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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…
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
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Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus

Aya Abo Daher had just graduated high school in the Danish town of Nyborg and was looking forward to celebrating the…
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
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Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine…
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
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Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

Last summer, two US officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries. The Syrian government…
Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge
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Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge

BEIRUT (AP) — Primary schools around Syria will close down indefinitely next week amid a severe increase of coronavirus cases…
Syrian Kurdish forces end sweep in camp housing IS families
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Syrian Kurdish forces end sweep in camp housing IS families

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Kurdish-led forces on Friday ended a five-day sweep inside a sprawling camp in the country’s northeast…
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
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Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union, the US and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to…
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