UK Foreign Office Urges Citizens to Leave Syria Amid Security Concerns
By Kardo Roj
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The UK Foreign Office issued a strong travel advisory on Saturday, urging all British nationals in Syria to leave immediately due to ongoing conflict and worsening security conditions.
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New batch of 681 Iraqis depart Syria’s Hawl Camp for Iraq
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – A total of 681 people, comprising 168 Iraqi families, departed on Saturday the Hawl Camp in northeastern Syria heading toward Iraq following coordination between the Autonomous Administration of North and!-->…
Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Authorities in Myanmar announced on Saturday that the death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday, and was felt in neighboring nations, has risen to 1,002.
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Turkey’s water policies deplete Maydanki Lake in Syria’s Afrin
By Siwar Hamo
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) – In the aftermath of the devastating 2023 earthquake that struck northwestern Syria and Turkey, the Turkish governor ordered the local council in Afrin to release half of the stored water from!-->!-->!-->…
Iraqi airstrike kills 3 ISIS militants in western Iraq
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that an airstrike targeted an Islamic State (ISIS) position in Anbar Governorate, western Iraq, resulting in the deaths of three militants.
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Syria allows chemical weapons inspectors to access undeclared sites
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s caretaker government had escorted chemical weapons inspectors to previously unvisited production and storage sites from the era of Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reported on Friday.
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Syria’s president appoints Assad opponent as grand mufti
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Transitional President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, appointed on Friday Osama al-Rifai as the Grand Mufti of Syria and formed Supreme Fatwa Council that will oversee religious rulings on critical issues.
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U.S. warns citizens against traveling to Syria amid security risks
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) - The U.S. Department of State issued on Friday a travel advisory warning American citizens against traveling to Syria.
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German Foreign Minister Ties Support to Syria’s New Government to Inclusive Path, Highlights SDF’s…
By Kardo Roj
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Friday that Germany and Europe are not prepared to fund Syria’s new administration unless it follows a constructive path, signaling that!-->!-->!-->…