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Damascus, Prime Minister Hussein Arnous discussed Saturday with Iraqi Minister of Water Resources Aoun Diab Abdullah means of enhancing cooperation between Syria and Iraq to confront the problem of drought and climate change.

Arnous affirmed the Syrian government’s readiness to implement joint projects with the Iraqi side on water and using modern technologies to address the reality of scarcity of water resources due to drought and lack of rainfall during the past years.

For his part, the Iraqi minister expressed his country’s readiness to exchange expertise with the Syrian side and boost the bilateral cooperation in this regard to serve the common interest of the two brotherly countries.

The two sides stressed the need for all parties to respect international agreements related to the construction of dams and the sharing of international river waters between upstream and downstream countries.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

New York, Russia has affirmed that the West is to blame for the continued massacre in Gaza and crimes of genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation in the Strip.

‘The West’s double standard policy occurs through its proposal of a draft resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Sudan and an immediate solution there, while it doesn’t allow to pass a draft resolution on Gaza,’ Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Anna Evstigneeva said during a Security Council session Friday.

Evstigneeva added that the double standard policy of the West seems in particular when ‘we see that its states postpone a resolution on a cease-fire in Gaza while the real massacre is continued for the 5th month,’ reminding that the US used the veto many times to obstruct a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Strip.

She added that Russia has not obstructed the resolution on Sudan, but it abstained from voting.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Amman: A total of 23 Gazan children were killed of malnutrition and dehydration, after 3 victims in Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza dehdrayted and starved to death, Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced Saturday.

To date following 155 days of Israeli aggression against Gaza, death toll rose to 30,878 Palestinians and 72,400 others wounded since last October 7, the ministry’s initial statistics showed.

So far, a total of 586 Israeli soldiers were killed since last October 7, while 246 others died since start of the ground operation on last October 27.

Source: Jordan News Agency

UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said, ‘This morning, a coordinated vehicle patrol with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) came under small arms fire from the south of the Blue Line in the vicinity of Aita al-Shaab.’

‘The LAF vehicle involved in the patrol was impacted, fortunately, no one was injured,” added Tenenti.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Moscow, The Russian air defenses downed 47 Ukrainian drones over Rostov, Belgorod, Kursk and Volgograd provinces.

‘Overnight, the air defense systems thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to carry out a terrorist attack via 47 drones on Russia territory, and downed them’, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, 41 drones were shot down over several Russian territories, according to the statement.

An intense attack by drones on Taganrog city was also repelled, while debris of a Ukrainian drone downed on roof of a clinic in Kursk province, without causing any casualties.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Tunis, Syria and Tunisia discussed means to boost scientific and educational relations, in addition to exchanging experiences between the two education ministries, particularly in the pedagogical and research capacities and providing technical services.

That came during a meeting between Tunisian Minister of Education, Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, and Syrian Ambassador to Tunisia, Mohamed Mohamed.

Tunisian Education Minister said that the meeting is considered as an important step in the right direction after restoring relations between both countries thanks to the wisdom of presidents of the two countries.

For his part, the Syrian ambassador underscored the importance of strengthening cooperation in the educational fields which are the most stable and well-established basis in achieving further progress in the fraternal Syrian-Tunisian relations.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry on Saturday welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan during Ramadan.

‘We renew the call for all Sudanese parties to adhere to the outcomes of the Jeddah talks,’ the ministry said in a statement posted on X on Saturday.

The Kingdom expressed its hope that all parties in Sudan will adhere to the Security Council resolution in a way that preserves Sudan and the lives of its people, the statement added.

Jeddah last year hosted a series of talks between the warring factions – Sudan’s regular army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – hoping to find a solution to the conflict, which has displaced over three million people, including more than 700,000 who have fled to neighboring countries.

Talks have been suspended after numerous ceasefire violations by both sides.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon