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Arab govts vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League after 12-year absence
Cairo: Arab government representatives in Cairo voted on May 7 to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organisation. The vote in the Egyptian capital came…
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Iran Prez says Syria visit marks turning point in bilateral ties
Tehran: Ebrahim Raisi, who became the first Iranian President to visit Damascus after the Syrian war erupted in 2011, said on Friday that the landmark two-day trip was a “turning point” in…
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Iranian President Raisi to visit Syria
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will embark on a visit to Syria on Wednesday, marking the first such trip by an Iranian leader to Damscus in 13 years. During the two-day visit,…
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Syria intercepts Israeli missile attack
Damascus: Syrian air defences intercepted a fresh Israeli missile attack in the central province of Homs on Saturday, the state media said in a report. The air defences were responding to hostile…
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Syiran FM makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011 war
Riyadh: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Saudi Arabia for a visit on Wednesday, amid a thaw in ties between Damascus and Riyadh, reported Al Jazeera. According to Saudi and Syrian…
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2 killed after Israel strikes Syrian military sites
Damascus: A fresh Israeli missile strike hit military sites in Syria’s capital Damascus on Tuesday, killing two civilians, the army in the war-torn Arab nation said in a statement. The attack, launched…
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus
Damascus: Syrian air defences on Friday most of the Israeli missile strike that targeted military sites in Damascus. Local media said the forces shot down most of the missiles in the sky…
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Israeli missile attack near Damascus wound 2 soldiers
Damascus: Two soldiers were wounded in an Israeli missile attack near the Syrian capital Damascus on early Thursday morning. “At around 1.20am, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied…
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Windstorm kills seven in Syria
Damascus: A strong windstorm killed seven people, including three children, in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Six victims died as a result of wall collapses in the strong…
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expected to return to Arab fold
Nicosia: March has been a month full of surprises in the Middle East, as after the shock created by the announcement that the formerly implacable arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed…
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Syrian conflict enters 13th year amid positive signs of political settlement
Damascus: The ongoing Syrian conflict is entering its 13th year with some positive signs that the deadlocked political settlement could see a nudge this year. The first three months of 2023 witnessed…
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Syrian govt condemns US general’s ‘illegitimate’ visit to Syria
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has condemned an “illegitimate” visit of a top US general to a US base in northeastern Syria. In a statement, the Ministry on Sunday slammed the US…
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Top Arab lawmakers visit Syria
Damascus: A delegation of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union visited Damascus, underscoring the importance of bringing Syria back to the Arab fold. Syria’s membership in the Arab League was suspended in 2011 after…
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5 people killed, 15 injured in Israeli air strikes on Damascus
Damascus: At least 5 people were killed and 15 were injured after Israel launched air strikes on Syria’s capital Damascus’ residential building, SANA, the Syrian news agency reported. According to the Syrian news agency,…
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Iran condemns Israeli missile attack on Damascus
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned an Israeli missile attack earlier in the day on Syria’s capital Damascus. In a statement published on the Ministry’s website, Kanaani on…
