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Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
Middle East
April 22, 2021
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
Middle East
April 22, 2021
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
Middle East
April 21, 2021
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
Middle East
April 21, 2021
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
Middle East
April 20, 2021
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
Middle East
April 20, 2021
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
Middle East
April 19, 2021
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
Middle East
April 18, 2021
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
Middle East
April 18, 2021
‘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
Middle East
April 13, 2021
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…