DARK SECRETS: 17 - The Real Truth

UN Calls for Protecting Civilians in Syria

Three UN officials have urged all parties in Syria to take all feasible measures to minimize harm to civilians. In a joint statement, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Muhannad Hadi and UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Bloodied and burnt girls cry for mums as 4 friends lay dead in school drone attack horror

Renda Bakr, 17, and Novin Ezzat, 18 heard the drone but after that, it was all a blur of screams and blood as they describe the hours of terror in which four of their friends were killed

Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

Clashes Intensify between Türkiye, Syrian Regime in Aleppo

Clashes have intensified between the Turkish forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along with the Syrian regime in Aleppo following a massacre committed by regime forces in the al-Bab city. The residents of al-Bab went into general strike to mourn the victims who fell during the Friday massacre in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 21, 2022

Girl, 5, killed in Israeli missile strikes on Gaza died with her cousin as brother, 6, injured

The same blast is also thought to have killed her 24-year-old cousin Yousef Salman Mohammad Qaddoum

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022

Saudi Arabia Introduces Largest Set of Projects to Develop Water, Environmental Infrastructure

Saudi Arabia intends to offer and award more than 1.4 thousand projects with a total value exceeding 108 billion riyals ($28.8 billion), in the water distribution sector, in continuation of plans and programs to develop water and environmental infrastructure. The National Water Company said on Wednesday that Eng. Abdul Rahman…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 4, 2022

Houthi Attacks, Mines Kill, Injure 700 Civilians During Truce

,rHouthi mines and attacks caused the death and injury of about 700 civilians during the four months of the UN-brokered truce in Yemen, according to international and local reports. This came amid fears that the number of victims would rise due to recent heavy rains that have carried hundreds of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022

Food Prices in Yemen at All-Time High Since 1990

The World Food Program’s (WFP) Food Security Quarterly Review on Yemen has shown that the global Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index increased significantly in March 2022 to a new all-time high since 1990. It published a report stating that fertilizer prices reached their highest level since late…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 1, 2022

New Ruins Found in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Faw

A team of archaeologists from Saudi Arabia and around the world have discovered new archaeological sites in the Al-Faw Archaeological Area, the capital of the ancient Arab Kindah Kingdom, the Heritage Commission announced on Tuesday. The Commission confirmed that it has recently discovered more secrets about the capital of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Yemenis Return to Streets to Protest Houthi Violations

New waves of protests against the Houthis have erupted in regions held by the Iran-backed militias in Yemen in recent days. The demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the Houthi corruption and arbitrary practices against the people, demanding their overthrow. Yemeni sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Houthis…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Damascus Shells Turkish Factions, Ankara Targets Kurdish Units

Syrian regime forces fired on Monday two rockets on areas in the western countryside of Aleppo, targeting the vicinity of Turkish base in Deir Samaan and other areas on the outskirts of Al-Qatourah village, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The attack only caused material damage. Since Sunday evening,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022