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EU doubts Syria's Presidential election in May will be free, fair
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union takes note of Syria's plan to hold a presidential election on May 26 but doubts this will be a free and fair vote, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano told Sputnik on Friday.
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Far-right Israelis, Palestinians, police clash in Jerusalem
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Clashes erupted in Jerusalem on Thursday night among right-wing Israeli, Palestinian protesters and the police.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to run for re-election
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 22 (ANI): The incumbent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday decided to run for the fourth term after Hammouda Sabbagh, the Speaker of Syria's Parliament, announced the date of the presidential election as May 26.
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Terrorists in Syria plotting attacks in cities ahead of elections: Russian
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Terrorists in Syria are planning attacks on state institutions in major cities ahead of the presidential election, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Monday.
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Syria to hold presidential election on May 26
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 19 (ANI): The Parliament of Syria has announced that the country will hold its presidential election on May 26, while the candidate registration is to begin on April 19.
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4 Syrian soldiers wounded in Israeli missiles attack: State media
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 8 (ANI): Four Syrian soldiers have been wounded in a fresh Israeli missiles attack targeting military positions in the Syrian capital of Damascus.
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Terrorists carry out 30 attacks on Syria's Idlib De-escalation Zone
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 30 times over the past 24 hours, Rear-Admiral Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a
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Syrian President, wife test positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], March 8 (ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad were tested positive for COVID-19, state news agency SANA reported on Monday.
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Explosion heard in skies above Damascus: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], March 1 (ANI): An explosion was heard in the skies above the Syrian capital city of Damascus on Sunday, Sputnik reported Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported.
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Fire in refugee camp kills 4 in Syria: report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people, including a child, were killed and 18 others were injured by a fire that broke out at a refugee camp in northeastern Syria on Saturday, state news agency SANA reported.
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2 killed, 1 injured in landmine blast in Syria's Hama Province
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], February 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Two people were killed and one was injured in a landmine explosion in the Salamiyah area, east of Syria's Hama, a local medical source told Sputnik on Friday.
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Germany convicts Syrian regime officer of crimes against humanity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 24 (ANI): A court in Germany convicted a former Syrian security officer on Wednesday of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity for his role in arresting and transporting protesters to an interrogation center known for torture.
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