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REPORTAGE
Dr. Mahmoud al-Afandi to Ugarit: Russia seeks to rehabilitate and train the Syrian government forces and weaken Iranian influence
During a private dialogue with the Secretary-General of the Syrian Popular Diplomacy Movement, Dr. Mahmoud al-Afandi, the “Ugarit Post” network…
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SYRIA NEWS
Thirteen killed after building collapses in Syria’s Aleppo, state media report
The five-storey building in the Sheikh Maksoud district of Syria’s second largest city collapsed due to water leakages that weakened…
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SYRIA NEWS
US military: US, Syrian Kurdish forces detain IS militant
IS sleeper cells continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq. The militant group once ruled large swaths…
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REPORTS
Erdogan tells Putin he’s ‘ready to mediate permanent peace’ in Ukraine
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said was standing by to broker a “permanent peace” between Ukraine and Moscow in a phone call with Russian…
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SYRIA NEWS
Iran restricts supply of cheap oil to Syria, doubles the price for crude, Wall Street Journal reports
Iran has also refused new deliveries on credit and asked Syria to pay in advance for new oil supply, WSJ…
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REPORTS
Iran top diplomat hopes for restoration of Saudi ties
Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran in January 2016, after protesters attacked its embassy in Tehran and consulate in second…
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SYRIA NEWS
Assad says Turkiye talks must be based on ending ‘occupation’
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad has said talks with foe Turkiye should be based on the aims of ending the…
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SYRIA NEWS
Improved Syria-Turkey ties should seek end to ‘occupation’: Assad
The comment, in a statement from his office, was Assad’s first on meetings between officials from Ankara and Damascus after…
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SYRIA NEWS
Turkish FM says he could meet Syrian counterpart in February
Such a meeting would mark the highest-level talks between Ankara and Damascus since the Syrian war began in 2011 and…
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REPORTS
Israeli president invites Turkey’s Erdogan to visit, receives envoy
Last year, Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, was the first Israeli leader to visit Turkey since 2008, after the…
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