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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…
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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…
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Turkey detains 19 persons suspected of financing Islamic State
Ankara: Police in Turkey have detained 19 people suspected of financing the Islamic State (IS) terror group, local media reported. Five more suspects are still on the run following the operations launched…
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US-led military coalition captures senior IS leader in Syria
Baghdad: U.S.-led coalition forces captured a senior leader of the extremist Islamic State group in a military operation in northern Syria on Thursday, the coalition said. In a statement, it said the…
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Syrian PM urges quick repair of Damascus airport
Damascus: Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous has urged a quick repair of the damage caused by the latest Israeli missile strikes to the Damascus airport. Arnous made the call during his visit…
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Runways unusable after Israeli strikes on airport: Syria
Damascus: Following Israeli strikes on Damascus Intentional airport, Syria’s transport ministry has confirmed that its runways are unusable. The airport remained closed for the second day due to ongoing repair works. Since…
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Iran condemns Israeli missile attack on Syria’s capital Damascus
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has condemned the recent Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital Damascus and vowed his country’s continued support for the Arab state, local media reported.…
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11 killed, 34 injured in landmine explosion in southern Syria
Damascus: 11 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 34 injured when a landmine exploded near a passing pickup truck on Saturday, Daraa in southern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human…
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Syria’s Damascus airport suspends flights after Israeli strikes
Damascus: The Syrian Ministry of Transport on Friday announced the suspension of all flights through Damascus International Airport, hours after an early morning Israeli missile strike targeted the airport and a warehouse…
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Syria rejects Turkey’s move to create border safe zone
Damascus: The Syrian government has reiterated its rejection of Turkey’s move to create a border safe zone in northern Syria. The Turkish attempt to create a buffer zone on the Syrian border…