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Military escalation in Syria as last straw for millions: UN
Damascus: The military escalation in northern Syria will be “the last straw for millions of people grappling with dire humanitarian conditions” in the war-torn Arab nation, the UN Office for the Coordination…
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UN envoy warns of dangerous escalation in Syria
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has warned of a dangerous escalation in the war-torn Arab nation. “In repeated briefings, I have warned of the dangers of military escalation…
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Syria recovers 35K stolen artifacts during 11-yr war: Official
Damascus: Around 35,000 stolen Syrian artifacts have been retrieved by the authorities since the beginning of the 11-year war in Syria, an antiquities official. Firas Dadoukh, Director of Cultural Relations and Head…
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Erdogan doesn’t rule out meeting with Syria’s Assad
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he did not rule out a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad following a decade of ruptured ties. “A meeting with Assad can…
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Five killed, five other injured in missile attack in Syria
Damascus: A missile attack on the northwestern Syrian city of Azaz killed five civilians and wounded five others on Tuesday, local media reported. The missile attack was launched from areas controlled by…
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Syria: Four soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike
Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday by an Israeli missile strike in central and coastal areas of the war-torn country. The Israeli missile strike launched from the Mediterranean also wounded…
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2 Egyptian girls found beheaded in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Damascus: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in a sprawling Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women…
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90% of Palestinian refugees live below the poverty line: UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that poverty rates among Palestinian refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza have reached “unprecedented levels.” Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini,…
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7-yr-old Syrian civil war survivor wins Arab Reading Challenge award
Abu Dhabi: A 7-year-old Syrian girl who survived a deadly missile attack during the civil war in her country has won the Arab Reading Challenge award, held in Dubai, in the United…
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UN expert calls for early lifting of sanctions on Syria
Geneva: Unilateral sanctions against Syria should be lifted as soon as possible, a UN expert said. The sanctions are contributing to the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people, said Alena…
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UN chief Guterres voices concern over escalation of violence in Syria
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is greatly concerned by the recent escalation of violence in northwest Syria, including shelling and airstrikes, which has resulted in civilian deaths and casualties in and…
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Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
Baghdad: Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary officers in Iraq, some of those…
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Syria: Rocket hits refugee camp; kills six including children
A rocket struck a refugee camp in Idlib on Sunday killing six persons including two children. 75 people are said to be injured. The government forces have been blamed for the attack…
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Australia announces return of 17 citizens from Syrian camps
Canberra: Australia has repatriated 17 citizens detained, since the announcement of the fall of the Islamic State organization (ISIS) in 2019, in Al-Hol and Roj camps in Syria. The 4 women and…
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Only political solution can bring peace to Syria: UN envoy
United Nations: Geir Pedersen, the UN’s special envoy for Syria, said that only a political solution could bring peace to the country. “This political solution is the only path to sustainable peace,”…
