Syria
Gas pipeline explosion knocks out three power plants in Syria's Damascus
Deir Ali and Nasiriyah plants resumed operations after gas supplies were restored, while Tishreen remains offline due to equipment damage.
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Al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, vows to rebuild Syria at UNGA
Syria’s president accuses Israel of hundreds of strikes and incursions since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, while reaffirming Damascus’ commitment to the 1974 disengagement agreement.
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UN official says Israeli military activity in southern Syria violates 1974 agreement
UN envoy Claudio Cordone said Israel’s military presence and near-daily incursions in southern Syria violate the 1974 disengagement agreement.
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US removes Syria from State Sponsors of Terrorism list after 47 years
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move removes major barriers to private investment and Syria’s economic reintegration.
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Israel says it has ‘no interest’ in escalation with Turkiye over Syria airstrike
The remarks came after Israel carried out airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria's eastern Idlib province.
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Syria blames Israel for airstrikes on military airport in Idlib
Damascus calls the strikes a “flagrant violation” of Syrian sovereignty, while Jordan condemns the attack and warns of further regional instability.
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Bashar al-Assad: the making and unmaking of a ruler
Even though he was never meant to be president of Syria, the nation was hopeful about its young successor but, instead it witnessed the downfall none was really ready for.
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Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad and former security official to death
Assad, who was born in 1965, became president in 2000 after his father Hafez died.
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Syria, Russia reach agreement on future of key Mediterranean military bases
Under the agreement, Syria will take control of the Hmeimem air base and the commercial berth at Tartus port as part of its civil administration.
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