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Syria
Patralekha Chatterjee | Turkish lesson: Ignoring building codes perilous
If buildings in an earthquake-prone area are constructed to withstand the shaking, then the people inside are much safer
16 Feb 2023 12:12 AM
Mohan Guruswamy | China’s people crisis and lessons India must learn
China has hit an impenetrable economic wall. The People’s Republic now has a people crisis — it has now stopped growing and is getting old
07 Feb 2023 12:00 AM
Saeed Naqvi | Syria is still in the eye of the storm even after 10 years
The free run the US and regional allies like Saudi Arabia had to alter the ground realities in Syria ended when the Russians arrived in 2015
09 Apr 2021 4:26 AM
UN rejects Russia's bid to reduce delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria
The resolution needed a minimum of nine 'yes' votes in the 15-member council, but it got support from China, Vietnam and South Africa only
09 Jul 2020 10:55 AM
'Don't do it!': Trump calls for end to killing in Syria rebel bastion
Trump on Thursday praised Turkey's efforts, tweeting that Ankara 'is working hard to stop this carnage.'
26 Dec 2019 8:29 PM
Iran planning attacks on Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
Speaking on Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Netanyahu said: 'we are taking necessary actions to prevent Iran from entrenching in our region.'
25 Nov 2019 9:20 AM
US-born IS bride appeals again to come home from Syria
The government is refusing to let Hoda Muthana return to the US, arguing that she is not an American citizen.
10 Nov 2019 11:53 AM
Hours after Baghdadi's death, ISIS spokesman killed in fresh North Syria raid
IS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir had been killed, after SDF chief Mazloum Abdi said he had been 'targeted' in a fresh raid.
28 Oct 2019 11:28 AM
Baghdadi's death major victory in mission of defeating ISIS: US Defense Secy
ISIS has a worldwide network that will continue to seek to attack us, our allies and our interests.
28 Oct 2019 9:16 AM
'Number of Syrian refugees crossing into Iraq from Syria has increased': UN
Turkey had launched the offensive on Oct 9 after US announced withdrawal of its troops from northern Syria.
26 Oct 2019 12:42 PM
Donald Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
Trump called the ceasefire, which allowed the Turkish takeover to proceed largely unopposed, a 'major breakthrough'.
24 Oct 2019 8:35 AM
Turkish soldier killed in Syrian Kurd attack: defence ministry
Turkey and Kurdish forces accused one another for violating the ceasefire agreement.
20 Oct 2019 4:44 PM
Sanctions on Turkey no longer necessary: Trump
Terming it as an incredible outcome, Trump said that Turkey had a legitimate problem on the 22 mile (34 kms) strip for many years.
18 Oct 2019 11:42 AM
US sanctions Turkey, Trump says ready to ‘swiftly destroy’ its economy
Vice President Mike Pence said he would travel to Turkey and that Trump had telephoned Erdogan to insist that Turkey end the operation.
15 Oct 2019 9:40 AM
‘I’m prepared to destroy its economy’: Trump orders sanctions on Turkey
Trump noted that since his first day, administration has worked tirelessly to preserve the safety and security of the US and its citizens.
15 Oct 2019 9:31 AM
US leaves 'high-value' ISIS detainees behind in Syria: report
Citing two American officials, newspaper reported that detainees could not be taken out before Pentagon decided to move its forces out.
14 Oct 2019 9:16 AM
IS families escape Syria camp as Turkey battles Kurds
Fighting raged along the border of an offensive that has provoked an international outcry and left dozens of civilians and fighters dead.
13 Oct 2019 6:52 PM
Thousands in Europe march against Turkey’s Syria offensive
About 5,000 people marched to the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.
13 Oct 2019 1:49 PM
'Turkey won’t stop Syria operation despite threats,' says Recep Tayyip Erdogan
'Whatever some may say, we will not stop this step that we have taken,' Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul.
12 Oct 2019 11:44 AM
‘Deeply concerned’: India urges Turkey for restraint in Syria
The action also has the potential for causing humanitarian and civilian distress, the MEA said in a statement.
11 Oct 2019 9:33 AM
Columns
At the crux of this issue is the larger question of the national identities of the two nations and when and how they evolved.
The absence of an Indian ambassador in Doha is not merely a bureaucratic matter.
The basic issue before us is the mega-chaos, confusion and conflict in the nation’s capital due to the indigenous brand of “dyarchy”
Like the Vande Bharat trains, it is a solution to problems that do not exist