ANKARA/BEIRUT -- Türkiye and Lebanon have agreed to work together on Syrian issues following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.

"A new era has begun in Syria. As two key neighbors of Syria, we agree that we must act together," Erdogan said during a joint press conference with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Türkiye-Lebanon-Syria Issues)

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GAZA -- At least 24 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said.

Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Beit Hanoun town in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian security sources. (Gaza-Israeli Raids-Casualties)

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KHARTOUM -- At least 25 civilians were killed and 47 others injured in two attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and a local volunteer group reported Wednesday.

"El Fasher witnessed shelling by the RSF militia on Tuesday, targeting displacement camps to the west of the city," the Command of the SAF's 6th Infantry Division said in a statement. (Sudan-Conflict-Casualties)

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DAMASCUS -- Syria's interim minister of economy in the caretaker government, Basil Abdulaziz Abdul Hanan, on Wednesday announced plans to embrace a free and competitive market economy, according to local Al-Watan Online news outlet.

His remarks came as officials consulted with industrialists, traders, and experts to chart a new course for Syria's economy following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government, according to the report. (Syria-Economic Shift-Market Economy) Enditem

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