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Syrian pilgrim dies after reaching Makkah on bicycle from Germany
Riyadh: A heart-wrenching story, Syrian pilgrim who travelled from Germany to Makkah Al-Mukarramah on a bicycle to perform the Umrah pilgrimage died after reaching Makkah, while he was in the Ihram clothes,…
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Saudi grants Syrian boy’s wish to meet Cristiano Ronaldo
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has fulfilled the wish of an orphan Syrian boy by inviting him to watch his favorite football player Cristiano Ronaldo in action. Ten-year-old Nabil Saeed,…
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KCR birthday marked with fervour in Muscat
Jeddah: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s birthday was celebrated with festive fervour in Oman’s capital Muscat on Friday evening. BRS NRI cell Oman wing held a variety of programs to celebrate the…
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Over 10,000 Syrian refugees return to homeland after quake: Turkish defence minister
Ankara: Turkey said on Sunday that at least 10,633 Syrian refugees in the country have returned to their homeland voluntarily after the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey earlier this month. “Our…
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Syrian refugees cost Lebanon over $40bn since 2011: FM
Beirut: The displacement of Syrians has cost Lebanon more than $40 billion since the civil war broke out in the Arab nation in 2011, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said. The…
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1.98 mn Lebanese residents, Syrian refugees in Lebanon face severe food insecurity: UN
Beirut: Nearly 37 percent of Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees in Lebanon, or about 1.98 million of them, face “severe food insecurity,” UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza said. He made…
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Putin, Raisi discuss bilateral cooperation, Syrian crisis in telephone call
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation in Syria in a phone call. The leaders stressed the need to further develop bilateral…
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Russia to refrain from UNSC discussions over Syrian chemical weapons issue
United Nations: Russia will refrain from the monthly UN Security Council discussions over the chemical weapons issue of Syria due to the “lack of substance” in the topic, said an envoy. “It…
- Middle East
Russian, Syrian, Turkish defence ministers hold talks in Moscow
Moscow: The defence ministers of Russia, Syria and Turkey discussed the situation in Syria during talks held in Moscow, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu,…
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Erdogan calls on Putin to establish 30-kilometer Syrian corridor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the establishment of a 30-kilometer (19-mile) security corridor on the Turkish border with Syria, during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Anadolu Agency reported.…
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Lebanese PM calls on UN to help secure safe return of Syrian refugees
Beirut: Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the UN should help authorities in his country to secure a safe return for Syrian refugees to their homeland. On Thursday, Mikati told the…
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UAE: 2 chefs, housewife win Rs 22 lakh each in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) based chefs – a Filipino and a Syrian – and a Pakistani housewife won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 22,49,279) in the 97th…
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Syria, Lebanon discuss plan to repatriate 15,000 refugees per month
Damascus: Syrian and Lebanese officials have discussed ways to facilitate the monthly return of 15,000 Syrian refugees to their home country. Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment Hussein Makhlouf held a…
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Syrian govt decides measures to overcome possible impact of Ukraine crisis
Damascus: The Syrian cabinet has decided several measures to deal with the possible impact of the Ukraine crisis on the economic situation in Syria, according to state news agency SANA. The measures…
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Three soldiers killed in fresh Israeli attack on Syrian capital
Damascus: Three soldiers were killed in an Israeli missile strike targeting military sites in Damascus after midnight, Syrian state news agency SANA said early Thursday morning. The Israeli attack triggered the Syrian air…
