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Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — At the height of the Islamic State group’s rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror…
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Syrian state media: Suspected Israeli airstrikes target Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) (AP) — Airstrikes attributed to Israel targeted Syria’s capital city late Sunday, the first such strikes in nearly…
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Emirati leaders invite Israel’s Netanyahu, Herzog, to join COP28 climate conference in Dubai
JERUSALEM (AP) — Emirati leaders extended a long-sought invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the U.N climate…
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Ukrainian president attends Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, where many leaders are close to Moscow
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of an Arab summit on Friday,…
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Syrian president heads to Saudi Arabia for regional summit, sealing country’s return to Arab fold
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad headed to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to attend a regional summit,…
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Returning to the Arab fold, Syria’s president invited to UAE-hosted COP28 climate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate…
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Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed to extend by another three months the use of two border…
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Hezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria’s drug dealer
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has denounced as “baseless lies” reports that one of Syria’s…
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Saudi Arabia invites Syrian president to Arab summit
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia has invited Syrian President Bashar Assad to the upcoming Arab League summit in the oil-rich…
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Explosion near Syrian capital Damascus kills 1, injures 4
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An explosion close to a police station near the Syrian capital killed one officer and wounded…
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