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Assad-era minister turns himself in to new Syria authorities: statement
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Assad-era minister turns himself in to new Syria authorities: statement

Hindustan Times  

A former Syrian minister under ousted president Bashar al-Assad has turned himself in, the interior ministry said Tuesday, one of the highest-profile figures captured by the new authorities. Assad-era minister turns himself in to new Syria authorities: statement "The minister of interior in the government of the defunct regime, Mohammed al-Shaar, surrendered himself to the General Security Department," an interior …

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Russia maintains contacts with new authorities in Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad regime: Kremlin
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia maintains contacts with new authorities in Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad regime: Kremlin

India TV News  

In a major development, Russia has confirmed it is in touch with the new regime in Syria after the dramatic fall of the Bashar al-Assad-led government. The latest report came after the Kremlin on Wednesday clarified that Russia has maintained contact with the new authorities in Syria. "We, of course, maintain contacts with those who are currently controlling the situation …

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Lebanon announces first cholera case in almost 30 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Lebanon announces first cholera case in almost 30 years

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s health ministry on Thursday announced the crisis-hit country’s first case of cholera in decades. The Health Ministry said the person infected is from Lebanon’s impoverished predominantly rural northern province of Akkar, which borders Syria, adding that it was the first case of the waterborne disease since 1993. The U.N. and Syria’s Health Ministry have said the source …

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Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilise against coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilise against coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and ill-prepared to cope with the coronavirus – an enemy that knows no conflict lines. In the last opposition-held enclave in Syria‘s northwest, health officials are cobbling together what little they have to protect four million people crammed into a territory buckling under repeated …

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British man who fought against Isis in Syria is arrested by Turkish authorities over 'terrorism'
7 years, 7 months ago

British man who fought against Isis in Syria is arrested by Turkish authorities over 'terrorism'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former British soldier who …

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Malaysia arrests 17 on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in Kuala Lumpur, police say
9 years, 11 months ago

Malaysia arrests 17 on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in Kuala Lumpur, police say

ABC  

Seventeen people, including two who recently returned from Syria, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, officials say. Authorities in the Muslim-majority country have expressed increasing alarm over the threat of Muslim militancy in the wake of the Islamic State group's bloody jihad in Syria and Iraq. But the government has increasingly warned …

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