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Oil site collapse injures 3 in Turkey: governor


Sunday, 21 July, 2024 , 11:41 AFP An oil-drilling installation collapsed in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, injuring at least three workers, local authorities said.

Turkey-Syria rapprochement likely to be gradual: analysts


Sunday, 21 July, 2024 , 04:09 AFP After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalisation will likely be gradual due to thorny issues.

Gaza hospital says newborn saved from dead mother's womb


Saturday, 20 July, 2024 , 16:16 AFP Doctors in Gaza described delivering a newborn baby against incredible odds on Saturday, pulling him from his mother's womb moments after she died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike.

Syria's ruling Baath party wins parliamentary vote as expected


Thursday, 18 July, 2024 , 14:32 AFP Syria's ruling Baath party won an expected majority in parliamentary elections this week, results showed Thursday, with participation under 40 percent at the fourth such poll since civil war erupted in 2011.

Syria monitor says Israeli strike kills businessman close to Assad


Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 17:50 AFP A monitor of Syria's civil war said an Israeli strike on a vehicle near the Lebanon border killed two people Monday including a Western sanctioned businessman close to President Bashar al-Assad.

West Turkey wildfire kills three


Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 17:39 AFP A wildfire raging in a seaside tourist area in western Turkey killed three people, the provincial governor said on Monday, the latest in a string of blazes erupting countrywide.

No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll


Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 16:10 AFP Syrians in government-held areas were voting Monday in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power.

West Turkey wildfire kills three


Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 15:54 AFP A wildfire raging in a seaside tourist area in western Turkey killed three people, Turkish media reported Monday, the latest in a string of blazes erupting countrywide.

Syria's Assad says Erdogan meeting depends on 'content'


Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 15:20 AFP Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday he was open to meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but it depended on the encounter's "content", noting Turkey's presence in Syria is a key sticking point.

No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll


Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 11:25 AFP Syrians in government-held areas were voting Monday in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power.