Damascus, Sept. 9 (SANA)Children across Syriacontinue to face the dangers posed bylandminesand explosive remnants of war, as awareness, survey and clearance efforts seek to protect them and ensure their safe return to areas contaminated by remnants left behind by theousted regime. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)estimates that around 324,000 landmines and explosive remnants of war remain in Syria, while approximately5 million childrenlive in contaminated areas. According to a UNICEF report covering the period from December 8, 2024, to February 28, 2026, 1,051 incidents involving e…

Idlib, Sept. 9 (SANA)Three people were killed and 10 others were injured in anexplosionat aweapons depotnear the city ofSarmadain northernIdlibcountryside on Wednesday, a local health official told SANA. Sobhi Assaf, director of the media office at the Idlib Health Directorate, said the injuries ranged from minor to moderate. The explosion occurred in the Burj Elnumra area near Sarmada, according to SANA’s correspondent. Walid Aslan, head of operations at the Emergency and Disaster Management Directorate in Idlib, earlier told SANA that preliminary information indicated the blast was caused…

Damascus, Sept. 09 (SANA)The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) signed a strategic cooperation agreement to expand their partnership in relief and development fields. The agreement includes the opening of a QRCS representative office at SARC headquarters in Damascus and provides a legal framework for joint work, the exchange of expertise and information, coordination ofhumanitarian programmesand projects, and emergency and disaster response. The agreement was signed by SARC Chairman Dr. Hazem Baqleh and QRCS Chairman Yousef bin Ali Al-Khater, in the pre…

Raqqa, Sept. 9 (SANA)TheRaqqa Archaeological Museumplans to temporarily display artifacts currently suitable for exhibition as a step toward reopening to visitors, a local official said, as authorities seek to revive the museum’s role in the governorate’s cultural life.Mahmoud al-Najras, Executive Office member for the Culture Sector at Raqqa Governorate, said the artifacts would be placed in museum display cases ahead of the planned reopening. Al-Najras made the remarks during a lecture at the museum on archaeological heritage and preservation, which highlighted artifacts in its collection a…

Ankara, Sept. 9 (SANA)Türkiye welcomed on Wednesday a decision by 12 countries to impose restrictions on commercial and economic activities with Israeli settlements in theoccupied West Bank. Head of Türkiye’s Presidential Communications DirectorateBurhanettin Duransaid the decision carries great importance, calling on the international community to strengthen its resolve and increase measures to confrontIsrael’s illegal policies. In a post on the Turkish social media platform “NSosyal,” Duran said practices that disregard international law in the Palestinian territories should not go without…

Amman, Sept. 9 (SANA)Jordansaid its air defenses intercepted 18 of 20Iranian ballistic missileson Wednesday, while two fell in unpopulated areas without causing casualties, amid a sharp escalation in the six-month-old regional war. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched the missiles at a base used byU.S. forcesnear Al Azraq in Jordan and claimed the attack caused heavy damage. A U.S. official, however, said the strikes were ineffective and that all American troops were accounted for. The attack came after theU.S. militarysaid it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers o…

Cairo, Sept. 09 (SANA)Syrian national athletics team runnerHadi Abbaswill compete today in the final of the 200-meter race atthe Arab Youth Athletics Championship, currently being held in Egypt.Abbas previously won the silver medal in the 100-meter race at the same championship.The Arab Youth Athletics Championship brings together a selection of young runners from various Arab countries as part of efforts to develop young talent and prepare them for international competitions.

Cairo-Tunis, Sept. 9 (SANA)TheArab Leagueand theCouncil of Arab Interior Ministerscondemned attacks by theHouthi militiaon civilian and economic facilities inSaudi Arabiathat injured 73 civilians, including women and children, warning that continued escalation threatens regional security and navigation in theRed Sea. Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the Houthi militia targeted civilian and economic facilities in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, describing the attacks as a dangerous and irresponsible escalation. Arab League Secretary-…

Helsinki, Sept. 09 (SANA)Google announced on Wednesday that it will invest €13 billion in Finland over the next two years in digital infrastructure projects, including data centers dedicated to operatingartificial intelligence models.In a statement published on its Google Cloud Press Corner website, the company said the investment is the largest it has made in Europe, reflecting Finland’s leading role in the responsible development ofAI-related infrastructure.The investments will also include clean energy projects and dedicated funds for nature and local communities to support biodiversity, ed…

Damascus, Sept. 9 (SANA)Three people were killed and 23 others injured in 19traffic accidentsacross Syria over the past 24 hours, theSyrian Civil Defenseat the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management said Wednesday. In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the Civil Defense said its teams provided first aid to the injured before transferring them to hospitals for necessary treatment. Crews also cleared the aftermath of the accidents and secured the affected sites. The Civil Defense urged drivers to reduce speed, ensure their vehicles are in good technical condition, and check the…

