Syria
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Germany
German and Austrian ministers cancel Syria trip due to terror warning
The two ministers had planned to speak with the interior and foreign ministers of Syria’s interim government and with representatives…
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Israel strikes Syria bases again despite EU warning
In Syria, Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on military sites since Islamist-led rebels overthrew Bashar al-Assad in December. Israel…
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Germany
Germany reopens Syria embassy 13 years after war forced its closure
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said her trip to Damascus, her second since the fall of the al-Assad regime, was meant…
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Israel says ‘striking military targets’ in southern Syria
JERUSALEM: Israel‘s military said on Monday (Mar 17) it was striking military sites in southern Syria, as Syrian state media reported…
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Asia
Erdogan, Trump discuss Ukraine, Syria, defence issues, Turkey says
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump and discussed efforts to end the war…
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Syria announces end to ‘military operation’ after mass killings
“ANXIETY AND FEAR” In some areas, residents began tentatively venturing out but many were still afraid to leave home after…
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Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killing
LATAKIA: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday (Mar 9), after hundreds of civilians were reportedly…
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UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed’ by clashes, killings in Syria
Assad is a member of the Alawite minority. Pedersen said he was “deeply alarmed” by the reports emerging from the…
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Kurdish PKK militants declare immediate ceasefire
Ocalan’s call, prompted by a surprise proposal in October by Devlet Bahceli, an ultra-nationalist ally of Erdogan, has been welcomed…
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Germany
Suspect in Berlin stabbing attack is Syrian refugee, police say
The attack took place two days before snap parliamentary elections in Germany in which migration has become a top issue,…
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