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BBC owns up to lie about Syria chemical attack
Sep 08, 2021 01:45In what’s been described as a victory for truth, a western mainstream media channel has been found to have lied about an alleged chemical and biological weapons attack in Syria more than three years ago. The BBC has announced that a documentary it aired last year contained "serious flaws."
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Russian, Syrian helicopter pilots hold first-ever joint drills in Syrian Desert
Sep 07, 2021 10:42Russian and Syrian helicopter pilots have been holding their first-ever joint drills in Syria’s southeastern desert.
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Assad: Syria will stand by Lebanese people, support them on all levels
Sep 06, 2021 00:57Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country will continue to support crisis-hit Lebanon and stand with its people at all levels.
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Journalist hails ‘victory for truth’ after BBC concedes serious flaws in alleged Douma attack documentary
Sep 06, 2021 00:47UK's national broadcaster, the BBC, has admitted that there were serious flaws in a Radio 4 documentary on an alleged 2018 chemical attack in Syria, in a “victory for the truth” after a complaint was filed by journalist Peter Hitchens over allegations raised in the program.
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Syria resumes pounding militants’ positions in Dara’a after Russia-mediated deal fails
Sep 06, 2021 00:31The Syrian military has renewed its attacks against the last militant enclave in the southwestern city of Dara’a following the collapse of a Russian-mediated deal to restore government rule in the area and end the presence of militants there.
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Highest-level Lebanese govt. delegation in first official Syria visit in 10 years
Sep 04, 2021 11:06A delegation from the caretaker Lebanese government is due to visit Damascus in the highest level visit in years to discuss plans to import natural gas through war-torn Syria’s territory and ease a power crisis in Lebanon.
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Syria condemns Israeli attacks on territory
Sep 04, 2021 10:20Syria has condemned Israel’s frequent attacks on its territory, saying the Tel Aviv regime’s ongoing acts of aggression will not affect its resolve in the fight against terrorism.
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Syrian air defense units intercept, destroy Israeli missiles over Damascus
Sep 03, 2021 03:49Syrian air defenses have thwarted another Israeli act of aggression against the war-ravaged Arab country, and shot down a number of “hostile” missiles in the skies over the capital city of Damascus.
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Syrian chemical file politicized by certain countries, Iran tells UN Security Council
Sep 03, 2021 01:46An Iranian envoy to the UN has voiced regret over the politicization of Syria’s chemical file by certain countries, calling for an end to such a trend that has undermined the authority of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the credibility of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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AFC Asian qualifiers: Iran 1-0 Syria
Sep 03, 2021 01:25Iran's National Football Team (Team Melli) have kicked off their opening AFC Asian qualifiers with a victory after holding off Syria to a 1-nil defeat in the third round.