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Did the US end Iran’s nuclear programme?
Following the US’ air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres called on all countries to avoid any military confrontation with Iran. “I call on Syria, Egypt and all countries in the region to join us in standing together against the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear programme,” he added.
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Putin just suffered a huge defeat
Turkey is set to become a key interlocutor with the international community after the collapse of the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, according to reports. Turkey is likely to increase its influence in Syria, where it already maintains a de facto buffer zone across much of the north, reports said. Turkey’s ties to…
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The Middle East could be shaped by Syria’s revolution
An aid group has said that US forces are providing humanitarian assistance to the displaced civilians in the barren area on Syria’s southern border. The US military carried out an unusually large airstrike on IslamicState bases in central Syria. The group added that the US has supplied humanitarian assistance to the displaced civilians in the…
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What are the rebels doing in Syria?
As rebel factions in Syria launched an offensive to seize the city of Aleppo from Syrian government forces, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said that the rebel groups will be “more difficult to control” once they hold even more new territory. ICG said that the proximity of the border and collaboration with other rebel groups…
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The Gaza health ministry says that at least 87 people are dead or missing from Israeli strikes on north Gaza
Israel launched an air strike on Sunday in Lebanon following an attack on its soldiers in Syria, the country’s defence ministry said. The strike came a day after a rocket from Lebanon hit an Israeli base and killed two soldiers. This is the second air strike on Lebanon in two days. More than 42,000 Palestinians…
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A Baltimore bridge collapse is being covered in a Disney movie
US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday said there’s no evidence that President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of American troops from Syria. “There is no evidence to suggest that the President has ordered the withdrawal of our troops from Syria,” Zinke said. “The President has not given any orders to withdrawal from Syria,”…
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Fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria after U.S. troops are attacked
The US has launched strikes on two locations in Syria linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in response to attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon said. “The US does not desire to engage in further hostilities and these Iranian-backed attacks on US forces were unacceptable and must stop,” it…
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Scientists know about the Turkey–Syria earthquake
The death toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to over 10,000, according to the country’s disaster management agency. Meanwhile, over 5,000 people have been injured and nearly 6,000 buildings have collapsed. This comes after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Syria’s coast on Sunday, killing at least six people and…
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Aid groups help survivors of the Turkey-Syria earthquake
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more, according to Turkish and Syrian officials. The death toll from the earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey two weeks ago has risen to over 25,000. The civil war in Syria has made it difficult to deliver vital…
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The death toll from the earthquake is increasing, and so is criticism of Turkey’s government response
The death toll from Monday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey has risen to 47, according to state media. As many as 3,000 buildings have been destroyed in the two countries, it added. Turkey has provided emergency assistance to Syria and has evacuated over 5 lakh people who have been left homeless, it further…
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The death toll from the earthquake has increased to more than 25,000
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Saturday said that the death toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria has risen to over 25,000. Yildirim added that more than 70,000 buildings have been destroyed in the areas affected by the earthquake. The UN said that its first earthquake-related aid convoy crossed from Turkey into…
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Hopes fade as rescuers search for survivors of the earthquake
The death toll from the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to over 10,000, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said on Wednesday. At least 400 people have died in Turkey, with over 2,000 injured, the authority added. The death toll from the earthquake in northern Syria has risen to over…
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The death toll of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria increased after a few days
A UN aid convoy that crossed from Turkey into Syria through the Bab al-Hawa crossing on Wednesday, the only humanitarian aid corridor between Turkey and rebel-held areas in northern Syria, was welcomed by Syrians. “Those who died, we want them to come back,” said a Syrian man waiting at the Syrian side of the border…