Destruction shown in April 2016 at the World Heritage site of Palmyra in Syria. Photo: ©UNESCO

Violent Extremists Attack Cultural Heritage Sites in Syria

January 21, 2017January 22, 2017 RMN News Extremists, Heritage, Syria, UNESCO, Violent

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported Friday that the cultural heritage sites are increasingly been attacked

Children and their parents gather around a fire to keep warm in the yard of a large warehouse in Jibreen, now used as a shelter for thousands of families who fled violence in eastern Aleppo. Photo: UNICEF / UN043357 / Al-Issa

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Syria: 700,000 People Trapped in 15 Besieged Areas

January 17, 2017January 18, 2017 RMN News Aleppo, Syria, UNICEF, United Nations, WHO

While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, top United Nations (UN) officials appealed Monday for safe access

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2336 (2016) on 31 December in support of Russia-Turkey efforts to end violence in Syria. UN Photo / Manuel Elias

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Security Council Supports Russia-Turkey Efforts to End Violence in Syria

January 1, 2017January 2, 2017 RMN News Russia, Security Council, Syria, Turkey, Violence

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey

President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Photo courtesy: Kremlin

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Aleppo Liberation: Putin and Assad Talk to End Syrian Crisis

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, Russia, Syria, Syrian Crisis, UN, Vladimir Putin

President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad last week

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) addresses a press conference, his last at United Nations headquarters, as his term of office draws to a close at the end of the year. At his side is his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe

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Evacuations Begin in the Troubled Syrian City of Aleppo

December 22, 2016December 23, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Syria, UN

Evacuations have begun in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as an estimated 25,000 people have been evacuated from besieged neighbourhoods

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Security Council to Send UN Monitors to War-Torn Aleppo

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Security Council, Syria, UN

Alarmed by the continued deterioration of the devastating humanitarian situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the Security Council on