Syria
Syrian foreign minister arrives in Tehran for two-day visit – ISNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad is due in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit, Iran's semi-official...
Read moreTen oil workers killed in attack in Syria’s Deir al-Zor -state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ten oil workers were killed and one was injured in an attack that targeted a bus carrying...
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Germany jails Islamic State member for life over role in Yazidi genocide
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A German court on Tuesday jailed a former Islamic State militant for life for involvement in genocide and...
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Maronites in Cyprus hope Pope can help save their culture
By Michele Kambas KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (Reuters) - As day breaks over a tiny hamlet in north-west Cyprus, some 20 people...
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Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in Syria that...
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Don’t use migrants as pawns in political strategies, Pope tells governments
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday that migrants were being exploited as "pawns" on...
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‘It’s all lies’; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers
By Yara Abi Nader and Joanna Plucinska ORLA/BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) - Syrian friends Anas Kanaan, 34, and Mouein al-Hadi, 36,...
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Channel will swallow more migrants heading for Britain, charities say
By Andrew MacAskill and Ben Makori DOVER, England (Reuters) - The day after 27 people died trying to reach Britain...
Read moreU.S. amends Syria sanctions rules over NGO activities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Aiming to facilitate humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, the United States on Wednesday took action to let...
Read moreSyria reports fourth Israeli attack this month, says two killed
CAIRO (Reuters) -An Israeli air strike in Syria killed two people and wounded seven others including six soldiers on Wednesday,...
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As snow falls, Syrian siblings detained near Polish-Belarus border
SIEMIATYCZE, Poland (Reuters) - Syrian siblings who had crossed into Poland from Belarus were detained by border guards near the...
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Berlin rejects Minsk proposal to take in 2,000 migrants – govt spokesperson
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin does not accept a Belarus proposal for Germany to take in 2,000 migrants who are currently...
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‘It’s deadly’: Syrian doctor in Poland warns migrants against journey through Belarus
By Alan Charlish, Fedja Grulovic and Marko Djurica GRAJEWO, Poland (Reuters) - Syrian doctor Kassam Shahadah settled in Poland as...
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Syrian singer Omar Souleyman released from custody in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian musician Omar Souleyman was released from custody in Turkey on Friday, his manager and a local...
Read moreTurkey detains Syrian singer Omar Souleyman over alleged links to Kurdish militants
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained internationally-known Syrian musician Omar Souleyman over alleged links to Kurdish militants, a local...
Read moreIsrael launches two missiles at southern Damascus building -Syrian state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel launched two missiles targeting an empty building in southern Damascus from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian...
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Desperate father searches for daughter trapped at Belarus border for 25 days
By Yara Abi Nader SIEMIATYCZE, Poland (Reuters) - Anguished relatives of migrants trapped in the forest along the Poland-Belarus border...
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Body of young Syrian migrant buried in Poland as family watch by videolink
By Anita Kobylinska, Marko Djurica and Fejda Grulovic BOHONIKI, Poland (Reuters) - On a dark November evening in a small...
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Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users amid government collapse
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Hackers from Pakistan used Facebook to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government...
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How Minsk became a mecca for migrants travelling as tourists
By Charlotte Bruneau, Joanna Plucinska and Yara Abi Nader SULAIMANIYA, Iraq/HAJNOWKA, Poland (Reuters) - When Kamaran Mohammed travelled with his...
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