The Syrian government executed 24 people charged with terrorism for deliberately igniting deadly wildfires last year, the Justice Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 21. According to the statement, the 24 people executed on Oct. 20 were “criminals” who …
Spanish soldiers were deployed in Andalusia on Sunday to help fight a massive wildfire that has forced thousands of people to flee. At least 260 military units from the Emergency Intervention Battalion were deployed to protect Jubrique, Farajan, Genalguacil, and …
Greece has appointed former European Union commissioner Christos Stylianides as minister of the newly created climate change ministry to address the problem. Stylianides, 63, was appointed after the wildfires that burned more than 1,000 square kilometers (385 square miles) of …
Thousands were evacuated from South Lake Tahoe as California and Nevada declared states of emergency over the Caldor Fire reaching the tourist resort city. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Alpine, Amador and Placer counties due …
Algeria blamed two groups for its recent deadly fires, claiming that one of the designated “terrorist” organizations was backed by Morocco and Israel. The Algerian president’s office said on Wednesday that the police arrested 22 people from the Rashad group …
Firefighters in Athens grappled with a raging forest fire that burned through one of the last remaining pine forests of Greece and forced thousands of people to flee their homes. On Wednesday, Greece’s fire service expected the blaze in the …
Israel requested international aid as a massive wildfire raged in the mountains west of Jerusalem which forced hundreds to evacuate their homes as clouds of smoke flowed over the city. In a press release on Monday evening, Fire Chief Inspector …
The French government has ordered mass evacuations and deployed at least 750 firemen after a large wildfire broke out near the resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France. The fire started 100km from the Toulon and has already spread to more …
A Russian firefighting plane crashed in southern Turkey on Aug. 14, killing all eight crew members on board, officials said. According to a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Be-200 aircraft crashed after being deployed to help Turkey fight …
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning starting from Aug. 12 as the death toll from the raging wildfires rose to 69. The national mourning would include the suspension of all government activity, except for actions of …