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Beirut, Dec 6 (IANS) Hezbollah will support the Syrian government amid escalating offensives by rebel forces, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a televised speech. While Qassem did not clarify the form of support, he assured on Thursday that...
Ankara, Dec 6 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a phone call, discussing the latest developments in Syria, according to a statement from Erdogan's office.During the phone conversation on Thursday, Erdogan highlighted Turkey's commitment...
Beirut, Dec 6 (IANS) An Israeli airstrike targeted a border village in southern Lebanon, injuring five people, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.Lebanese news website Elnashra reported on Thursday evening that the Israeli army dropped bombs on several houses in the...
Damascus, Dec 6 (IANS) Syria's Defence Minister has emphasised the army's readiness to reclaim lost areas from rebel forces, describing the army's withdrawal from the central city of Hama as a "tactic". Ali Mahmoud Abbas made the remarks on Thursday...
United Nations, Dec 6 (IANS) UN humanitarians have said that they are gravely concerned about increased hostilities in northwest Syria.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday that local authorities reported tens of thousands of...
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his ex-aide Peter Navarro to serve as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing in his next administration. Navarro, a Harvard-trained economist, served in Trump's first administration, running a newly created...
Jerusalem, Dec 5 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that Israel is "working toward" a hostage deal and will not halt its offensive in Gaza in the meantime. "There is a chance that this time we will truly...
Damascus, Dec 5 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree granting a 50 per cent salary increase to military personnel, as government forces engage in major battles with rebel forces on several fronts in northern and central Syria.According...
Kyiv, Dec 5 (IANS) Ukraine signed deals with the European Union (EU) to secure up to 35 billion euros (about $36.7 billion) in Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA), the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said. The Memorandum of Understanding and a Loan Agreement were...
Gaza, Dec 5 (IANS) At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a shelter for displaced people west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Local sources and eyewitnesses reported on Wednesday...
Seoul, Dec 4 (IANS) Senior aides of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his Chief of Staff, offered to resign together in large numbers on Wednesday, the Presidential office said, after the National Assembly blocked Yoon's surprise declaration of...
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) South Korea and the US have put off key nuclear deterrence talks and a related exercise originally set to take place in Washington this week, a Pentagon spokesperson said, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's...
Seoul, Dec 4 (IANS) The US Embassy in South Korea issued an emergency alert to its citizens on Wednesday, warning the situation is "fluid" after the lifting of martial law and advising them to take safety precautions.The embassy posted the...
Seoul, Dec 4 (IANS) The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday demanded South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol immediately step down as his surprise declaration of martial law was lifted after the National Assembly voted to reject it. During...
Seoul, Dec 4 (IANS) A scheduled meeting that had been convened by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in what would be his first public appearance since his declaration of martial law was lifted, has been postponed, Yoon's office said...
