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Saudi Arabia, Syria to reopen embassies restoring relations
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Syria will reopen diplomatic missions between the two countries now that relations have improved…
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US probing reports it killed civilian in recent Syria strike
QORQANYA, Syria (AP) — The U.S. military is investigating reports that it killed a civilian in a recent strike in…
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What’s behind Syria’s return to the Arab League?
BEIRUT (AP) — The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria after shunning it for 12 years was a significant symbolic…
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Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition…
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Arab League re-admits Syria after 11-year absence
CAIRO: The Arab League on Sunday (May 7) welcomed back Syria’s government, ending a more than decade-long suspension and securing…
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Arab governments vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League
CAIRO (AP) — Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year…
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Arab ministers to meet over Syria’s return to Arab league
CAIRO (AP) — Diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about the fighting…
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Iranian president meets Palestinian officials in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s president met senior Palestinian officials in Damascus and expressed his country’s support to them Thursday…
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US military says it targeted senior al-Qaida leader in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition carried out a drone strike Wednesday in northwestern Syria targeting a senior al-Qaida leader,…
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Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake
Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, aid officials…
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