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UN considers Syrian offer to use border crossing for aid delivery
United Nations: The UN is considering an offer from the Damascus government for the world body to use the Bab al-Hawa border crossing to deliver aid into northwest Syria through Turkey, a…
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MoS Muraleedharan begins his two-day visit to Syria
Damascus: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Wednesday arrived in Syria on a two-day official visit to the country. The MoS will during his visit hold discussions with…
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Two car bombs kill at least eight in northern Syria
Damascus: Eight people including three children were killed in two separate car bombings in Jarabulus in northern Syria. On Sunday evening, a car carrying three children among five people exploded in front…
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Israel strikes military sites, air defence battery in Syria
Damascus: Israel launched a missile strike on military sites in Syria’s central province of Homs, causing material damage, the Syrian Army said in a statement. According to the statement on Sunday, the…
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Syria: Israeli strikes on Damascus injure soldier
Damascus: A Syrian soldier was seriously injured, early Wednesday, as a result of Israeli air strikes that targeted points near Damascus, SANA News Agency reported. The Syrian air defences engaged Israeli missiles…
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22 US soldiers injured in Syria helicopter mishap
Washington: Twenty-two US. service members were injured and receiving treatment after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria three daya ago, US Central Command said in a press statement. Dated Monday in its…
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Syria back in the Arab-fold after 12-years
After more than a dozen years of ostracism by regional Arab and western leaders, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is officially back in the Arab fold, he was warmly embraced by regional leaders…
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Syria says Israeli airstrikes on military sites in Damascus
Damascus: Israeli warplanes launched an overnight attack on military sites in Damascus, causing damages, the Syrian military said in a statement on Monday. The strike was made from over the Israeli-occupied Golan…
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Earthquakes affected over 175K families in Syria: Report
Damascus: The massive earthquakes that jolted Syria and Turkey in February have affected 1,75,512 families in Syria’s northwestern coastal province of Latakia, a report revealed. The report by the Latakia Operation Room, which…
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Iran ready to strengthen Syria’s military sector
Tehran: Iran’s top military officials have voiced the country’s readiness to strengthen Syria’s defence sector. Defence Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani and chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad…
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Arab govts vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League after 12-year absence
Cairo: Arab government representatives in Cairo voted on May 7 to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organisation. The vote in the Egyptian capital came…
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Iran Prez says Syria visit marks turning point in bilateral ties
Tehran: Ebrahim Raisi, who became the first Iranian President to visit Damascus after the Syrian war erupted in 2011, said on Friday that the landmark two-day trip was a “turning point” in…
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Iranian President Raisi to visit Syria
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will embark on a visit to Syria on Wednesday, marking the first such trip by an Iranian leader to Damscus in 13 years. During the two-day visit,…
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Syria intercepts Israeli missile attack
Damascus: Syrian air defences intercepted a fresh Israeli missile attack in the central province of Homs on Saturday, the state media said in a report. The air defences were responding to hostile…
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Syiran FM makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011 war
Riyadh: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Saudi Arabia for a visit on Wednesday, amid a thaw in ties between Damascus and Riyadh, reported Al Jazeera. According to Saudi and Syrian…
