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Nearly 1,400 dead since Syria rebel-jihadist clashes began
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Nearly 1,400 dead since Syria rebel-jihadist clashes began

Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in Syria since clashes between rebel forces and the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq…
Cairo, Moscow say success of Geneva II necessary
Egypt

Cairo, Moscow say success of Geneva II necessary

Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Switzerland’s Montreux on the sidelines of…
Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad
World

Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad

Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a UN peace conference, angrily spelled out…
Syrian warring sides to meet under world’s gaze
World

Syrian warring sides to meet under world’s gaze

Syria's government and its enemies come face to face on Wednesday for the first time as world powers try to…
AFP Exclusive: Syria’s Assad: ‘Significant’ chance I’ll seek new term
World

AFP Exclusive: Syria’s Assad: ‘Significant’ chance I’ll seek new term

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad told AFP in an exclusive interview Sunday there is a "significant" chance he will seek a…
Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
World

Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate

Syrian state media dismissed as "not accurate" a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian…
Three killed by car bomb in Lebanese town near Syria: media, residents
World

Three killed by car bomb in Lebanese town near Syria: media, residents

A car bomb exploded near a local government building in the Lebanese town of Hermel on Thursday, killing at least…
Syria’s Assad meets Iranian FM in Damascus
World

Syria’s Assad meets Iranian FM in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met the foreign minister of Iran, a key ally of his regime, in Damascus on Wednesday,…
Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages
World

Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages

The Syrian government has retaken territory around the northern city of Aleppo, the military said on Tuesday, after two weeks…
Kerry, Lavrov say broach ceasefire zone for Syria
World

Kerry, Lavrov say broach ceasefire zone for Syria

 US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the possibility of ceasefires in parts of Syria,…
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