A family takes refuge on a higher ground following rains and floods during the Mousson season in Dera Allah Yar, District Jaffrabad, Balutchistan, August 25, 2022. – Reuters The grant agreement was signed on September 16, 2022. The amount was intended to buy items for flood victims. Use of funds for other unjustified purposes. Islamabad: … Read more
The Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service as well as coalition forces led by the United States, the US central command and the Iraqi Prime Minister announced on Friday. “The Iraqis continue their impressive victories on the forces … Read more
Another car exploded on the outskirts of a northern city Syria Monday, killing at least 20 people and leaving more than a dozen injured, said officials and emergency workers. At least 18 women were killed in the bombings, a local hospital nurse told the Associated Press Mohammad Ahmad. 15 other women were injured, some in … Read more
Damascus — The European Union supports a peaceful and inclusive transition in Syria, senior French and German diplomats said Friday during their visit to Damascus to meet new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock were in the Syrian capital for talks on behalf of the European Union, … Read more
Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for the release of Americans detained abroad, is in Syria on a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the interim government and asking for help find missing American journalist Austin Tice. Carsten spoke to CBS News in an exclusive interview for “Face the Nation.”
The United States has carried out airstrikes in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, in part, it says, to prevent a resurgence of ISIS. Holly Williams has seen firsthand how U.S.-backed forces in Syria are also working to disrupt the group.
A UN envoy called on Sunday for a rapid end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers begin to chart a path forward after the fall of President Bashar Assad. The Syrian government has been subject to strict sanctions from the United States, the European Union and … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Arab leaders in Jordan on Saturday to discuss how to achieve a stable Syria. For the first time, Blinken said the United States was in “direct contact” with the country’s new Islamist leaders. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
The United Nations is trying to provide humanitarian aid to nearly three million people in need of help in Syria after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s ruthless regime. Cindy McCain, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, spoke to “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan about these efforts.
Most Western countries, including the United States, have designated Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization. But now that the group has ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the question now facing world leaders is whether they should recognize the group. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Syria
Examining US foreign policy toward Syria and China – CBS News Watch CBS News “Face the Nation” moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan questions whether instability in Syria poses a threat to U.S. national security and why President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping at his inauguration. Be the first to know … Read more
Representative image of Pakistani passengers boarding an aircraft. — APPLICATION/File A plane carrying 318 Pakistanis leaves for Islamabad. Ahsan Iqbal will receive passengers at Islamabad airport. Prime Minister Shehbaz speaks to Lebanese Prime Minister for evacuation. ISLAMABAD: A special chartered plane carrying 318 Pakistanis, stranded in Syria due to the developing situation and later reaching … Read more