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Syria reopens Damascus international airport after months of closure over COVID-19
Oct 02, 2020 08:42Syria has reopened Damascus International Airport for commercial flights after six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had imposed strict health measures.
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China's envoy describes Syria as important partner, hopes for enhanced cooperation
Oct 02, 2020 03:35The Chinese ambassador to Damascus has described Syria as a strategic and important partner for his country, saying that Beijing is interested in further development of political, economic and trade ties with the Arab nation.
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Iran, Japan discuss Syria developments
Oct 02, 2020 02:31Diplomats from Iran and Japan discussed the latest developments in Syria, with both supporting the political settlement of conflicts and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Arab country.
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Syria rejects any deal with Israel that will cause harm to Palestinian cause
Oct 01, 2020 15:15A Syrian diplomat says his country will never clinch an agreement with the Israeli regime that will undermine the interests of the Arab world, particularly the Palestinian cause.
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Syria renews call for Israel to end occupation of Golan Heights, halt settlement activities
Oct 01, 2020 05:23Syria’s permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva has reiterated his country’s call for Israel to end its decades-long occupation of the Golan Heights, complaining that the Tel Aviv regime is making demographic changes to the fertile region and looting its resources.
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US manipulated OPCW to justify Syria strikes: Journo tells UN
Oct 01, 2020 05:03A journalist recounts to the United Nations Security Council how the United States manipulated the world body’s chemical watchdog into reporting a chemical incident in Syria to justify Western military strikes against the Arab country.
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US imposes new sanctions on Syria, targeting Assad government
Oct 01, 2020 04:58The Trump administration has targeted the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by imposing new sanctions.
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OPCW report on 2018 Douma chemical attack may not reflect reality: Ex-inspector
Sep 29, 2020 05:24A former lead investigator with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has challenged the final report of the body’s Fact-Finding Mission into an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma near the capital Damascus on April 7, 2018, saying it may not reflect the reality on the ground.
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Turkish-backed militants destroy archeological sites in northern Syria
Sep 28, 2020 14:58Turkish military forces and Ankara-backed Takfiri militants have reportedly destroyed several archaeological sites in Syria's Northern Province of Raqqah in an attempt to wipe out the Arab country’s cultural identity.
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Syria invites sanction-beset nations to unite against 'suffocating' bans
Sep 27, 2020 05:38At the 75th UN General Assembly, Syria has urged all the countries that have come under illegal and unilateral US sanctions to “close ranks” and resist the "suffocating" bans.