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Shaykh Ismail who served free tea, coffee in Madinah passes away
A renowned Syrian man Shayk Ismail Al-Zaim Abu Al-Sabaa who served free tea and coffee everday for more than 40 years to passersby and worshipers in the city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia,…
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Iran to sue Israel over attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria
Tehran: Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that the country would file a lawsuit against Israel for its “deadly attack” on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Dehqan made…
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Top Iranian General killed in Syria in an alleged Israel airstrike
Tel Aviv: A top Iranian General was killed in an airstrike allegedly by Israel in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The officer identified as Brigadier General Mohammed Reza Zahedi is a top…
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Iranian ambassador to Syria vows retaliation against Israeli attack on embassy
Damascus: Iranian Ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbari, has promised that Iran will respond to Israel’s attack on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus with equal force. Following the Israeli missile…
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US announces new visa restrictions for current, former Syrian officials
The United States (US) State Department has announced new visa restrictions on current and former Syrian government officials and others for their involvement in violent acts and severe human rights abuses during…
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Death toll rises to 42 after Israeli strikes hit Syria’s Aleppo
Damascus: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria’s northern city of Aleppo has risen to 42, a war monitor reported, updating the previous report of 36 fatalities. The airstrikes targeted…
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Israel strikes weapons depot in Syrian capital
Damascus: A war monitor said that Israeli strikes on Syria early Sunday targeted at least two sites in Damascus province, including a weapons depot, while state media said a soldier was wounded…
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IRGC member, two others killed in Israeli strike in Syria
A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was working as a military advisor, Reza Zarei, along with two members of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group was killed in an Israeli…
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Israeli strikes hit southern Damascus
Damascus: Israeli aerial attack hit areas south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry. The aerial attack originated from the occupied Golan Heights, targeting multiple locations on the…
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Turkish intelligence ‘neutralises’ senior member of Kurdish militia in Syria
Ankara: A senior member of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) was “neutralised” by Turkish intelligence in a cross-border raid in northern Syria, a media report said. The YPG, a militia group…
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Israeli airstrike kills three in Syria’s Homs province
Damascus: An Israeli airstrike killed three civilians in Homs province in central Syria on Sunday. According to reports from the Al-Watan newspaper, the attack targeted two civilian vehicles in the Al-Qusayr area…
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Seven killed in Israeli missile attack on Syria
Damascus: Seven people were killed and 13 others wounded after an Israeli missile hit targeted areas in the Syria’s Homs province early on Wednesday, a health official said. Muslim Al-Atassi, the health…
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Turkey ‘neutralises’ 11 Kurdish militants in Syria
Ankara: Turkish security forces “neutralised” 11 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the country’s Defence Ministry said on Monday. The YPG members were targetted while plotting…