Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed Faisal Mekdad as the new foreign minister to replace his predecessor Walid al-Muallem, who recently passed away, the country’s presidential office announced on Sunday. Syria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Bashar Jaafari, has also been appointed as deputy foreign minister ...
The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, says recent Israeli air raids north of the besieged Gaza Strip are a foolish and desperate attempt to “change the equation” in favor of the occupying regime. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem during a press briefing on Sunday said that continuous “Zionist campaign of terror” against ...
