More than two dozen Arab political parties have demanded the urgent removal of all sanctions imposed by the United States and its Western allies against Syria.

In Turkey, following the recent earthquakes, many lives have been saved due to an abundance of heavy lifting machinery, yet in Syria, due to a dearth of equipment as a result of western sanctions, many lives were needlessly lost.

Jordan's foreign minister has arrived in Damascus in the first such visit since the outbreak of Syrian conflict in March 2011.

Iran delivers the sixth batch of humanitarian aid to Syria.

Syria says more aid shipments are sent to Turkey compared to Syria following the devastating earthquakes that hit both countries.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that there is a very narrow window to prevent genocide in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region and called for urgent action.

Afghanistan has been in turmoil since the Taliban took power again on August 15, 2021.