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Lebanese Prez agrees on initial steps for Syrian refugees’ repatriation
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has agreed on the initial criteria and steps to be adopted for the implementation of a strategy for the repatriation of Syrian refugees. “We have agreed with…
- Middle East
86 civilians killed in Syria during July
Damascus: A Syrian human rights network on Monday said that 86 civilians were killed in the country in July 2022, including 21 children, 8 women and 5 victims of torture. This came…
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Putin preparing to flee Russia should he be defeated in Ukraine, claims report
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his friends are “making preparations to flee Russia” should his army be defeated in Ukraine, according to a Telegram channel that claims to come from inside…
- Middle East
Syrian army ready to confront any possible Turkish attack
Damascus: The Syrian army is ready to confront any possible attack by Turkish forces on its soil, the Syrian military said, in response to recent shelling by Turkish forces on military sites…
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Syria calls on UN to condemn Israeli attacks in Damascus
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the UN Security Council to condemn the repeated Israeli missile strikes in Syria, particularly the latest one that killed three soldiers after midnight Friday.…
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Syria: 3 dead, 7 injured in Israeli air strike near Damascus
Damascus: An Israeli air strike on Syria’s capital, Damascus at dawn on Friday, killed three soldiers and injured seven others, Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported. Israel carried out air aggression with rockets…
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Syria’s air defence respond to fresh Israeli missile attack
Damascus: The Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli missile strike on the Syrian capital of Damascus, reported the state news agency SANA. Explosions were heard in Damascus late Thursday evening after…
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Turkey plans Syria operation as long as threat lingers
Ankara: Launching a new military operation into northern Syria is on Turkiye’s agenda as long as its security concerns are not met, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said following his meetings with…
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Syria breaks diplomatic ties with Ukraine
Damascus: Syria on Wednesday severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev last month. The Syrian foreign ministry made the declaration, saying that Ukraine has taken aggressive…
- Middle East
2,086 Syrian children recruited as soldiers in 2021: UN report
Damascus: 2,086 children were recruited and used as child soldiers in Syria in 2021, the United Nations (UN) said in its annual report on children and armed conflict. The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and other Syrian opposition militias were the biggest…
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Syrian President Assad makes first visit to Aleppo since war
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has paid his first visit to the country’s economic and industrial hub Aleppo since the outbreak of the country’s war 11 years ago. Assad took part in…
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Moroccan Najat Rochdi appointed as UN special envoy for Syria
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as deputy special envoy for Syria. Rochdi succeeds Khawla Matar of Bahrain, “to whom the Secretary-General expresses…
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Turkey to return 1 mn Syrian refugees with infrastructure plans
Istanbul: Turkey prepares to push forward infrastructure projects in northern Syria to help repatriate 1 million Syrian refugees, the Turkish Deputy Interior Minister said. Speaking on the second day of the Global…