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Video: Syrian baby girl rescued from arms of deceased sister under rubble
Heart-wrenching videos have emerged post the two devastating earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey on Monday, February 6, leaving tens of thousands dead. In another video clip that emerged rescue teams can…
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Syria calls for int’l aid after deadly earthquakes
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has called for international help after powerful earthquakes hit the country and killed nearly 900 people in Syria. In a statement, the ministry urged the United Nations,…
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Syria rejects report on chemical weapon attack in 2018
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has slammed as “lacking credibility” a recent report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) accusing the Syrian air force of being behind a…
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Eleven killed after building collapses in Syria’s Aleppo
Damascus: Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a residential building collapsed in the Aleppo province in Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The five-storey building housing about 30 people collapsed due…
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Syria likely to rename Abbasiyyin stadium after Pele
Damascus: The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA) is planning to name a dilapidated stadium— Abbasiyyin in Damascus, after the Brazilian football legend Pele. On Tuesday, January 17, Salah Al-Dien M Ramadan, the SFA chairman,…
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Israeli strikes put Damascus airport out of service, kill 2
Damascus: The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Monday targeting Damascus International airport that put it out of service, killed two soldiers and left two others injured, reported ABC News…
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‘Terrorists’ kill 10 oil workers in Syria: Report
Damascus: A group of “terrorists” attacked the vehicles of a group of oil workers in eastern Syria, leaving 10 dead and two others wounded, state news agency SANA reported. The attack was…
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15 children among 547 detainees who died in Syrian prisons in 2022
Damascus: The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has reported that 547 detainees have died in the Syrian regime’s detention centers in 2022. The SNHR revealed the fate of detainees held by…
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Three killed in Israeli missile attack near Syria’s capital
Damascus: Three people were killed during a midnight Israeli missile strike that targeted the countryside of Syria’s capital Damascus, a war monitor reported on Wednesday. The victims were agents who worked with…
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Syrians braces for cold winter amid fuel shortage
Damascus: As plummeting temperatures hit Damascus with a shroud of winter fog, people in the Syrian capital have been battling fuel shortage and other adversities. Although the locals are not new to…
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Syria recovers 35K stolen artifacts during 11-yr war: Official
Damascus: Around 35,000 stolen Syrian artifacts have been retrieved by the authorities since the beginning of the 11-year war in Syria, an antiquities official. Firas Dadoukh, Director of Cultural Relations and Head…
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Syria: Four soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike
Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday by an Israeli missile strike in central and coastal areas of the war-torn country. The Israeli missile strike launched from the Mediterranean also wounded…
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2 Egyptian girls found beheaded in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Damascus: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in a sprawling Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women…
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Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus
Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday. The Syrian air defences were triggered by the attack late Friday…
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Hamas restores Syria ties after 10 years of dispute
Damascus: A senior Hamas official announced that that the Palestinian nationalist organisation has restored ties with Syria after 10 years. “We agreed with President (Bashar al) Assad to turn the page on…
