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Houthis reach Yemen’s Perim Island after government forces withdraw
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Houthi forces reached Yemen’s strategic Perim Island at the entrance to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday after government forces withdrew, according to Yemeni sources.
Two sources from Yemen’s…
Trump threatens Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain as Hormuz traffic drops
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran against activity at Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified site near the damaged Natanz nuclear facility, as the U.S.-Iran war intensified and commercial traffic…
Blast in Syria’s Idlib kills, injures 14
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – The death toll on Wednesday from an explosion at a temporary arms depot near the city of Sarmada in Idlib northern countryside, northwestern Syria, rose to four, while 10 others sustained injuries, the Idlib…
Dialogue session in Qamishli discusses rights of stateless Syrian Kurds
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A dialogue session in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, on Wednesday examined citizenship rights of Syrian Kurds affected by the 1962 census, seeking recommendations to address legal, civil and…
Trump map showing Greenland, Iceland as U.S. territory sparks backlash
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sparked diplomatic backlash across the North Atlantic after posting a map on social media depicting the United States stretching across North America and including…
European conference urges equal citizenship for Syria’s Christians
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – European policymakers, Church leaders and representatives of Syria’s Christian communities on Tuesday called for a new constitutional and political framework guaranteeing equal citizenship, religious freedom…
Kurdish film on female Peshmerga sniper premieres at Venice
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A Kurdish-language war thriller following a female Peshmerga sniper searching for her sister after the Islamic State group’s assault on northern Iraq on Tuesday premiered at the Venice International Film…
UNHCR records more than 681,000 Syrian refugee returns since January 2025
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – More than 681,000 Syrians registered with the UN refugee agency have returned to Syria since January 2025, with most returning spontaneously, according to new figures released by the United Nations High…
U.S. destroys 5 IRGC tankers after failed attacks on Navy warship
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that American forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) twice targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic…