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Syrian minister leads mourners for cleric killed in bombing
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Syrian minister leads mourners for cleric killed in bombing

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners including Syria’s religious affairs minister attended a funeral in Damascus on Friday for the…
White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
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White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government…
Russian delegation holds talks with Assad as Syrian economy crumbles
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Russian delegation holds talks with Assad as Syrian economy crumbles

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Senior Russian officials held talks in Damascus on Monday with President Bashar al Assad, as the Syrian…
Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS
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Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Syrian government said an explosion on a main gas pipeline traversing the Middle East on Monday…
Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
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Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led…
Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus
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Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians headed to polling stations in government-held parts of the war-torn country on Sunday to elect…
Syria economic meltdown presents new challenge for Assad
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Syria economic meltdown presents new challenge for Assad

BEIRUT (AP) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched…
Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr
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Syrians turn to flea markets for frugal Eid al-Fitr

In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid…
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
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Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military…
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
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Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organization had found…
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