FM: Assad Will Not Meet Erdogan Until Turkish Forces Withdraw from Syria

Syria’s foreign minister Said President Bashar Al-Assad will only meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan when Turkey completely withdraws its military forces from the Northern part of Syria.

Canada moves to make immigration easier for Syrians, Turkish citizens

Canada on Saturday moved to ease immigration for Turkish and Syrian citizens already in the country, a month after an earthquake killed more than 50,000 people in the two countries.

US Congress Rejects American Forces Pullout from Syria

The US House of Representatives rejected a proposed resolution seeking the withdrawal of US troops from Syria.

Death Toll From Migrant Boat Shipwreck Off Italy Rises To 63

The death toll from a shipwreck off the southern Italian coast has climbed to 63 on Monday after more bodies of migrants were found, La Repubblica daily reported.

Turkey received assistance from 21 countries in the European Union, while only a few provided assistance to Syria

 

There is a clear politicization by the West in delivering humanitarian aid to Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at press conference on Friday.

Outrage over Charlie Hebdo’s Turkey-Syria earthquake cartoon

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sparked outrage on social media after it published a cartoon appearing to make light of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria.

Sweden extradite PKK member to Turkey. After arrival at Istanbul airport, he was taken by Turkish police

Sweden has extradited a convicted member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to Turkey as a step towards NATO membership amid Ankara’s pressure, state media reported.

Turkey shells 19 settlements in northern Syria, killing 3 servicemen

At least 19 settlements in Syria’s Aleppo province were shelled by Turkish forces Monday. According to the Firat News Agency, Turkish forces fired 545 shells. The shelling hit a Syrian forces outpost, killing three soldiers.

Turkish President Says Syria Operations Not Limited to Air Campaign

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign, and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported.

Turkey rejects US embassy’s condolences over terror attack in Istanbul — interior minister

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Rights Watchdog Says Turkey Aggravating Deadly Cholera Outbreak Spreading Across Syria

Turkey is exacerbating the water crisis that has given rise to the deadly cholera outbreak spreading across Syria and nearby countries, a prominent international human rights organization said on Monday.

Migrant Death Toll Rises To 14 In Greece Shipwrecks: Coastguard

Greece's coastguard on Wednesday said it had recovered 14 bodies from two migrant boat sinkings earlier this week.

UN ‘Distressed’ over 92 Stripped Refugees at Greece-Turkey Border

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it “is deeply distressed by the shocking reports and images” of 92 people found at the Greek borders from Turkish land border stripped of their clothes.

Bulgaria declares partial state of emergency due to migratory pressure

 

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Not to invade again in northern Syria - Russia, US "warned" Türkiye, the EU is silent

 

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 Russia urged Türkiye* not to launch an offensive in northern Syria after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed threats of a "military campaign" targeting Kurdish “terrorists”.

Turkey: Man arrested after kicking elderly Syrian woman in video, army bombarded Syrian villages

 

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Patriarch Bartholomew Sends Letter Of Protest To Turkey Over Insult Of Orthodox Monastery - UrduPoint

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople has sent a letter to Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, protesting the desecration of the Panagia Sumela Monastery, the Ecumenal Patriarchate said on Tuesday.

Greci e bulgari alla conquista della Turchia. Obiettivo: spese folli in queste feste

 

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Turkey stops flying citizens of Iraq, Syria, Yemen to Belarus | DW News

 

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UN says ongoing water crisis in northeastern Syria affecting five million persons – Syrian Arab News Agency

The ongoing water crisis in the northeastern Syria is affecting nearly five million persons, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said in a briefing on Sunday.