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US forces bring more military gear into Syria
Damascus: The US forces have sent 40 truckloads of military gear into Syria from Iraq, state media reported. The trucks, escorted on Thursday by US military vehicles when they entered from…
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Russian warplanes target IS positions in Syria
Damascus: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. The attack took place in the desert of Sukhneh area…
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UNSC fails to extend authorization for aid access to Syria
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has failed on its third attempt this week to extend its authorization for the access of lifesaving food, medicine and shelter into Syria…
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Astana process partners determined to control Syria’s fate
Talmiz Ahmad The members of the Astana peace process in Syria — Russia, Iran and Turkey — last week held a virtual meeting; their first encounter since September last year,…
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Syrian president fires prime minister over economic crisis
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacked his government’s prime minister Emad Khamis, the state news agency SANA reported. Assad on Thursday named Hussain Arnous as the new prime minister in addition…
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Tomb of Umar Bin Khattab’s great-grandson destroyed in Syria
Damascus: Militias fighting alongside the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad opened, burnt, and disappeared the grave of the eighth Umayyad Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz located in the north-west…
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Syria, first country in Middle East to reopen mosques
DAMASCUS: Mosques in Syria reopened for the first time since March as part of the government’s plan to ease the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the mosques were opened…
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30 Turkish military vehicles enter Syria’s Idlib
DAMASCUS: A convoy of 30 Turkish military vehicles entered Syria’s northern Idlib province, a war monitor reported. The military convoy carried logistic and military gears, said the Syrian Observatory for…
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Syrian govt ends school early for over 4 mln students
DAMASCUS: More than four million students in Syria confined at home due to the coronavirus will not resume classes this year but will advance to the next grade, the government…
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Group recital of prayer call echoes from Damascus to Al-Aqsa
DAMASCUS: Inside the Syrian capital’s Great Umayyad Mosque, six muezzins sit before a loudspeaker, collectively reciting the call to prayer that can be heard across the ancient quarters of Damascus. …
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COVID-19 ‘disaster in the making’ in war-torn Syria
BEIRUT: As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn that disaster looms in war-torn Syria, where hospitals are unable to meet existing needs and…
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Syria declares first coronavirus death
Damascus: A woman in Syria died on Sunday of the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said, marking the country”s first officially declared death from COVID-19. “The woman died as soon…
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COVID-19: Testing to start within days in NW Syria, says WHO
BEIRUT: Testing for the novel coronavirus is to start within days in northwest Syria, the World Health Organisation said Monday, amid fears of a disaster if the pandemic reached overcrowded…
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After Gaza, Syria confirms first COVID-19 case
DAMASCUS: The Syrian Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed the first novel coronavirus case in the country, state TV reported. The 20-year-old woman, who was infected with COVID-19 came from abroad,…
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Will COVID-19 slow the world’s conflicts — or intensify them?
UNITED NATIONS: Syria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, the Sahel… with the great powers focused intently on the COVID-19 virus, will armed conflicts across the world decrease in severity or intensify? Experts…
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22 Turkish servicemen killed in airstrikes in Syria
Idlib: At least 22 Turkish servicemen were killed following an airstrike in Idlib province of Syria. “There has been an airstrike by the regime forces against our military in Idlib.…
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Israeli missiles intercepted over Damascus
Damascus: The Syrian air defences intercepted a number of Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus, according to a state TV report. Several explosions were heard on Sunday night reverberating across…
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In NW Syria, children tossed about by war and exile
DARET EZZA: Mustafa and Ines were helping their parents load the van once again to flee advancing Syrian troops, when bombardment hit the area and sewed panic on the street.…
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Syrian father teaches tiny daughter to laugh at bomb explosions
Syria which is in the midst of a war for the last nine years has sprung a new dimension to how the people living in constant catastrophe would learn to…
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More than football: Kurdish women win big with Syria title
Amuda: Samar Sheikh’s neighbours used to tell her football was not for girls but the criticism stopped when her team won the very first women’s championship in Syria. The 20-year-old…
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Iran Guards member killed in Syria’s Aleppo: report
Tehran: A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was killed in bombardment in Syria’s Aleppo on Tuesday, Fars news agency reported. “Hamidreza Babelkhani… was martyred this morning in a rocket strike,”…
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US, Turkey ask Russia to stop backing Syrian atrocities
Washington: US President Donald Trump has asked Russia to end backing Syrian regime’s “atrocities” in the Idlib region, the White House said Sunday. Backed by Russian airpower, Syrian President Bashar…
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Turkey has no intention to invade Syria: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey has “no intention to invade or annex the Syrian territory”. Speaking on Saturday at an event of his ruling party…
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Syrian army helicopter downed in Idlib, crew killed
Idlib: A Syrian army helicopter was shot down by a missile in the Idlib province on Friday, the crew was killed in the crash, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.…
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Idlib displacement worst since start of Syria war: UN
Damascus: A wave of displacement that has seen around 700,000 people flee a regime offensive in Syria’s Idlib region is the biggest of the nine-year-old conflict, said the United Nations.…
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We have plan B: Turkey warns Assad regime over Idlib deal
Ankara: Turkey’s defense minister has warned that Turkey will change its plan of action in northwestern Syria over violation of the Idlib deal. What is Idlib deal? As part of a…
6 killed, 11 injured in car blast in Syria’s Afrin
Afrin: At least six people were killed and 11 others suffered injuries in a car bomb blast in Syria’s northwestern city of Afrin, Sputnik reported citing sources on Monday. “Six…
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EU calls for end to Syria bombing, humanitarian access to Idlib
BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday called for an end to the bombings in northwest Syria and the opening of a humanitarian corridor as Syrian forces push into the last rebel…
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Erdogan says won’t allow Syria to gain ground in Idlib
Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will not allow Syrian forces to gain ground in the last opposition stronghold of Idlib, in comments published Tuesday, a day after eight…
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Turkish military convoy enters Syria: Report
Ankara: Months after its military offensive in Syria which was criticised by the international community, a large Turkish military convoy entered Syrian territory, reported Al Arabiya. The outlet citing a…
