All posts tagged "syria"
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321InternationalItaly’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition following the ouster of...
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Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
TISHRIN DAM, Syria — A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and...
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10WorldBritish IS members in Syria should be allowed home, says Trump’s counter-terror pick | Islamic State
British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the...
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US allows transactions with governing institutions in Syria despite sanctions By Reuters
By Timour Azhari and Daphne Psaledakis DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Monday issued a sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in...
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Syria’s new Islamist rulers urge US to lift sanctions during visit to Doha
By Nayera Abdallah, Menna AlaaElDin and Andrew Mills Syria’s new Islamist rulers urge US to lift sanctions during visit to Doha DOHA...
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In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall
For much of her life, Sumaya Ainaya spent weekend and summer nights on Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the city of Damascus, joined...
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Israel at war day 456: What’s happening in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon?
Urban warfare expert John Spencer outlined how Oketz’s strategies, particularly in handling urban and subterranean operations, could inform US military preparations for...
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29WorldSyria to resume international flights at Damascus airport | Syria
Syria’s main airport in Damascus is to resume international flights after commercial trips were halted following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad....
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Handshake-gate in Syria wasn’t a surprise, German foreign minister says – POLITICO
Baerbock and Barrot are the first EU ministers to visit Syria since the ousting of Bachar Assad’s long-standing regime following an Islamist...
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Land Equipment Will Be Shipped to Libya But What russia’s Going to Do About Su-34s and Su-25s Left in Syria
The situation concerning the russian military presence in Syria is developing rapidly. Currently, the outlines look like this: the ground forces of...
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European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government
Syria’s new leaders met the French and German foreign ministers in the capital, Damascus, on Friday in one of the highest-level Western...
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50World
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders
For decades, Syria was Iran’s closest Arab ally in the Middle East while the wealthy Persian Gulf monarchies were locked in a...
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Syria’s new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad’s loyalists
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces deployed in tanks on Thursday in the city of Homs to search for militia...
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50WorldFrench and German ministers to meet Syria’s de facto leader | Syria
The foreign ministers of France and Germany are to meet Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus in the highest-level visit...
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Israeli military says commandos raided missile plant in Syria in September By Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Thursday its special forces raided an underground missile production site in Syria in September that...
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Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists
DOUMA, Syria (AP) — Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013...
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Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
DOUMA, Syria — Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and...
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49World
Rebels Easily Toppled Syria’s Army. Their Challenge Now: Rebuilding.
More than 50 tanks and military vehicles lay scattered and abandoned across the parade and training grounds of an army base in...
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Syria: Foreign fighters given senior army posts
Sana Ahmed al-Sharaa (centre) and the leaders of Syria’s new ‘joint force’ Syria’s new leaders are reported to have given some foreign...
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28International
Erdogan’s political fate may be determined by Turkey’s Kurds
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the...
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Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war
CNN — A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German...
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