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Syria denies Israel's involvement in explosions at airbase
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Sep 2 (ANI): The Syrian Army on Sunday said that the explosions at munitions dump in Mezzeh air base earlier in the day were caused by a short circuit, and not an Israeli missile attack targeted at the airbase situated in the west of Damascus.
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Syrian Envoy urges Indian companies to help rebuild Syria
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Syrian Ambassador to India Dr. Riad Abbas on Wednesday appealed to the Indian companies to come forward to help the Syrian government to rebuild the war-torn country.
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Syrian President to meet Kim in N Korea
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Jun 4 (ANI): Syrian President Bashar-al Assad is set to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, the North's state media reported on Sunday.
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Syria frees southern Damascus from IS
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 21 (ANI): After a period of seven years, the Syrian army on Monday said that it has pushed out the last fighters of the dreaded Islamic State (IS) terror group from al-Hajar al-Aswad district in southern Damascus, according to the Syrian state TV.
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I would love to get out of Syria: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): Less than two weeks after launching airstrikes on Syria, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he "would love to get out," but wanted to do so only once after "having accomplished what we have to accomplish."
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Syria returns 'Legion d'honneur' to France
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 20 (ANI): Syria has returned France the prestigious Legion d'honneur that it gave to President Bashar al-Assad in 2001.
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India calls for impartial probe on Syria 'chemical attack'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Apr. 17 (ANI): India on Monday called for an impartial and objective investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria's Douma two weeks ago.
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Chemical attack could happen in US 'if we're not smart': Nikki Haley
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr 15 (ANI): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday warned that a chemical attack could take place in the United States as well, if "we are not smart enough."
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US 'locked and loaded' for future chemical attacks by Syria
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [United States], April 15 (ANI): United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Saturday said that the US is "locked and loaded" in an event of a chemical attack by Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.
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MEA deplores chemical strikes in Syria
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Responding to the recent suspected chemical strikes in Syria, which claimed over 70 lives, a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, on Saturday, condemned the use of chemical weapons, saying India was closely following the situation.
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Russia calls emergency session of UN Security Council
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI): Russia on Saturday confirmed that it was calling an mergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the wake of the airstrikes launched by the US-led coalition in Syria.
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UN Chief appeals to avoid escalating Syrian crises
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [United States], April 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to avoid actions which could escalate the crisis in Syria and "deepen the suffering of its people."
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