of conflict. Most parts of Syria are under the control of the Damascus government. The relief aid is split between rebel areas and Damascus. The northwest part of the country is divided...

  The total death toll across Turkey and Syria following the destructive earthquake reached at least 34,800 on Sunday, leading to grief, anger and anguish. According to the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center SAKOM, the death toll in Turkey reached 29,605 on Sunday. Reportedly, the confirmed death toll in Syria reached 4,574. However, the United Nations warned that the total death toll has reached over 34,800. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, reportedly said, “We have so far failed the people in northwest Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn’t arrived.” He demanded help for earthquake victims in Syria. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that they have been waiting for final approval to send deliveries into northwest Syria in order to help earthquake victims. On February 11, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General ...

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the death toll from the earthquakes rose to 3,549, bringing the total number of casualties, including those in neighbouring Syria, to more than 5,000. A dozen of aid organisations and governments from around the world have pledged support for search and rescue operations that are being terribly affected by cold and snow. 10 Significant Updates: 1) A number of historical monuments, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites, that had survived scores of wars and natural disasters for centuries are known to have suffered significant damage by the deadly tremors. Experts fear the disaster could exacerbate the loss of the region's cultural legacy. 2) Germany has called on "all international actors, including Russia" to pressure war-torn Syria into quickly allowing incredibly urgent humanitarian aid into the country and without additional obstacles. "It's important that weapons are now set aside," said German Foreign ...

  The World Health Organization (WHO) expects a significant jump in the death toll following a major earthquake and its aftershocks in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria that reduced many buildings to rubble. The magnitude 7.8 quake , which rattled southern Turkey early on Monday, was the worst to hit the country this century, killing more than 900 people there and about 550 across the border in Syria, according to officials.  I think we can expect the death toll to increase significantly," Rick Brennan, the WHO's regional emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean, told Reuters. "There's been a lot of building collapses and it will increase more significantly around the epicentre of the earthquake." Brennan said WHO was boosting its staff in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the epicentre of the earthquake, and exploring its options to send emergency medical teams to the area. He said rescue efforts were being hampered by aftershocks from the in...

  Turkish security forces have detained a suspect wanted in connection with   the deadly bombing in Istanbul   in an operation in a Turkish-controlled area in northwestern Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. Other suspects detained following the bombing  will appear before court officials on Thursday to face possible charges or be released from custody. The suspect, identified by his code-name “Husam” was apprehended by Turkish police late Wednesday in the Syrian city of Azaz, which is currently under the control of the Turkey-backed Syrian opposition, the Anadolu Agency reported. He was being taken to Istanbul for questioning. His detention raised the number of suspects under custody in connection with the bombing to 51. Sunday’s explosion targeted Istanbul’s bustling Istiklal Avenue — a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants — and left six people dead, including two children. Seven dozen others were wounded in the attack that came as a s...

Here’s something I want to share about what I read today. It’s the discussion on Syria is between two camps: One says that the current light impression of the American presence is minimal expense and supportable, while the other asks what the US takeoff date is and demands it is smarter to make the fundamental courses of action and leave. In the event that the last camp successes, what sort of plans would the US set up and could they be supported in case there were nobody to promise them? However the current arrangement isn't clear dissimilar to under Donald Trump and Biden is by all accounts delivering the tension on the Syrian system. While the Trump White House needed the system to implode, or possibly close breakdown, to incite change, the current organization inclines toward business as usual as the repercussions of the public authority falling might be difficult to oversee. In any case, such an approach may not be doable as it could make more disarray than solidness.

  I want to share something interesting about what I read today. It’s about the Arab nations have broken liberated from this arm-bending plan and are done able to comply with it. The West, for compassionate reasons as well as for public safety intentions, is tolerating the present circumstance. I have little expectation that any assets raised by any highest point will contact individuals who truly need it. Actually like in the film, the criminal gatherings will figure out how to sneak it out of the nation and exchange it, presumably in Syria.   For me, Regardless of the ruckus and legitimized fury of the Lebanese public, there is little expect change. Unquestionably, as in The Godfather which is the force goes to whoever controls the roads; whoever has equipped men on the ground; whoever has the muscle. In Lebanon, it is Hezbollah. Conflicts in Khalde this week have told that they realize the best way to use sovereign organizations to clear out even the littlest and most ...

  Shelling was started once again by Syrian regime troops in Daraa in a bid to assert control over an area that has defied state authority since it was retaken three years ago. The army was found unguarded when suddenly rebels captured and took control of troops and provinces in the southern area of Daraa.   Although, the army has sent hundreds of elite troops, dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles to storm the enclave where peaceful protests against Assad family rule began in 2011 and were met by deadly force before spreading across the country.   Worsening the situation, the opposition insists the agreement allowed only civilian control and not of military troops. Abu Jehad al Horani, who is an opposition official said that the regime wants to end what they see as a living symbol of the revolt against it. If they silence it by returning the army they will subjugate the whole Hauran region.   Attacks of this nature spread terror and panic among civilians...