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Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
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Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in…
Israel hits Syria after missile sets off sirens near reactor
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Israel hits Syria after missile sets off sirens near reactor

JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile launched from Syria was fired into southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens…
Clashes between Kurdish, government forces kill 1 in Syria
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Clashes between Kurdish, government forces kill 1 in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish security forces said Wednesday that Syrian government-allied fighters killed one of their personnel in an overnight…
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
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France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons…
1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections
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1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections

BEIRUT (AP) — A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker…
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
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Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm.…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
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Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
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Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26

Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a…
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
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‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan

BHANNINE, Lebanon (AP) — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often…
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
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Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave

BEIRUT (AP) — A 10-day curfew in areas controlled by US-backed fighters in northeast Syria went into effect Tuesday in…
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