Day: February 11, 2024

The Syrian national Para-athletics team won six different medals at Khorfakkan Para Athletics Int'l Meeting , held in the United Arab Emirates. Athlete Alaa Abdul-Salam won two gold medals in shot put and javelin, and Mohamed Khaled Mohamed won two gold medals in shot put and javelin, while Khalil Mahmoud won two bronze medals in shot put weights and discus throwing Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

President Bashar al-Assad received Sunday Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, and the talks dealt with bilateral relations and developments in the region. His excellency considered that the US stance towards the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip threatens of the expansion of conflict by continuing to provide the Zionist entity with lethal weapons and Washington's aggressions, in addition to the American attacks in various parts of the Middle East. President Al-Assad said that 'the Zionist entity and the West are in trouble today, and the West is now required to save that entity, and Israel's escalation in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon is nothing but an attempt to get out of this trouble. President al-Assad stressed ' it was our duty to stand by the Palestinian people in our utmost energies, as what has been achieved by the Palestinian people during Israel's recent aggression on Gaza has not been achieved since the start of the Palestinian issue. ' The Zionist entity didn't stop a t committing such a terrible amount of crimes against the Palestinian people in its ongoing aggression on Gaza, but it is preparing to complete it crimes in Rafah, while the relevant international institutions, notably the Security Council, were unable to stop those massacres.' the President added. Later, President al-Assad discussed with Abdullahian the bilateral political and economic relations between the two countries, the Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, and developments in the region. Abdullahian in turn, said that the issue of Gaza is now considered as the main issue not only at the regional level but also at the international level, noting that Syria is on the front lines in supporting the Palestinian people and their issue. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

This morning, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Hakkari, eastern Turkey, and local authorities have not yet announced whether the earthquake caused human or material losses, according to "Russia Today." The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department, AFAD, announced that the earthquake occurred at 07:36 (+3 GMT) at a depth of 5.7 kilometers, and its epicenter was in Yuksak Ufa district. It is noteworthy that a few days ago, millions of Turks across the country commemorated the loss of more than 53,000 friends, relatives and neighbors in the devastating earthquake that struck the country a year ago, specifically on February 6 last year. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

This morning, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Hakkari, eastern Turkey, and local authorities have not yet announced whether the earthquake caused human or material losses, according to "Russia Today." The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department, AFAD, announced that the earthquake occurred at 07:36 (+3 GMT) at a depth of 5.7 kilometers, and its epicenter was in Yuksak Ufa district. It is noteworthy that a few days ago, millions of Turks across the country commemorated the loss of more than 53,000 friends, relatives and neighbors in the devastating earthquake that struck the country a year ago, specifically on February 6 last year. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

National News Agency correspondent reported that the Israeli warplanes raided at approximately 2:00 pm today on the outskirts of the town of Yaroun towards the city of Bint Jbeil, launching 4 air-to-surface missiles at the targeted area, triggering clouds of smoke in the sky. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

National News Agency correspondent reported that an Israeli enemy drone targeted a pharmacy at the entrance to the town of al-Jebain in the south, in addiiton to artillery shells. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

National News Agency correspondent reported that an Israeli enemy drone targeted a pharmacy at the entrance to the town of al-Jebain in the south, in addiiton to artillery shells. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The Islamic Resistance issued a communique on Sunday in which it indicated that in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, its fighters targeted at 04:55 p.m. today a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Jabal Nadhar with missile weapons, achieving direct hits. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon