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2 killed after Israel strikes Syrian military sites
Damascus: A fresh Israeli missile strike hit military sites in Syria’s capital Damascus on Tuesday, killing two civilians, the army in the war-torn Arab nation said in a statement. The attack, launched…
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus
Damascus: Syrian air defences on Friday most of the Israeli missile strike that targeted military sites in Damascus. Local media said the forces shot down most of the missiles in the sky…
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Israeli missile attack near Damascus wound 2 soldiers
Damascus: Two soldiers were wounded in an Israeli missile attack near the Syrian capital Damascus on early Thursday morning. “At around 1.20am, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied…
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Windstorm kills seven in Syria
Damascus: A strong windstorm killed seven people, including three children, in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Six victims died as a result of wall collapses in the strong…
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expected to return to Arab fold
Nicosia: March has been a month full of surprises in the Middle East, as after the shock created by the announcement that the formerly implacable arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed…
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Syrian conflict enters 13th year amid positive signs of political settlement
Damascus: The ongoing Syrian conflict is entering its 13th year with some positive signs that the deadlocked political settlement could see a nudge this year. The first three months of 2023 witnessed…
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Syrian govt condemns US general’s ‘illegitimate’ visit to Syria
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has condemned an “illegitimate” visit of a top US general to a US base in northeastern Syria. In a statement, the Ministry on Sunday slammed the US…
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Top Arab lawmakers visit Syria
Damascus: A delegation of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union visited Damascus, underscoring the importance of bringing Syria back to the Arab fold. Syria’s membership in the Arab League was suspended in 2011 after…
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5 people killed, 15 injured in Israeli air strikes on Damascus
Damascus: At least 5 people were killed and 15 were injured after Israel launched air strikes on Syria’s capital Damascus’ residential building, SANA, the Syrian news agency reported. According to the Syrian news agency,…
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Iran condemns Israeli missile attack on Damascus
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned an Israeli missile attack earlier in the day on Syria’s capital Damascus. In a statement published on the Ministry’s website, Kanaani on…
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Video: Syrian baby girl rescued from arms of deceased sister under rubble
Heart-wrenching videos have emerged post the two devastating earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey on Monday, February 6, leaving tens of thousands dead. In another video clip that emerged rescue teams can…
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Syria calls for int’l aid after deadly earthquakes
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has called for international help after powerful earthquakes hit the country and killed nearly 900 people in Syria. In a statement, the ministry urged the United Nations,…
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Syria rejects report on chemical weapon attack in 2018
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has slammed as “lacking credibility” a recent report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) accusing the Syrian air force of being behind a…
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Eleven killed after building collapses in Syria’s Aleppo
Damascus: Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a residential building collapsed in the Aleppo province in Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The five-storey building housing about 30 people collapsed due…
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Syria likely to rename Abbasiyyin stadium after Pele
Damascus: The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA) is planning to name a dilapidated stadium— Abbasiyyin in Damascus, after the Brazilian football legend Pele. On Tuesday, January 17, Salah Al-Dien M Ramadan, the SFA chairman,…
