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Syria city back to a kind of normalcy after cease-fire
Middle East
September 13, 2021
Syria city back to a kind of normalcy after cease-fire
DARAA, Syria (AP) — The badly damaged old section of the southern Syrian city of Daraa, which until recently was…
Egypt to supply Lebanon with natural gas via Syria
Egypt
September 8, 2021
Egypt to supply Lebanon with natural gas via Syria
A Wednesday meeting of oil and energy ministers from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt approved a roadmap to supply Lebanon…
High-level Lebanese delegation arrives in Syria to talk fuel
Middle East
September 5, 2021
High-level Lebanese delegation arrives in Syria to talk fuel
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A senior Lebanese government delegation asked Syria on Wednesday to allow Egyptian natural gas and Jordanian…
Syria says it has shot down Israeli missiles near capital
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Syria says it has shot down Israeli missiles near capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says it shot down Israeli missiles as they approached the capital Damascus on Friday, saying…
Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus
Middle East
August 4, 2021
Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus
BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – German police have detained a Syrian man in Berlin suspected of firing a grenade into…
Syrian president sworn in for 4th term in war-torn country
Middle East
July 17, 2021
Syrian president sworn in for 4th term in war-torn country
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in Saturday for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn…
Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister
Middle East
May 30, 2021
Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister
Qatar has no plans to normalise ties with Syria, the Gulf state’s foreign minister said, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
Middle East
May 25, 2021
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
President Bashar al-Assad, once seen as a reformer but viewed by his many foes as a tyrant after a decade…
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading Syrian rights group Monday called on the international community to reject next month’s presidential elections…
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after…