(2023-07-27). Firefighters in Syria's Latakia Battle Wildfires Amid Heatwave. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Syria's authorities stated that various fire crews battled numerous blazes amid a heatwave and have controlled most of them in the northwestern province of Latakia. | Related: | According to Amer Ismail Hilal, governor of Latakia, firefighters have been trying to control new blazes in the area for two days as flames have burned large swathes of agricultural and forest areas in Latakia. | Firefighter…
(2023-07-27). Casualties Reported After New Blast In Sayyidah Zaynab Town Near Syria's Damascus (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 27, a blast rocked the Shia shrine town of Sayyidah Zaynab which is located some 16 kilometers to the south of the Syrian capital, Damascus. | Syrian state TV said that the blast was caused by an explosive device that was planted under a taxi, without providing any further details. | Meanwhile, a Syrian security source told Sputnik that the blast was likely a "terrorist attack." Another source who works at Sayyidah Zaynab hospital…
(2023-07-26). Malnutrition: Another Threat to the Future of Syrian Children. orinocotribune.com By Sara Salloum — Jul 23, 2023 | UNICEF confirmed that acute malnutrition among Syrian children is on the rise, as the number of malnourished children aged between 6-59 months has increased by 48% from 2021 to 2022. | The severe nutritional deficiency, which many Syrian families are now suffering from, as a result of the economic blockade imposed on the country, is no longer a secret to anyone. Consequently, the siege has caused a deterioration in the exchange rate of the Syrian pound and an increase in food prices compared with low wages, in addition to the conditions of displacement and the loss of resourc…
(2023-07-26). US Sanctions Blocked UN Earthquake Rescue System in Syria. news.antiwar.com A life-saving United Nations mapping system to coordinate rescue efforts was blocked in Syria by US sanctions following a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6, Middle East Eye reported on Wednesday. The system, known as the Insarag Coordination & Management System (ICMS), uses a cloud-based mapping platform to help rescuers log …
(2023-07-26). Military Situation In Syria On July 26, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On July 26, Alexander Lavrentiev Russia's Presidential Envoy for Syria met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus; | On July 25, HTS arrested 13 people from the village of Batabo on charges of being members of armed cells affiliated…
(2023-07-26). Blast Wounds Two In Shrine Town Near Syria's Damascus (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On July 25, two civilians were wounded when a booby-trapped motorcycle exploded in the shrine town of Sayyidah Zaynab near the Syrian capital, Damascus. | The town, which is located some 16 kilometers to the south of Damascus, is one of the most important destinations for Shia Muslim pilgrims, who come from different parts of Syria as well as from Lebanon, Iraq and even Iran. | A source in Damascus Police Command told the official Syrian…
(2023-07-26). Iraqi Popular Mobilization Deployed Large Reinforcements In Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Iranian-backed forces massing around Deir Ezzor city. | Several factions of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have deployed reinforcements in the Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The first batch of reinforcements, which included military vehicles and ammunition trucks, were deployed near the town of al-Mayadin in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside on July 25. The next day, July 26, a second batch made out mainly of fighters wa…
(2023-07-27). Ending military aid to Ukraine would surpass Afghanistan debacle, says former US Ambassador. infobrics.org With former US intelligence agents and military chiefs acknowledging that the war is over for Ukraine, Biden finds himself in a predicament where he can be remembered as the president who made the greatest geopolitical blunder in modern US history.
(2023-07-27). Bolivia celebrates 70th anniversary of attack on Moncada Garrison. plenglish.com La Paz, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and the Plurinational State of Bolivia are currently strengthening bilateral relations with reciprocal support and through mutually beneficial projects, Cuban Ambassador to Bolivia Danilo Sanchez said on Thursday.
(2023-07-27). Presidente de Siria se reúne con enviado de mandatario ruso. telesurtv.net Abordan temas vinculados con el restablecimiento de la situación interna de la nación de Oriente Medio. Damasco trasmite su solidaridad con Moscú.
(2023-07-26). Milton Rengifo is Colombia's New Ambassador to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com
(2023-07-27). Kurds and supporters protest 'canceling' of Kurdistan in Treaty of Lausanne 100 years ago. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-27). European Union Reiterates Rejection of Quran Desecration. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union (EU) reiterated its strong and determined rejection of the desecration of the Islamic holy book of Quran. | RELATED: | "Following the recent acts by individuals in Europe that have offended many Muslims, the EU reiterates its strong and determined rejection of any form of incitement to religious hatred and intolerance," said the EU Delegation to Lebanon. | "The desecration of the Qur…
(2023-07-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across Portuguese National Health Service over pay, conditions and staffing including one-day national strike of GPs and pharmacists; electricity workers in Lebanon join indefinite four-month-long public sector pay strike; Nigerian doctors at University College Hospital begin three-week strike over colleagues' wages unpaid for three months…
