News Topic:Syria

Prayers in Kashmir mosques for Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

Special prayers were organized in all the major mosques, shrines and imambarahs of the valley for those who lost their lives in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake.

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll over 11,000

Thinly-stretched rescue teams on Wednesday continued searching for survivors buried in the rubble of thousands of buildings destroyed in Turkey and Syria.

Syria and Turkey earthquake claims thousands of lives

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and north-west Syria early on Monday morning, killing at least 1,200 people and injuring thousands.

Russia-backed Assad regime strikes kill 21 civilians in Syria’s Idlib

BEIRUT — At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s...

Undoing of Ba’athism: The Syrian Conundrum

The Syrian uprising to dethrone the autocratic ruler tests the mettle of both Assad and the rebels, but evidently worst sufferers are neither but...

Syrian mystery unfolded!

East Ghouta, the countryside of capital Damascus, which is being held by multiple terror groups since 2012 has become the talk of all media...

Syrian conflict and the damage it inflicted on Palestinian cause!

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The Reality of ISIS!

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