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Syria's Assad arrives in UAE in official visit

Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma al Assad, at a time when more Arab states have signalled openness to easing the isolation of Damascus.

Syrian rescue group criticises UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

Syrian rescue group criticises UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a U.N. decision to give Syrian President Bashar al Assad authorisation over aid deliveries through border crossings with Turkey, saying it gave him "free political gain".

First UN aid convoy crosses into rebel-held territory in Syria

First UN aid convoy crosses into rebel-held territory in Syria

A UN convoy comprised of 11 trucks entered rebel-held territory in northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing on Tuesday. More than 50 other trucks of UN humanitarian aid have already been sent through another crossing at Bab al-Hawa. The UN said on Monday that President Bashar…

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Syrian President Assad meets UAE FM -state media

Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Sunday met UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in the first such high-level visit by an Arab official since the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, official media reported.

Quake aid is political pawn as powers clash over Syria access

Aid deliveries to tens of thousands of Syrians caught up in this week’s earthquake are being hampered by wrangling between rival powers in the country’s more than decade-long war.

Tribune News Service

Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters has died at 93

Over more than a half century, the driven celebrity journalist built one of the most remarkable careers in TV news. She was 93.

Calm returns to Syria rebel enclave after deadly internecine fighting

Calm prevailed on Sunday in rebel-controlled northwest Syria a day after a Turkish-brokered truce ended bloody clashes between rival factions which risked wider internecine warfare among opponents of President Bashar al Assad's rule, residents and rebels said.

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Turkey lays the ground for a smoothing of relations with Syria

Turkey lays the ground for a smoothing of relations with Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a strong opponent of the Syrian regime, says his country could be ready for dialogue with Damascus. It's a prospect that's causing alarm in the ranks of the Syrian opposition that relies heavily on Turkish support.

Radio France Internationale

Truce ends clashes among Turkey-backed rebels in northwest Syria

Clashes among Syrian rebel groups backed by Turkey ended on Sunday after they agreed to a truce, residents and rebel sources said, easing fears of wider internecine warfare among opponents of President Bashar al Assad's rule.

U.S.-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

U.S.-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces tightened the siege on neighborhoods under the control of the Syrian government in two Kurdish-controlled cities in northeast Syria, officials from both sides said on Thursday.

Iran and Syria to bolster ties after Ukraine crisis

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Damascus on Wednesday and said Iran's priority was to strengthen strategic ties in a changing global scene after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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