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Spox strongly condemns attack on mosque in Syria’s Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday strongly condemned air raid on a mosque in the suburbs of Aleppo in Syria, which killed or injured tens of prayers worshipers.

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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 17:59

Syrian rebels, families begin leaving Homs district in deal with government

EghtesadOnline: Rebel fighters and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and a Reuters witness said, under an evacuation deal with the government that is expected to be the largest of its kind.

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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 15:38

Second Damascus suicide bomb attack hit restaurant, several casualties: state media

EghtesadOnline: The second suicide bomber to attack the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday set off an explosive device inside a restaurant in the al-Rabweh area, to the west of an earlier suicide attack, state media said.

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Publish Date:15/March/2017 | 14:24

Russia Surprised as Syrian Opposition Boycotts Kazakhstan Talks

EghtesadOnline: Russia expressed surprise as Syrian armed opposition groups boycotted talks in Kazakhstan in protest at what they said were cease-fire violations by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

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Publish Date:15/March/2017 | 05:17

Syrian army advances in district east of Damascus-monitor

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army and its allies gained control of an arterial road in a small rebel pocket in northeast Damascus early on Monday, bringing them close to splitting the enclave in two, a Britain-based war monitor reported.

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Publish Date:13/March/2017 | 13:03

Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister heads for Kazakhstan

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari heading a delegation left Iran for Kazakhstan on Monday to participate in Astana 3 talks on Syria.

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Publish Date:13/March/2017 | 09:17

Iran strongly condemns terrorist incident in Damascus

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday strongly condemned the “heineous and shameful” crime of terrorists in Damascus.

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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 06:02

Iran condemns using chemical weapons by terrorists in Syria, Iraq

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alireza Jahangiri called on the organization to avoid politicizing the case of Syria.

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Publish Date:09/March/2017 | 08:37

Talks on Syria slated for mid-March in Kazakhstan

EghtesadOnline: Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov has said that the talks on Syrian crisis will be held in the country's capital of Astana on March 14.

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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 15:30

Presence of terrorists in Syria contradictory to ME security

EghtesadOnline: Senior advisor to Majlis speaker for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphsized significance of a diplomatic solution and Syrian-Syrian dialogue to restore peace and security to Syria.

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Publish Date:05/March/2017 | 05:51

Plane Believed to Be Syrian Crashes Near Turkey-Syria Border

EghtesadOnline: Turkish officials said that an aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian military crashed near the Turkey-Syria border Saturday, with the Syrian opposition claiming to Turkish media they were responsible for shooting the plane down.

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Publish Date:05/March/2017 | 04:56

U.S.-allied militia agrees to hand villages to Syrian government

EghtesadOnline: A U.S.-allied militia in northern Syria said on Thursday it had agreed to hand over villages on the front line with Turkey-backed rebels to Syrian government control under an agreement with Russia.

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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 24:53

Russia Vetoes UN Sanctions on Syria for Chemical Gas Attacks

EghtesadOnline: Russia used its veto to block a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Syria for the seventh time, rejecting an effort by Western powers to impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s government and military for its use of chemical weapons.

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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:15

Iran strongly condemns terrorist blast in Homs city of Syria

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Sunday strongly condemned Saturday's twin terrorist bombings in the city of Homs in Syria.

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Publish Date:27/February/2017 | 07:10

IS Loses Ground in Iraq, Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the militant stronghold for the first time since the self-styled Islamic State group overran the region in 2014.

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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:45

One question at U.N. Syria talks: What does Russia want?

EghtesadOnline: The first U.N.-led Syria peace talks in almost a year are in danger of getting lost in procedure, as officials obsess about who will meet whom, but behind the scenes diplomats say it's largely up to Russia to call the tune.

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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:14

Syrian government forces press attack on Damascus outskirts: monitors, medic

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces fired rockets at a rebel-held area on Damascus's outskirts on Sunday, pressing an attack that began the day before and has killed up to 16 people, a medical worker and war monitors said.

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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:34

Zarif, Lavrov discuss Syria, bilateral relations in Munich

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Syria and Russia-Iran relations during a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

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Publish Date:18/February/2017 | 13:08

Russia, Iran, Turkey representatives to hold bilateral meetings in Astana

EghtesadOnline: Representatives of Syria ceasefire guarantor countries - Russia, Iran, and Turkey - are due to hold a range of bilateral meetings in Kazakhstan’s Astana on Wednesday, a source close to the talks told TASS.

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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 22:01

Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in Aleppo: rights group

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo during battles to retake the city late last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday.

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Publish Date:14/February/2017 | 08:47