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Report: Istanbul bomb suspect killed in operation in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces have killed the alleged mastermind behind a deadly Istanbul street bombing in an operation…
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Drone strike in Syria kills 2 al-Qaida-linked operatives
BEIRUT (AP) — A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria on…
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WHO chief ‘heartbroken’ by visit to quake-hit Syria, says more funds needed
BAB AL-HAWA, Syria: Available funding and new border crossings were still not enough to help quake-hit citizens in Syria’s battered…
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Schools reopen as Syrians live with quake’s devastation
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Schools resumed classes in Syria’s rebel-held northwest Saturday after closing for nearly three weeks following an…
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Top Arab lawmakers in Syria for talks with President Assad
BEIRUT (AP) — Senior Arab lawmakers were in Syria on Sunday for talks with President Bashar Assad on bringing his…
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Group: 22 Syrian migrants on hunger strike in Libyan prison
CAIRO (AP) — At least 22 Syrian migrants detained for more than five months in Libya began a hunger strike…
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Amid thaw, Egypt’s FM in quake-hit Turkey to show solidarity
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, in…
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Egypt’s top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria’s Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister Monday met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus and promised to deliver…
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Islamic State land mines in central Syria kill 10 workers
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Land mines left behind by the Islamic State group in central Syria went off in two…
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Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds…
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