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Pope Francis urges Assad to protect Syria's civilians
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 13 (ANI): Pope Francis in an appeal to Bashar al-Assad has urged the Syrian President to respect international humanitarian law and to protect the rights of civilians in the war-torn country.
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Bashar al-assad insists Syrian forces "to clean" Aleppo of rebel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct. 15 (ANI): Amid ongoing violence in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad has insisted that the country's armed forces must continue "to clean" up Aleppo city, even as diplomats are preparing to halt bloodshed in rebel-held areas of the city.
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Iranian envoy expresses desire to be part of CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 5 (ANI): Consul General of Iran Mohammad Hossein Bani Assadi has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a great economic development project and Iran would like to be a part of it.
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Situation in Afghanistan's Kunduz city improving: Police
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct. 4 (ANI): The governor of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, Assadullah Omarkhail, has said clashes between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban are still on, but added that the situation is gradually being brought under control.
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UK seizes passport of Syrian activist at Assad's request
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 25 (ANI): The British authorities have confiscated the passport of a prominent Syrian activist and critic of President Bashar al-Assad at the request of the Syrian Government, effectively preventing her from travelling and blocking her work.
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UNSC to meet Syrian Prez as troops tighten grip on Aleppo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 25 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council will today meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after his troops tightened their siege of Aleppo after another 24 hours of intense bombardment that left dozens dead and nearly two million without water.
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UN aid programme in Syria under Assad's grip: Report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug. 30 (ANI): Critics fear that the United Nations aid programme to Syria is on the verge of being compromised as the organization has awarded contracts worth tens of millions of dollars to the people closely associated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the whim of the D
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Syrian President Assad announces 72-hour long truce for Eid al-Fitr celebr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 7 (ANI): The Syrian army declared it was observing a 72-hour long ceasefire across the country on the ocassion of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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