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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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Russia looks to recruit Syrian soldiers to fight in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking to recruit Syrian soldiers to fight in Ukraine amid the escalating conflict in Kyiv, The Wall Street Journal reported citing US officials.
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Landmine casualties 'exceptionally high', Syria and Afghanistan worst-hit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): An UN-backed civil society report has revealed that global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit.
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Turkey captures 40 illegal migrants, detains smuggler off Istanbul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish authorities captured 40 undocumented migrants and detained a suspected human smuggler in a boat off Turkey's biggest city Istanbul, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Germany remains EU's main migrant destination with over 1,00,000 Annual Re
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany] October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany remains the most popular European destination for migrants, with more than 100,000 asylum bids recorded for nine years in a row, media said Sunday.
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Syria: Prevent 'entire generation from being lost', urges UN humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for "greater access and expanded funding", to better help them.
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12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the total number of people on the brink of hunger to a record 12.4 million.
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US sanctions Syria's Central Bank, 9 other entities, 7 individuals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has added Syria's Central Bank, seven Syrians including a high-ranking official and nine Syrian entities to its Specially Designated and Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), the Treasury Department announced in a press r
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Millions of Syrians go to sleep hungry: aid organizations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 30 (Xinhua/ANI): A staggering 9.3 million Syrians are now going to sleep hungry and more another two million are at risk of a similar fate, international NGOs said in a joint statement Monday.
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Over 1,200 Syrians returned home from Jordan, Lebanon in past 24 hours: Ru
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Oct 9 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 1,200 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Wednesday.
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Trump acceptance of Israeli control of Golan sparks protests
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Sweida [Syria], Mar 27 (ANI): Thousands of Syrians gathered on Tuesday in different cities to protest against President Donald Trump's formal recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
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Russia opens two humanitarian corridors to evacuate besieged Syrians
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Homs [Syria] Feb 20 (ANI): In an efforts to secure the return of the besieged Syrian civilians, Russia opened two humanitarian corridors to evacuate the displaced people in al-Rukban Camp in al Tanf area of Syria's Homs on Tuesday.
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