Stampede kills three women, injures five children in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defence said.
A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says
Russia has suffered heavy losses in five months of fighting Ukrainian forces in its Kursk region, with nearly 15,000 of Vladimir Putin ’s troops killed, Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday. At such a ...
In pictures: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.
Europe Tries to Build Ties With Syria and Cut Putin’s Influence
The European Union stepped up efforts to build ties with Syria’s new leaders and persuade them to reduce Russia’s influence over the war-ravaged country with a visit by the German and French foreign ...
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Temporary restrictions on work of St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport lifted
MOSCOW, January 4. /TASS/. Temporary restrictions on flights of civilian aircraft imposed at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport have been lifted, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) ...