Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, he may issue an order "very soon" to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, which is reported to host nuclear facilities.
- The war in Iran, US President Donald Trump said, is "small potatoes" and "not a big thing" for the United States, as the US has "essentially" taken over Iran.
- In a post on his X account on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei accused that the US was "deliberately attacking civilian targets".
- According to a Nigerian environmental NGO, an attempt to illegally tap oil from a cargo vessel in the country's south resulted in at least 37 deaths.
- The Israeli police has blocked humanitarian aid from reaching an occupied West Bank village that has been under siege by settlers for weeks, while Israeli police have killed a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.
Tag: Syrian War
Revived Dam Offers Lifeline to Syrian...
After years of conflict attacks, Syria’s Al Balaa reservoir was recently restored, allowing water to flow through it for irrigation.With Moawia Atrash and Ahmad Fallaha, Dorian Jones reports the restoration of the dam has provided a lifeline for farmers who are struggling due to ongoing war,increased unemployment, and food insecurity.
Earthquakes Aftermath,Syrians Face Impending Food Crisis
Farmers are struggling with the devastation in a region essential to supplying food to a rebel-held enclave in Idlib as the northeast of Syria struggles to recoup from the earthquakes that struck in February.
School Closures in Syria: Another Setback...
According to aid organisations, financial cuts in Syria might prevent as many as 100,000 children from attending school in the next weeks in Idlib, the country’s last rebel-held province. In Idlib, about a third of children do not attend school
Idlib Hospitals Face Severe Budget Shortages...
Hospitals in the Idlib province, Syria’s last opposition-held area, are on the verge of collapsing, with doctors’ wages being slashed and numerous services being stopped due to severe budget shortages
Syria’s Civil War Has Come to...
In 2021, Syria’s civil war would have lasted ten years, with intermittent fighting and no end in sight. Analysts fear that the current impasses would result in violence, while locals believe that without development and security, the country will not be able to stabilise
UN Security Council Discusses Middle East...
The Syrian Arab Republic’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mounzer Mounzer, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Middle East issue (Syria)
Idlib Food Aid by World Food...
Eight years of war in Syria have pushed millions of Syrians into hunger and poverty. The conflict has also displaced millions both inside and outside Syria
Thousands of Children Face Malnutrition at...
UN officials are calling for urgent action to provide assistance for children living in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria. The al-Hol camp has been a major destination for families fleeing the violence, including those of the Islamic State (IS) fighters