Syria
Syria and Turkey seal gas agreement to ease power crisis
Syria and Turkey have reached a deal to supply Syria with six million cubic meters of natural gas per day, Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bachir announced Friday.
There is an urgent need for immediate humanitarian access to all civilians in need in Syria and a return to a U.N.-facilitated political process to end the bloodshed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres © Mena Today
There is an urgent need for immediate humanitarian access to all civilians in need in Syria and a return to a U.N.-facilitated political process to end the bloodshed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
He urged "all those with influence to do their part for the long-suffering people" of Syria and said all parties are obligated to protect civilians.
"Tens of thousands of civilians are at risk in a region already on fire," Guterres told reporters.
"We are seeing the bitter fruits of a chronic collective failure of previous de-escalation arrangements to produce a genuine nationwide ceasefire or a serious political process to implement Security Council resolutions," he said.
Antonio Guterres and the organization he leads have never done anything to stop the massacres in Syria or to denounce the interference of Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia.
Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern Syria and a devastating new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies.
Reporting by Michelle Nichols
Syria and Turkey have reached a deal to supply Syria with six million cubic meters of natural gas per day, Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bachir announced Friday.
The United Arab Emirates has set up a backchannel for talks between Israel and Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, as Syria's new rulers seek regional help to manage an increasingly hostile relationship with their southern neighbour.
France's president said on Wednesday he would urge the EU to end sanctions on Syria when they come up for renewal in June and lobby the U.S. to follow suit as well as keep its troops there to ensure Syria's stability.
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