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At UN, India says role of 'external actors' worsening situation in Syria
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 3 (ANI): Expressing concern over the increasing hostilities in Syria, India on Friday said threats of launching "military operations" by external actors worsened the situation in the war-torn country.
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UN Syria Commission of Inquiry requests Security Council to extend aid to
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): As Syria is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has warned the Security Council that it would be a failure of the highest order if the aid is not extended to millions o
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3 killed in fresh Israeli missile strike in Syria's capital
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in an Israeli missile strike targeting military sites south of the capital Damascus on Friday night, according to a statement from the Syrian military.
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US announces USD 800 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has pledged to provide more than USD 800 million in new humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced in Brussels on Tuesday at an international donors conference for Syria
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EU pledges nearly USD 1.6bn in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Syrians up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for 2022 and to allocate an equal amount following year, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
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Erdogan vows to send 1 million refugees back to Syria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 9 (ANI): Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for "the voluntary and honourable return of 1 million Syrian refugees" back to their homeland.
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Turkey hosts over 4 million refugees in total: official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey currently hosts 4,082,693 refugees, 3,762,686 of whom are Syrians, Turkish deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli was quoted by daily Hurriyet as saying on Sunday.
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Syrian soldier killed in shelling of Idlib: Russian reconciliation centre
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): One Syrian soldier was killed and another was injured in an attack carried out by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group in the Syrian province of Idlib, the deputy head of the Russian centre for the reconciliation of warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral
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Lebanon arrests 2 human smugglers, 23 illegal Syrian immigrants
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Two human smugglers and 23 Syrian nationals planning to leave for Cyprus by sea were arrested in northern Lebanon on Sunday, the National News Agency reported.
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Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Four Syrian soldiers were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli missile attack early Wednesday on several sites near the capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported.
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Syrian Air Defense downed most missiles fired by Israel: Defense Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Syrian air defense systems repelled an Israeli air attack and shot down most of the missiles, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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