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Israel intensifies airstrikes against Syrian military facilities: War monitor
Damascus: Israel intensified its airstrikes against Syrian military facilities, conducting 24 air raids in the countryside of Damascus, according to a war monitor. The strikes reportedly hit tunnel-equipped installations carved into a…
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Video: Umayyad Mosque in Damascus sees first Friday prayers after fall of Assad
Damascus: Tens of thousands of Syrians performed Friday prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Syria’s capital, Damascus, for the first time on Friday, December 13, after the fall of the regime of…
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Turkish, Qatari officials in Damascus for talks with militant leaders: Syrian interim govt
Damascus: Senior officials from Turkey and Qatar arrived in Damascus to engage in discussions with militant coalition leaders that overthrew the government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s interim information ministry…
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Israel says destroyed over 90 pc of Syria’s surface-to-air missile systems
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it has “severely damaged” Syria’s air defences, destroying over 90 per cent of identified strategic surface-to-air missile systems. In a statement, the IDF revealed…
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Video: Indian national recalls terrifying escape from Syria
A Ghaziabad resident Ravi Bhushan, among the first of the 75 Indian nationals to return home from Syria, recalled his terrifying experience of the conflict at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in…
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Qatar says to reopen embassy in Syria
Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday its decision to reopen the country’s embassy in Syria soon. “This step aims to strengthen the close historical fraternal relations between the two…
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Gain for the US, and Israel in Syria, not for Turkey
Only a politically naïve person—or a fool–would believe that the people of Syria and Turkey and not the United States (which has a base not very far away from Damascus) and Israel…
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UN stands against any violation of territorial integrity of Syria: Spokesman
United Nations: The United Nations stands against any violation of the territorial integrity of Syria, a UN spokesperson said, after Israel seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights following the collapse…
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Syrian transitional govt talks with ousted officials to transfer power
Damascus: Syrian ministers from the newly formed transitional government met with members of the ousted Bashar al-Assad’s administration to organise the transfer of state institutions and ensure the continuity of public services,…
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Humanitarian situation in Syria remains volatile: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians said that the humanitarian situation in Syria remains volatile, with continuing hostilities and looting reported in the capital Damascus area but relative calm in the country’s northwest. The…
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UN envoy urges end to Israeli military actions in Syria
Geneva: The special envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Syria urged Israel to cease its military operations in Syria, emphasising the urgent need to halt all conflicts across the Middle…
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UAE condemns Israel for seizing buffer zone with Syria
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly condemned Israel’s seizure of the demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights and other neighbouring leading positions. The seizure violates international law, particularly…
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India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria after rebel forces overthrow Assad regime
New Delhi: India evacuated 75 of its nationals from Syria on Tuesday, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian government, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday.…
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UN says 16 million people need aid in Syria
United Nations: UN humanitarians described the situation in Syria as chaotic and fluid, with more than 16 million people in the country requiring assistance. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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US charges former Syrian officials for war crimes
Washington: US federal indictment has charged two former senior Syrian intelligence officials from the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad with “war crimes against Americans and other civilians,” the Department of Justice…
