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US slaps sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
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US slaps sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Syrian President Bashar…
Syrian tycoon says front companies used to dodge sanctions as rift with Assad widens
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Syrian tycoon says front companies used to dodge sanctions as rift with Assad widens

AMMAN (Reuters) — Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf revealed on Sunday he had set up a web of offshore front companies…
Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls
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Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls

Syria’s Baath party and its allies have won a majority in parliamentary elections that were delayed twice due to the…
Blast kills 5, wounds dozens in rebel-held north Syria
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Blast kills 5, wounds dozens in rebel-held north Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion rocked a rebel-held area in northern Syria across the border from Turkey late Sunday, killing…
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
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Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out more than a dozen airstrikes in northwest Syria on Tuesday, opposition activists said,…
Lives will be lost as Syria aid access cut, aid agencies warn
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Lives will be lost as Syria aid access cut, aid agencies warn

BEIRUT (Reuters) — A UN Security Council resolution that leaves only one of two border crossings open for aid deliveries…
UN approves aid to Syria’s rebel area through 1 crossing
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UN approves aid to Syria’s rebel area through 1 crossing

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia scored a victory for its ally Syria on Saturday by forcing the Security Council to…
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
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Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus

BEIRUT (AP) — Hospitals in Syria’s overcrowded opposition-held enclave are suspending non-emergency procedures and outpatient services following the detection of…
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: UN
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Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: UN

GENEVA (Reuters) — Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals…
Russia’s Putin urges Turkey, Iran to help promote dialogue in Syria
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Russia’s Putin urges Turkey, Iran to help promote dialogue in Syria

MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterparts from Turkey and Iran on Wednesday that there was a…
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