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Syrian FM in Saudi Arabia for first visit since start of war

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Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived in Saudi Arabia for an official visit. Ties between Damascus and Riyadh are growing amid a thaw in relations between Syria and the Arab states.
Middle East

Persian Gulf Council to discuss Syria return to Arab League following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement

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Qatar has announced that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sent invitations to member states to attend a meeting next Friday in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah to discuss the possibility of Syria's return to the Arab League.
Middle East

Israel conducts aerial attacks on Syria

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The Israeli military announced it has launched artillery attacks on Syria on Sunday. Damascus says its air defense units have confronted the raid launched by the Israeli army from the occupied Golan Heights.
Int'l Relations

Tehran writes letter to UN chief, raps Israel killing of Iranian military advisors in Syria

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Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has sent a letter to António Guterres UN secretary-general and also to the head of the world body’s security council on the killing of two Iranian military advisors in an Israeli attack in Syria. Amir Saeid Iravani said that the crime is a flagrant violation of international law.
Middle East

US says has killed Daesh Europe attack planner

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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that American forces have killed a senior leader of the Daesh terror group in Syria who had planned the group's attack in Europe.
Local

Iranians bid farewell to 2 military advisors killed by Israel in Syria

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Large crowds of Iranian people joined a funeral procession held for the two military advisors who were killed by recent Israeli air raids in Syria.
Int'l Relations

Iran envoy sends letter to UN chief, says Tehran’s presence in Syria fully legal

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Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stressed that Iran's presence in Syria is totally legal and at the request of Damascus. He stated that his country reserves its inherent right to self-defense and will take decisive measures to protect its forces, interests and facilities against any threats posed by the US or others.
Middle East

US extends carrier deployment near Syria after deadly attack: Pentagon

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The Pentagon announced Monday that the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean has been repositioned near the Syrian coast as a precaution after American military bases in Syria came under missile and drone attacks.
Middle East

Syria says two civilians killed in Israeli attack on Damascus

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The Israeli military has launched a fresh missile strike against Syria, targeting positions in the vicinity of the country's capital, Damascus. The raid left two civilians dead and caused some material damage.
Security

Funeral ceremonies held in Syria for Iranians killed in Israeli airstrikes

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A funeral procession has been held in Syria for two Iranian military advisors, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the country last week.
Middle East

Sources say Saudi Arabia plans to invite Syria to Arab leaders summit

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Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit that Riyadh is hosting in May, three sources familiar with the plans have revealed.
Security

2nd Iranian military advisor dies of wounds sustained in Israeli raid on Syria 

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces the martyrdom of a second military advisor deployed to Syria during an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, pledging a response to the regime’s criminal attack.
Middle East

Iranian military advisor killed in Israeli attack on Syria

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A military advisor of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria.
Middle East

Report: 15 people beheaded by Daesh in Syria’s Hama

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Remnants of the Daesh terrorist group have killed 15 people searching for desert food in Syria’s central province of Hama by cutting their throats, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has reported.
Middle East

At least 8 killed in US strikes in Syria

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The US military carried out multiple air raids in Syria on Thursday night in what they call retaliation for a deadly attack against a Washington-led coalition base near Hassakeh in northeastern Syria. Reports say the strikes have left eight "pro-Iranian fighters" dead.
Middle East

Pentagon says US contractor killed, 5 service members injured in Syria drone attack

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An American contractor was killed in northeast Syria on Thursday after a suspected Iranian-origin drone struck a facility on a US-led Coalition base near Hasakah, the Pentagon announced.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia and Syria ‘agree to reopen embassies’ after Tehran-Riyadh detente

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Saudi Arabia and Syria have agreed to reopen their embassies after an 11-year freeze in diplomatic relations. The move comes following the Iran-Saudi agreement to restore relations.
Middle East

Syria says Israel launched missile attack on Aleppo airport for second time in weeks

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An Israeli air raid has hit Syria’s Aleppo airport causing some “material damage” in the second strike on the facility this month, the Syrian defence ministry has confirmed.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia to reopen consulate in Syria after years of closure

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Amid rapprochement between several Arab states and Syria, reports suggest that Saudi Arabia will reopen its consulate in Syria's capital Damascus, soon.
Middle East

UAE calls for end to Syria war after Assad visit

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A diplomatic adviser to the UAE’s president has called for an end to the war in Syria amid rapprochement between the Arab states and Damascus.
Middle East

Moscow says US planning to use terrorists in Syria to kidnap Russian, Iranian forces

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The US continues to use militants under its control to undermine Syrian President Bashar Assad, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin has said. He added Washington is planning to hire terrorists to kidnap Russian and Iranian servicemen there.
Middle East

Putin and Assad hold meeting in Moscow

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, held talks in Moscow. The leaders have exchanged views on a broad range of bilateral and international issues.
Middle East

Syrian president lands in Moscow to meet Putin

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Middle East

Israel targets western Syria, casualties reported

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The Israeli army has carried out a missile attack on Syria's northwestern province of Hama, injuring several people and causing damage.
Middle East

Tunisia to revive diplomatic relations with Syria

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Tunisian President Kais Saied says he has decided to restore diplomatic ties with Syria which were cut off almost a decade ago.
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