Today's News Summary - Tuesday 01/03/2022

The Arab world and the world witnessed many events, just as the Russian-Ukrainian war witnessed, during the last hours, rapid events. Here are the most important news of the day:

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received today, Tuesday, senior aide to Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Asghar Khaji, along with an Iranian security delegation.

The official Syrian news agency, SANA, reported that the conversation during the meeting revolved around the bilateral relations between Syria and Iran and the efforts made by the institutions of both sides to enhance cooperation in all fields, especially in the economic sector, to serve the interests of the two friendly countries and peoples, as he described it.

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Step News Agency reporter said that a huge fire broke out in Al-Hamra Street in the center of the Syrian capital, Damascus, as a result of an electrical fault inside a commercial mall in the residential neighborhood.

According to our correspondent, the fire broke out in the “La Mirada” mall in Damascus, killing 11 people and injuring 15 others, in addition to causing great damage to the commercial buildings surrounding the place.

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The Syrian opposition coalition held today, Tuesday, a “special” meeting to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the Syrian file.

According to the Coalition's Twitter page, the meeting was held in the presence of Coalition President Salem Al-Muslat, Head of the Negotiation Commission Anas Al-Abdah, and members of the political and public bodies.

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Today's news in the world👇👇

Canada said on Tuesday it had expelled two Russian planes from its airspace after they claimed their flights were for "humanitarian purposes" and violated a ban on Russian flights.

She explained that a Russian Aeroflot plane violated the ban after claiming that it was on a humanitarian flight, pointing out that the other Russian plane was coming from an American airport.

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said today, Tuesday, that: “Our air defense systems are on alert to prevent hitting Russian forces from behind.”

The Belarusian president added: “We have no plans for in military operations in Ukraine”.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said today, Tuesday: “The most important thing is to protect our country from the military threat that the West has created by using the Ukrainian people to fight against us.”

The Russian Defense Minister added: “We exclusively target military sites in Ukraine with high-precision weapons.”

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Turkish media said today, Tuesday, that Turkey had decided to close the straits to warships and prevented their access to the Black Sea due to the repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with the Montreux Agreement.

It was stated that the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, made important statements to the press after the cabinet meeting that was held, yesterday, Monday evening, and the main topic in it was Turkey's course of action regarding the procedures related to the system passing through the straits under the Montreux Convention.

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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published a video clip showing the destruction of the Russian Buk missile system (surface-to-air) by the Ukrainian army, near the capital, Kiev.

According to the ministry, the location of the Russian Buk system, near the village of Ivankiv in Kiev province, was located and destroyed by a Bayraktar drone.

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The Kyiv Independent newspaper said that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed today, Tuesday, in Russian bombing of a military unit in the city of Okhtyrka.

The regional governor, Dmytro Zhivitsky, confirmed that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when Russian forces bombed a military base in the town of Okhtyrka in Sumy region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Activists circulated on social media in Ukraine a video clip showing a Ukrainian girl throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Russian missile carrier traveling on the road.

The videotape sparked a great interaction on social media, between supporters of Ukrainians defending themselves and opponents.

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The President of the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen, said today, Tuesday, during a speech at an extraordinary session of the European Parliament: "We are ready to receive Ukraine's application for accession from the European Union and we will work to achieve this."

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The President of the European Parliament added: “I will seek a pan-European ban on the Kremlin henchmen and Russian warlords.”