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Sandstorm blankets several Middle Eastern countries
From northern Syria to Iraq through Saudi Arabia, a sandstorm reached the UAE lands, whose government on Wednesday warned the residents of its danger, especially as it caused about nine casualties in…
- World
Syrian rebels kill 10 in deadliest attack in 2 years
Syrian rebels on Friday killed 10 pro-regime fighters in northern Syria. This is the deadliest attack since a truce was reached between the Syrian government and rebel groups more than two years…
- Middle East
Turkish President Erdogan vows to send 1 million refugees back to Syria
Nicosia: Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for “the voluntary and honourable return of 1…
- Middle East
Syria President Assad on a rare visit to Iran
Tehran: Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian and Syrian media reported, marking his second trip to major wartime ally Iran since Syria’s civil war erupted…
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Turkey plans to return one million Syrian refugees
Ankara: Turkey is making plans to send one million Syrian refugees home as public hostility to their presence in the country is escalating. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is building…
- Middle East
Humanitarian situation in Syria dire amid economic crisis: UN official
United Nations: The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid a worsening economic crisis, said Joyce Msuya, the Deputy UN Relief Chief. As the eyes of the world turn to other conflicts,…
- Middle East
Syrian Air Defense downed most missiles fired by Israel: Defense Ministry
Damascus: Syrian air defense systems repelled an Israeli air attack and shot down most of the missiles, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Earlier, Syrian state news agency SANA reported…
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Bomb threat emails to Bengaluru schools tracked to Syria, Pakistan
Bengaluru: In a major development, the hoax bomb threats given to more than 14 international schools in Bengaluru have been tracked to Syria and Pakistan. Police sources investigating the issue confirmed on Saturday…
- Middle East
Syria urges UN to interfere to stop systematic Israeli strikes
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has urged the United Nations (UN) to interfere to curb the repetitive Israeli attacks in Syria, slamming such strikes as systematic, according to the state news agency…
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UAE: Syrian woman honoured by police for returning lost cash
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Syrian woman on Sunday was honoured by the police for returning a lost wallet, that contained money, after she found it on a road in the…
- Middle East
Iran urges foreign forces to leave Syria immediately
Tehran: All foreign forces should pull out of Syria “immediately and unconditionally,” Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht-Ravanchi said, the Iranian state TV reported. Addressing a UN Security Council session…
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Syrian President, Iranian FM discuss nuclear deal
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Assad discussed the developments of talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA…
- World
World should not forget suffering in Syria: UN
Geneva: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday issued a global appeal for the plight of Syrians displaced by the 12-year war in the country not to be forgotten. “11 years since…
- Middle East
11 years of brutal fighting in Syria must end: Guterres
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in Syria, saying that 11 years of “brutal fighting” in the war-torn nation must end. “We cannot fail the Syrian people.…
- Middle East
IS confirms its leader was killed in Syria, names new chief
Beirut: The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor. It was the…
