TASS (2023-08-20). Russian plane dangerously approached by coalition's fighter jet in southern Syria. tass.com According to the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria Vadim Kulit, Russian pilots demonstrated high professionalism and took timely measures to prevent a collision…

_____ (2023-08-20). Time for China's Military to Safeguard Serbia, Syria and Southern Sudan. strategic-culture.org

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-20). Syrian military block passage of US military convoy. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army intercepted today a convoy of US troops, illegally present in the region of Al-Jazira, in the northeast of this nation.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-19). What's Behind the US Military Surge in West Asia? libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh ISIS attacks in Syria and Iraq have declined by 68 percent and 80 percent respectively, per the US military's own admission. So why is Washington sending, with no legal basis, an additional 6,000 troops into a region that doesn't want them there? In a significant move that sent worrying ripples across West Asia,…

midwesternmarx (2023-08-19). Syria: A Tale of Plunder and Resurrection. By: Pepe Escobar. midwesternmarx.com The war on Syria has vanished from the collective West ethos. Yet it's far from finished. Multitudes across the Global Majority may feel the deepest empathy towards Syrians while acknowledging not much can be done while the Western Minority refuses to leave the stage.In parallel, there are slim chances the New Development Bank (NDB) — the BRICS bank — will start showering Damascus with loans for Syria's reconstruction. At least not yet, despite all the pledges by R …

sputnikglobe (2023-08-19). Spot the Difference: Russia Distributes Food Aid in Syria as US Ramps Up Looting. sputnikglobe.com The destruction of Syria caused by the CIA-led dirty war, combined with the illegal US occupation and plunder of energy and food-rich areas of the country east of the Euphrates, have turned the republic from a net exporter to a net importer of foodstuffs and oil. Fortunately, Damascus's Russian and Iranian friends have stepped in to assist.

TASS (2023-08-19). US-led coalition's F-35 dangerously approach two Russian Su-35 in Syria. tass.com With such actions the coalition continues to create conditions for dangerous air incidents, the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Conflicting Parties in Syria Vadim Kulit noted…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-20). President Xi urges exchanges between young people in the US and China. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Xi Jinping urged young people from China and the United States to get to know each other and become ambassadors of bilateral friendship, local media reported today.

unitedEditor (2023-08-19). Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan. uwidata.com By Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain The U.S. State Department encouraged the Pakistani government in a March 7, 2022, meeting to remove Imran Khan as prime minister over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a classified Pakistani government document obtained by The Intercept. The meeting, between the Pakistani ambassador to the United …

sputnikglobe (2023-08-19). Sweden Considers Changing Laws on Public Events After Quran Burnings Raise Terror Threat. sputnikglobe.com Several Quran-burning demonstrations have taken place in Sweden in recent months, prompting most Muslim countries to condemn the actions. Some have summoned the Swedish and Danish ambassadors to give them notes of protest. In July, hundreds of Iraqi protesters stormed the Swedish embassy after the burning of the Quran in Stockholm.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-19). Sweden Mulls Changes to Laws on Public Events After Quran Burnings Raise Terror Threat. sputnikglobe.com Several Quran-burning demonstrations have taken place in Sweden in recent months, prompting most Muslim countries to condemn the actions. Some have summoned the Swedish and Danish ambassadors to give them notes of protest. In July, hundreds of Iraqi protesters stormed the Swedish embassy after the burning of the Quran in Stockholm.

MEE staff (2023-08-19). Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma. middleeasteye.net Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma | Douma, a leading activist of the 2011 revolution and among 30 prisoners pardoned, had been in prison since 2013 | Sat, 08/19/2023 – 10: 16 | Leading Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma listens to the verdict in court during his trial in Cairo on 4 February 2015 (AFP) | Prominent

Bashar al Assad (2023-08-17). President Bashar Al-Assad Interview: The War on Syria, The Insidious Role of Terrorism. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-08-17). War on Syria: Turkey Plans to Annex Aleppo? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-08-17). Military Situation In Syria On August 17, 2023 (Maap Update). southfront.org On August 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 17, protesters blocked the Damascus-Suwayda road in protest against the high fuel prices and the deteriorating living conditions; | On August 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Fatterah; | On August 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Sfuhen; | On August 16, SAA…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-17). IRGC, Hezbollah Armed Fighters In Syria's Deir Ezzor With Anti-Aircraft Missiles — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the media wing of Kata'ib Hezbollah. | Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah have armed dozens of their fighters in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor with man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on August 15. | Citing local sources, the London-based monitoring group said that around 120 MANPADs were handed over to fighters who recently received training…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-18). Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister meets with UAE ambassador. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodriguez met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Haz Ahmed Alkaabi, at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry on Friday.

Staff (2023-08-17). President Maduro Receives Credentials From Ambassadors of Chile, France, and Colombia. orinocotribune.com Chilean diplomat Jaime Gazmuri Mujica has been appointed by the Chilean government as ambassador plenipotentiary—an ambassador with full authority to sign treaties or act otherwise on behalf of a state—to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, whose credentials were received by President Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores Palace. | The Chilean ambassador was appointed on May 25 by the government of President Gabriel Boric, assuming…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). New COVID-19 Variant Eg.5 Not Yet Found in Lebanon or Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that the quickly spreading EG.5 (Eris) variant of COVID-19 has not yet appeared in Lebanon. | RELATED: | The Health Ministry's Director of Epidemiology Tracking Nada Ghosn told NNA that "the ministry is continuously conducting genetic tests to identify the COVID-19 variants present in Lebanon. So far, these tests have not revealed the presence of t…