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    Assad Rule Ends in Syria as Rebels Take Damascus

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus for an unknown destination as rebels announced that they were entering the capital. Syrian Prime Minister Ghazi al-Jalali said the government is ready for any handover

    West Asia
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    Insurgents say encircling Damascus as government denies falling back

    In Tehran Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed reports of the evacuation of the Islamic Republic’s Embassy staff in Syria following the resurgence of militant groups opposing the Syrian government.

    West Asia
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    Israel Bombs Syria As Armed Groups March To Homs

    Israeli jets bombed crucial border crossings between Syria and Lebanon as thousands of people fled the central city of Homs overnight amid continued lightning offensive by the armed groups against Syrian army.

    West Asia
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    Rebel Advance in Syria Secures Israel’s Backyard

    Terror gangs under the banner of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), jumping off from their territory in the northwestern Idlib province, have sliced through embattled Syrian army and entered Aleppo in a surprise attack

    West Asia
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    "We're Still In Tents": Arab Refugees See Bias As Europe Welcomes Ukrainians

    Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighboring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe.

    World
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    UAE intercepts Houthi missile as Israeli president visits

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen as the Gulf state hosted Isaac Herzog on the first-ever visit to the country by an Israeli president.

    West Asia
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    Lebanon returns smuggled artifacts to Syria

    The Lebanese Ministry of Culture announced that it had returned 5 antiquities smuggled from the Nabu Museum to Syria, during an event held at the Beirut Museum to deliver the artifacts.

    Off Track
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    Iran Attacks U.S. Base in Syria In Direct Message to Israel

    Analysts say, the direct attack against al-Tanf base on Syrian soil likely serves as a message for both Israel and the Americans that Iranians are ready for war, and perhaps also to exert pressure

    West Asia
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    Yemen, Hamas pledge support for Syria against foreign aggression

    Yemen’s defense minister has pledged support for the Syrian government in the face of “blatant foreign interference”, praising Damascus for standing up to the aggressive.

    West Asia
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    Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria, 16 Killed

    The attack came amid escalating tensions in the region between Iran and the United States over sanctions and the downing of an American reconnaissance drone, and just hours before the International Atomic Energy Agency

    West Asia
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    Is the Middle East on the brink of a major showdown?

    War clouds in the Middle East are thickening. A worrisome conjunction of circumstances is leading towards a possible showdown between the Axis of Resistance and Arab Nato.

    View Point
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    Film cameras start to roll again in Damascus studios

    On a long-disused film set outside Damascus featuring mud houses, palm trees, alleyways and camels, actors in flowing robes are making a television series that the producers say is part.

    Art and Culture
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    Iraqi troops in armed standoff with Kurdish forces in Kirkuk

    Fighting broke out between Iraqi Turkmen fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd al-Sha’abi) and Kurdish forces in the country’s central province of Salahuddin as tensions remain high

    West Asia
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    Turkey launches military operation in Syria's Idlib

    Syrian rebel fighters are launching a major military operation backed by Turkish forces into a northwestern area of Syria largely controlled by jihadists, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

    West Asia
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    'People no longer care': Damascus accepts Assad victory as fait accomplish

    Within the capital city the story is similar. Half the checkpoints have been lifted, say Damascus residents, reducing the stress of traffic jams and creating a sense of a gradual return to normality.

    West Asia
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    Syrian War Nearing Its End, Says Grand Mufti

    Islam is a religion of peace and had never waged a war against anyone, and gives shelter to others. We are standing at the gate of victory in Syria and soon we will announce “Syria is free from foreign fighters”.

    Interview
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    Erdogan, Putin agree joint push to end Syria war

    President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday agreed to step efforts to bring peace to Syria, with the Russian leader declaring the right conditions now existed.

    West Asia
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    Syria: Why are Israelis offering condolences to US leaders

    An informed Israeli source told Melman that the delegation had all the appearances of a funeral. “Those who offered condolences were the Americans,” he explained.

    West Asia
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    Two Syrian rebel groups say US and Arab allies urging retreat to Jordan

    Two Western-backed Syrian rebel groups fighting the Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias in southeastern Syria have been asked by their Western and Arab backers to pull out of the area and retreat.

    West Asia
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    US evacuates 20 Daesh commanders from Deir ez-Zor:Report

    A military and diplomatic source has told Sputnik that a US Air Force plane had evacuated Daesh (ISIS, banned in Russia) field commanders from Deir ez-Zor. The US-led coalition has denied the allegations.

    West Asia
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    Israeli attacks meant to boost terrorists’ morale: Syria

    The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called on the United Nations Security Council to denounce Israel’s repeated aggression against the country and take prompt action to stop.

    West Asia
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    2018 World Cup qualifiers bring drama to the Middle East

    As usual in the international breaks in the region, the main story must somehow connect to the Syrian national team, which has continued its heroic journey towards the forthcoming World Cup.

    Sports
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    Syria reach World Cup play-off with Australia after late equaliser in Iran

    Syria scored deep into stoppage time at Iran to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time amid an ongoing civil war at home.

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    Syrian army breaks 3-year IS siege to Deir al-Zour

    Syrian army forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have reached the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr and broken a nearly three-year siege imposed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists on pro-government.

    West Asia

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