Middle East updates: Syria, Iran at focus of EU meetings ++++ © 2025 Deutsche Welle

Middle East updates: Syria, Iran at focus of EU meetings Published 4 hours agoPublished 4 hours agolast updated 2 hours agolast updated 2 hours ago Germany has pledged €300 million in aid to support Syrians ahead of an EU donor drive to help their country in its political transition. EU foreign ministers are set to discuss Syria and Iran policy. DW has more. https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-syria-iran-at-focus-of-eu-meetings/live-71940983 © 2025 Deutsche Welle Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills 16 Louis Oelofse with AP, AFP 03/16/2025March 16, 2025 Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly one million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated. https://www.dw.com/en/at-least-16-people-dead-in-blast-from-suspected-old-bomb-in-syria/a-71934830 © 2025 Deutsche Welle What can be expected from EU's Syria conference? Lucia Schulten 03/15/2025March 15, 2025 The ninth edition of the EU's yearly conference in support of Syria kicks off in Brussels on Monday. Members of Syria's interim government will be the country's first formal delegation to attend the annual EU talks. https://www.dw.com/en/what-can-be-expected-from-eus-syria-conference/a-71932564 © 2025 Deutsche Welle 'Islamic State' head in Iraq and Syria killed in strike Mahima Kapoor with AFP, AP, Reuters 03/15/2025March 15, 2025 The Iraqi prime minister has said the head of the "Islamic State" in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation run by Iraqi intelligence and US-led coalition troops. https://www.dw.com/en/islamic-state-head-in-iraq-and-syria-killed-in-strike/a-71929211 © 2025 Deutsche Welle