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Western sanctions cause humanitarian crisis in Syria: FM
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that sanctions imposed by the West have thrown the Syrian people into humanitarian suffering, media reported. The Syrian Minister made the remarks during a…
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Firefighters battle raging wildfires in Syria amid harsh heat wave
Damascus: Firefighters are battling numerous wildfires amid a scorching heat wave in Syria’s northwestern province of Latakia and have managed to control most of them, said officials. Latakia Governor Amer Ismail Hilal…
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US forces capture 3 in airborne operation in Syria
Damascus: The US forces has captured three people in an airborne operation in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, media reported. With the help of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the…
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Lebanon busts human smuggling network of Syrian, Lebanese citizens
Beirut: Lebanon’s state security has busted a human smuggling network consisting of seven Syrian and several Lebanese nationals in El Aabde in northern Lebanon, media reported. The operation arrested 79 Syrians who…
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Massive forest wildfires sweep Syria
Damascus: Firefighters have been battling massive wildfires in central, western and northwestern Syria since July 12, local media reported The fires broke out in the countryside of the central province of Hama,…
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UN considers Syrian offer to use border crossing for aid delivery
United Nations: The UN is considering an offer from the Damascus government for the world body to use the Bab al-Hawa border crossing to deliver aid into northwest Syria through Turkey, a…
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MoS Muraleedharan begins his two-day visit to Syria
Damascus: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Wednesday arrived in Syria on a two-day official visit to the country. The MoS will during his visit hold discussions with…
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Two car bombs kill at least eight in northern Syria
Damascus: Eight people including three children were killed in two separate car bombings in Jarabulus in northern Syria. On Sunday evening, a car carrying three children among five people exploded in front…
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Israel strikes military sites, air defence battery in Syria
Damascus: Israel launched a missile strike on military sites in Syria’s central province of Homs, causing material damage, the Syrian Army said in a statement. According to the statement on Sunday, the…
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Syria: Israeli strikes on Damascus injure soldier
Damascus: A Syrian soldier was seriously injured, early Wednesday, as a result of Israeli air strikes that targeted points near Damascus, SANA News Agency reported. The Syrian air defences engaged Israeli missiles…
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22 US soldiers injured in Syria helicopter mishap
Washington: Twenty-two US. service members were injured and receiving treatment after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria three daya ago, US Central Command said in a press statement. Dated Monday in its…
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Syria back in the Arab-fold after 12-years
After more than a dozen years of ostracism by regional Arab and western leaders, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is officially back in the Arab fold, he was warmly embraced by regional leaders…
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Syria says Israeli airstrikes on military sites in Damascus
Damascus: Israeli warplanes launched an overnight attack on military sites in Damascus, causing damages, the Syrian military said in a statement on Monday. The strike was made from over the Israeli-occupied Golan…
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Earthquakes affected over 175K families in Syria: Report
Damascus: The massive earthquakes that jolted Syria and Turkey in February have affected 1,75,512 families in Syria’s northwestern coastal province of Latakia, a report revealed. The report by the Latakia Operation Room, which…
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Iran ready to strengthen Syria’s military sector
Tehran: Iran’s top military officials have voiced the country’s readiness to strengthen Syria’s defence sector. Defence Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani and chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad…