Damascus, Sept. 9 (SANA)Google’sGeminiartificial intelligence service is now directly available in Syria without the need for a virtual private network (VPN), theMinistry of Communications and Information Technologyannounced Wednesday. The ministry said on its Telegram channel that the move enables users in Syria to directly access one of the world’s leading AI services after years of restrictions that limited access to a number of international digital services and platforms due to sanctions imposed on Syria under the former regime. The development comes amid changes in Syria’s telecommunic…

Seoul, Sept. 09 (SANA)South Koreahas sent an inspection team to theUnited Arab Emiratesto assess the security situation in theStrait of Hormuz, with the team’s findings to be submitted to the country’s National Security Council.Yonhap News Agency quoted a South Korean Defense Ministry official as saying on Wednesday that the team’s mission is limited to assessing conditions and security in the strait, stressing that its dispatch does not mean a decision has been made to deploy military forces to the region.The ministry denied a media report that theUnited Stateshad asked South Korea to decide …

Oslo, Sept. 9 (SANA)Researchers have discovered a rarefossil of an animalthat lived around 560 million years ago in a sheep field in the Finnmark region of northern Norway, making it one of the oldest three-dimensionally preserved animal fossils discovered to date. According to Phys.org, researchers from theUniversity of Cambridgefound the fossil, which dates to the Ediacaran period, a crucial interval in Earth’s history that witnessed the emergence of some of the earliest complex forms of animal life. The fossil belongs to an organism known asCharnia, an ancient soft-bodied marine animal wi…

Occupied Jerusalem, Sept. 9 (SANA)Israeli occupation forces arrested 21 Palestinians on Wednesday and demolished a house and several structures across theoccupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. WAFAreported that Israeli forces raided towns and villages in the Ramallah, Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm, Hebron and Bethlehem governorates, detaining 21 Palestinians. Israeli forcesalso demolished commercial and agricultural structures and greenhouses near the entrance to the village of Arana, northeast of Jenin; a house in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque; and a livestock stable …

Washington, Sept. 9 (SANA)Human perception, emotion and the sense of self may be shaped by continuous rhythmic interactions between the brain and signals generated by the heart, breathing and other bodily systems, a new scientific review suggests. Researchers led by the University of California, Santa Barbara reviewed evidence on how cardiac, respiratory and gastric rhythms interact with neural activity, according to research published inNeuroscience of Consciousness. The review found that bodily rhythms can affect when groups of neurons become more or less receptive to information, potentia…

Occupied Jerusalem, Sept. 8 (SANA)Six Palestinians were injured in attacks byIsraeli occupation forcesacross the occupiedWest Bank, while a former prisoner was detained in Tulkarm, Palestinian media and medical sources said. The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported that a 14-year-old boy was wounded in the foot after Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets during a raid on the Sheikh neighborhood in central Hebron.PalestineRed Crescent Society crews transferred him toHebronGovernmental Hospital for treatment. Israeli forces also set up a military checkpoint in Heb…

Latakia, Sept. 8 (SANA)A six-day scouting camp has opened inKassab,Latakiaprovince, bringing together 25 orphaned children for educational, recreational and skills-based activities aimed at building confidence and helping them reintegrate into social and educational life. The “Guardians of Memory” camp, which began on Monday, is organized by the Basmat Amal Charity Association in cooperation with Scout Troop 77, with support from several businesses. Camp leader Mohammad Safiya told SANA that the program seeks to equip children with new skills and strengthen trust and cooperation through acti…

London, Sept 08 (SANA)Oil prices continued to rise on Tuesday as growing risks of prolonged tensions in the Middle East raised concerns over possible disruptions tocrude supplies. Reuters reported thatBrent crude futuresrose 34 cents, or 0.35 percent, to $97.34 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.15, or 1.26 percent, to $92.63 per barrel. The gains came after Iran threatened to respond to any new U.S. attacks targeting its assets, increasing concerns over potential disruptions to oil supplies. Brent crude reached its highest level since July in the previous se…

Washington, Sept. 8 (SANA)The U.S. military has diverted 94 commercial vessels as part of its enforcement of a naval blockade onIranian ports, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.U.S. forceshad also disabled three vessels and boarded two others to ensure compliance with instructions as of Sept. 7, CENTCOM said in a statement posted on X.The latest figures mark an increase from Sunday, when the U.S. military said it had diverted 92 commercial vessels under the blockade.More than 20 U.S. warships are taking part in the operation, including thedestroyer USS Ross.

Aden, Sept. 8 (SANA)Two children were killed and 15 others injured after Houthi militia fired projectiles at a gathering of displaced people in Yemen’s centralMarib province, the country’s official news agency reported.Yemen’s Saba News Agency cited the Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps in Marib as saying the attack struck Raghwan district in northern Marib on Monday, causing extensive damage to shelters and property.Around 16 shelters were completely destroyed, leaving 23 families without accommodation and basic belongings, according to the unit.Separately, more tha…