IRNA Iran's second humanitarian aid arrived in Deir Ezzur, east of Syria, on Tuesday. The consignment weighing 40 tons comprised food materials, medicine, textile and stationary. Most of the consignment was related to pupils. The first consignment arrived in Deir Ezzur last Wednesday. Syrian army entered west of Deir Ezzur city on September ...

President Vladimir Putin has ordered a humanitarian pause in Aleppo from 9am to 7pm on November 4, the Russian General Staff has reported, while urging the armed groups to stop fighting in Aleppo and leave the city with their arms via two corridors. General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian General Staff, said the militants failed to ...

Syria saysthedelivery ofhumanitarian aid to the divided northwestern city of Aleppo, especially those provided by Turkey, should be coordinated with the Damascus government and the UN. Damascus has alsodismissedthe entry of uncoordinated aid convoys to Aleppo without coordination with Damascus, Syrias state television quoted the Foreign Ministry ...

At least 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid are scheduled to set off for the besieged areas of war-hit Syria from the capital, Damascus. The aid convoys are slated to head for the five towns of Dayr al-Zawr, Madaya, Zabadani, Kafr Batna, and Muadamiyat al-Sham as well as two militant-besieged villages of Fuaa and Kefraya on Wednesday. Almost ...

A senior Iranian official has endorsed the UN move to appeal for humanitarianaid for Syrians, stressing the need for a serious collective campaign aimed at uprooting terrorism in Syria. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a speech at the ThirdInternational Humanitarian Pledging ...

GENEVA (AP) -- As diplomats assessed prospects of bringing Syria's warring sides around the negotiating table, the United Nations said Tuesday that 40 percent of all Syrians are now in need in need of humanitarian aid. The war in the country has left over 9 million Syrians requiring help from the U.N. and other humanitarian aid organizations, including ...