First Participation of Syria in the Activities of the WHO Executive Council
SANA (State-Run)
June 4, 2021
Syria was elected to the Executive council of the WHO to represent the Eastern Mediterranean, SANA reports.
Syria was elected to the Executive council of the WHO to represent the Eastern Mediterranean, SANA reports.
The militias close to the Syrian regime conducted raids on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, according to North Press.
The Russian agency Sputnik has confirmed that Bashar al-Assad received a first dose of the Sputnik vaccine, before denying those claims, al-Etihad Press claims.
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Defector Brigadier general Ahmad Rahal is facing deportation from Turkey, all whilst receiving death threats by the Syrian National Army, Enab Baladi claims.
As tensions between Turkish-backed opposition groups and the Syrian regime’s army escalate, the Turkish government rearranged its military positions, according to North Press.
The special advisor at the Presidency Bouthaina Shaaban met a delegation headed by Irina Zvyageskaya to discuss the “Watan Document center”, according to SANA.
Jordanian authorities stopped a second attempt to smuggle narcotics from Syria less than a week after the first one, according to Sowt al-Asima.
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Anas al-Abda claims that Iran is increasing its influence in the regime’s army, according to Etihad Press.
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Residents in the province of Idleb protested against the “terrorist organizations” that prevented their children from joining their peers and sitting for the country’s official exams, according to SANA.
The Syrian Foreign Minister has attacked statements by U.S officials about the Syrian election, according to Al Watan.
In a major policy shift, the president of the United States has revoked Trump’s era delta energy deal in North-East Syria, according to Al Araby Al-Jadeed.
Iran is doubling its effort to culturally influence Syrian society but is facing strong Russian competition according to the Levant News.
NGOs have criticized the World Health Organization for electing Syria to its executive board.
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