Homs, Sept. 10 (SANA)Anti-narcoticsauthorities inHomsarrested two people involved in drug trafficking and distribution and seized 50,000Captagonpills in their possession. The Anti-Narcotics Department said via its Telegram channel on Wednesday that the two, identified by their initials as M.Q. and A.K., were arrested in a security operation after their involvement in drug trafficking and distribution was established. They will be referred to the competent judiciary for the necessary legal proceedings, the department said. In a separate operation on Wednesday, Internal Security forces found …

Berlin, Sept. 10 (SANA)UAE President SheikhMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyanand German PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeiercalled for comprehensive and lasting peace in theMiddle Eastduring talks in Berlin, saying it was essential to strengthening regional security and stability. The Emirates News Agency (WAM) said Thursday the two leaders discussed major regional and international developments during Sheikh Mohamed’s visit to the German capital, with a focus on efforts to advance peace in the Middle East. The talks come amid continued tensions across the region and growing calls for de-escalation, di…

Cairo, Sept. 10 (SANA)Egypt strongly condemned repeated Israeli incursions into Syrian territory, describing them as a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and a clear breach of international law. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on X on Thursday that Cairo categorically rejected Israeli violations and incursions into Syrian territory, warning that their continuation would fuel tensions and undermine security and stability in the region. The ministry reiterated Egypt’s full solidarity with Syria and its support for the country’s sovereig…

Dubai, Sept. 10 (SANA)Dubai Airports expects passenger traffic to reach 70 million by the end of 2026, sharply below an earlier forecast of 100 million after nearly two months of travel disruption caused by the war between the United States and Iran and the closure of Gulf airspace. Dubai Airports Chief Executive Paul Griffiths told Reuters on Thursday that passenger numbers were recovering, but the airport operator now expects to reach its original 100 million target by the end of 2027. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest hub for international passenger traffic, handled 18.6 mi…

New York, Sept. 10 (SANA)U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday as investors awaited wholesale inflation data, while elevated Treasury yields and oil prices above $100 remained in focus.Futures tied tothe Dow Jones Industrial Averagerose 174 points, or 0.33%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.18%. Nasdaq-100 futures were marginally lower, CNBC reported.The moves followed a third consecutive session of losses for majorWall Street indexes. The Dow fell more than 400 points, or 0.8%, Wednesday, while the S&P 500 lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6%.U.S. Treasury yields remained a sourc…

Lattakia, Sept. 10 (SANA)Internal Security forces inLattakiaprovince, in coordination with the Counterterrorism Branch, have arrested nine former military pilots accused of involvement in war crimes against the Syrian people, the province’s Internal Security Commander Brig. Gen. Abdulaziz al-Ahmad said Thursday. Al-Ahmad said the arrests followed extensive surveillance, intelligence-gathering and investigations, as well as a series of carefully planned security operations across the province. According to al-Ahmad, the nine pilots arrested participated in numerous crimes and violations again…

Beirut, Sep.10 (SANA)The Syrian NationalEarthquakeCenter of the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management recorded an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale at 9:08 p.m. Thursday. The center said in a post on Facebook, that the epicenter was in Lebanon, at latitude 33.370 and longitude 35.448, at a depth of 6.2 kilometers. The tremor was felt in Nabatieh and occurred along the Dead Sea fault system.

Bukavu, Sept. 10 (SANA)At least 24 students were killed and dozens injured Thursday after a fire spread through two adjoining schools in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials and the rebel administration controlling the city said. Local sources said 19 girls and five boys were killed, while 29 injured people were receiving treatment at local medical facilities. The fire began in a house before spreading toboth schools, where several students were trapped inside Furaha School, with some dying from suffocation. The sources said the schools’ narrow exits caused panic as…

Ankara, Sep.10 (SANA)Türkiye on Thursday welcomed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors’ unanimous decision to end consideration of the item on the implementation of the safeguards agreement in theSyrian Arab Republic. “We welcome the decision unanimously adopted at the IAEA Board of Governors’ session on Wednesday to close the Syrian nuclear file that had been on the agency’s agenda,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website. The ministry highlighted Syria’s commitment to its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear W…