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A Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus has entered its eleventh day under siege by pro-Assad forces. A senior member of the Hamas political bureau, Izzat Al-Risheq,...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that if the Syrian army uses chemical weapons against rebels it will be "political suicide". However, he pointed out that the movement...
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U.N Secretary- General, Ban Ki-Moon, has called on the international community to provide "effective aid" to Egypt to help it overcome the transition phase it currently faces. The U.N...
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On Wednesday evening the Syrian government hinted it will not cooperate with the United Nations peace envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, unless he severs ties with the Arab League. The Syrian...
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The State of Kuwait has donated $53 million to UNICEF to help Syrian children inside Syria and refugees in neighbouring countries, and $15 million to UNRWA to assist Palestinian...
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Israel has warned the UN Security Council that it will not "stand idle" as the war in Syria spills over the border. The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations,...
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With regards to the debate on whether chemical weapons were used in Syria, "Maariv" wrote on its website that there are differences in opinion within Israeli intelligence agencies regarding...
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A senior Turkish official has revealed that there are three scenarios on the table before the United States and its allies for the departure of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad....
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A senior Jordanian government official has denied that Jordan has closed its borders to Syrian refugees over the past few days, and stressed that the border remained open to...
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has revealed that Russia's promised S-300 missile batteries have already arrived in his country. Lebanese media reports claim that Assad added that he will not...
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Israeli Defence Minister, Moshe Ya'alon, said on Monday that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad controls no more than 40 per cent of Syrian, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. In...
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has told Britain's Channel 4 News that the Islamic Resistance Movement decided to leave its base in Damascus after failing to persuade the Syrian government...
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The US Secretary of Defence has given approval for Patriot missiles and F-16 fighter aircraft to be sent to Jordan to take part in military exercises. A source in...
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Syrian regime forces have retaken Quneitra Crossing in the Golan Heights after rebel forces seized control of it early on Thursday morning. Israeli radio reported that rebel forces had...
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The head of the Coalition of Syrian Businessmen in Egypt, Khaldoun Almauke, has revealed that the group's investors have decided to suspend their support for the Egyptian market until...
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The BBC has reported that thousands of Syrian refugees, from the Aleppo region, are fleeing to Iraqi Kurdistan. According to the report, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
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George Sabra, leader of National Commission for Syria has accused Syrian government forces of carrying out a chemical weapons attack on civilians, killing 1,300 people in the eastern Ghoutah...
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The government in Tehran has warned the United States that an attack on Syria would have "dire" consequences. Analysts expect the US to make some sort of attack on...
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The Latakia Rebels' military council is reporting that the first ship has departed from the Russian fleet located in the Tartus port. In a brief statement issue today, the...
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Syria's Foreign Minister, Walid Al Mu'allem, on Saturday rejected suggestions that the future of President Bashar Al Assad should be decided during a possible peace conference in Geneva in...
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Colonel Malik Al-Kurdi, the Deputy Commander of the Free Syrian Army, has denied claims that his group is conducting secret negotiations with officials from the Syrian regime, pointing out...
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has praised the Egyptian army and its so-called war on "terrorism" led by General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, saying that Syria and Egypt both face "one...
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The Syrian National Council has announced that it will not participate in the Geneva II conference aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria. Sky News...
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said on Monday that he could run for president in the elections slated to take place in 2014, and reiterated that the conditions to make...
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The head of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Ahmed Al-Jarba, announced on Tuesday that "the Syrian people have become bored with the pledges of certain countries" and that right...
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has reported that the Syrian regime has submitted a preliminary report on the destruction of its chemical arsenal within the...
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Tal al-Mallohi's name should go down in history, the heroes of freedom are not just a number. The released female detainees should take their place under the sun, and...
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Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad has issued a formal decree sacking Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jameel from his position. Jameel is alleged to have carried out meetings "without coordinating with...
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A leading official in Syria's Muslim Brotherhood, Zuhair Salem, has urged the Syrians to re-read the national, regional and international scene objectively as three years have passed since the...
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Syria's Muslim Brotherhood has revealed that its members have now finished their deliberations about launching a political party to represent the Brotherhood, deciding to do so under the name...
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The Syrian Information Minister, Omran Al-Zoubi, announced on Monday that President Bashar Al-Assad's regime will not go to the Geneva II Conference "to hand over power" as demanded by...
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The CNN has reported that US sources with access to intelligence on Syria as saying that the US is studying new classified intelligence which suggests that President Bashar al-Assad's...
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