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Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after…
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after…
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
Middle East
April 25, 2021
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a gift of…
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set…
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.…