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Amnesty: Syria refugees suffered abuse, torture upon return
Middle East

Amnesty: Syria refugees suffered abuse, torture upon return

BEIRUT (AP) — A number of Syrian refugees who returned home have been subjected to detention, disappearance and torture at…
High-level Lebanese delegation arrives in Syria to talk fuel
Middle East

High-level Lebanese delegation arrives in Syria to talk fuel

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A senior Lebanese government delegation asked Syria on Wednesday to allow Egyptian natural gas and Jordanian…
Syria says it has shot down Israeli missiles near capital
Middle East

Syria says it has shot down Israeli missiles near capital

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says it shot down Israeli missiles as they approached the capital Damascus on Friday, saying…
Second round of Egyptian-Turkish talks will be held in Ankara
Egypt

Second round of Egyptian-Turkish talks will be held in Ankara

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced that a second round of exploratory talks will be held between Egypt and Turkey to…
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
Middle East

Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city

AMMAN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Syrian elite forces aided by pro-Iranian militias stepped up an offensive on Tuesday against a…
Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria’s coast
Middle East

Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria’s coast

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A massive oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil…
Russian army patrol rebel enclave in Syria to avert offensive, sources say
Middle East

Russian army patrol rebel enclave in Syria to avert offensive, sources say

AMMAN, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Russian forces moved into an opposition enclave in the Syrian city of Deraa on Tuesday…
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
Middle East

Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water

BEIRUT (AP) — Millions of people in Syria and Iraq are at risk of losing access to water, electricity and…
Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East
Middle East

Friends, enemies, neighbors? The Taliban and the Middle East

A recent editorial in Al-Alam, an Iranian-owned Arabic-language publication, warned people not to trust the Americans the way the Afghan people did. The people…
Government shelling of north Syria kills 5, mostly children
Middle East

Government shelling of north Syria kills 5, mostly children

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a village in the country’s rebel-held northwest on Thursday, killing five people, most…
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