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Two killed in Israeli missile attack in Syria
Damascus: Two people were killed and one military personnel wounded as a result of a new Israeli missile attack that hit several military sites in southern Syria, the Syrian Defence Ministry said.…
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UN relief chief highlights dire humanitarian needs in Syria
United Nations: UN relief to Syria has been increasingly underfunded amid escalating humanitarian demands, outgoing UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said, calling for international support. “Over the past three years, we have…
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Saudi Arabia appoints first ambassador to Syria since 2012
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday, May 26, appointed Faisal bin Saud Al-Mujaffal as its new ambassador to Syria. This is the first ambassadorial appointment to Damascus since the…
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Israeli strikes hit southern Damascus
Damascus: Israeli aerial attack hit areas south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry. The aerial attack originated from the occupied Golan Heights, targeting multiple locations on the…
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UAE send first diplomat to Syria since war broke out in 2011
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appointed its ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the outbreak of war in Syria in 2011, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported.…
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Syria witnesses escalation of IS attacks since new year
Damascus: Syria began the new year by witnessing a “significant escalation” of attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, a war monitor said. In a fresh report, the Syrian Observatory for…
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Israel launches fresh missile attack on Syrian capital
Damascus: A fresh Israeli missile attack targetted the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, triggering a response from the Syrian air defence system, the media reported. The Syrian army said on…
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Turkish airstrikes target energy fields in Syria
Damascus: Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes targeting energy facilities in the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah Saturday night, the Syrian state television reported. The report said that the Al-Ouda oil field in the…
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Seven soldiers killed in landmine explosion in Syria
Damascus: Seven soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded when a landmine tore into a military bus in Syria’s Homs province on Thursday, the media reported. According to the pro-government Sham FM…
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Jordanian army arrests nine drug smugglers on border with Syria
Amman: The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army have announced that its border guards had arrested nine smugglers after armed clashes along the country’s northern border with Syria. The army also claimed it had…
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Israeli missile attack targets military sites in Damascus
Damascus: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of the capital Damascu, the latest in a string of attacks targeting army installations in Syria, state media reported on Monday.…
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Four killed in Israeli drone attack in Syria
Damascus: Four people were killed when an Israeli drone attack hit a taxi in Syria’s southern province of Quneitra, a war monitor reported. Charred bodies of the victims, who were reportedly working…
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2 IRGC members killed by Israeli strike in Syria
Two members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an alleged Israeli attack on the Sayyida Zeinab neighbourhood in Syria on Saturday, December 2. In a statement, the…
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Israel launches air attack on vicinity of Damascus
Damascus: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria, according to the media reports.…
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UN envoy calls for de-escalation in Syria
United Nations: UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Najat Rochdi, has called for urgent de-escalation in Syria and warned of the spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We remain deeply concerned about the…
