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Coronavirus quarantine in Syria’s northwest looks to shield most vulnerable
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Coronavirus quarantine in Syria’s northwest looks to shield most vulnerable

JISR AL-SHUGHOUR, Syria (Reuters) – At a quarantine center in war-torn northern Syria, doctors near the Turkish frontier are providing…
Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
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Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin

At least 46 people were killed by a fuel truck blast in northern Syria on Tuesday. The explosion took place…
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
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Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military…
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
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Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes

BERLIN (AP) — Two former members of Syria’s secret police appeared in court in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes…
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
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Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps

NAIRAB, Idlib, Syria (Reuters) — Taher al-Matar’s home in northwest Syria is in ruins but he has gone back to…
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
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Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus

BEIRUT (AP) — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and…
Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity
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Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of “provocative” activity along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier and…
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
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Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organization had found…
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross
Middle East

Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross

GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people…
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
Middle East

As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical center in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last…
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