Syria crisis
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Deputy FM urges UN reaction on Syria, Yemen crises
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Deputy for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi regretted that the United Nations has failed to show proper reaction to developments in Syria and Yemen…
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Zarif: Talks with Mogherini focused on Iran nuclear deal, Syria crisis
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini held consultation with Iranian officials on the nuclear deal (known as JCPOA)…
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Aleppo fighting spreads amid accusations of gas attack
EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels opened a new front in Aleppo as fighting spread on the third day of a major insurgent counter-attack to break the government's siege of the opposition-held part…
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Mogherini says meeting with Zarif beginning of EU work on Syria
EghtesadOnline: The European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said her meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif focused not just on mutual ties but rather was…
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Militants Kill Children at Aleppo School
EghtesadOnline: Shelling by Syrian militants killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group said, just a day after airstrikes…
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EU representative in Tehran to discuss crisis in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrived in Tehran to discuss Syrian crisis.
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Whose Rebels Will Fight for Raqqa Deepens U.S.-Turkey Divisions
EghtesadOnline: With the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul barely begun, the U.S. and its allies say they need to move within weeks on the other remaining Islamic State stronghold, Raqqa in…
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Syrian rebels launch Aleppo counter-attack to break siege
EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies on Friday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said.
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Rebel shelling kills children at school in west Aleppo: government, monitor
EghtesadOnline: Shelling by Syrian rebels killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group said, just a day after air strikes…
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In Germany, Syrians find mosques too conservative
EghtesadOnline: Hani Salam escaped civil war in Syria and survived the journey from Egypt to Europe. But when he saw men with bushy long beards at a mosque near his current home in Cologne last…
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U.S. Stuck With Nobody Left to Sanction in Russia Over Syria
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. put sanctions on Russia’s main arms exporter, Kremlin aides and the black leather-loving head of a motorcycle gang nicknamed “The Surgeon” after the 2014 invasion of…
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Russia says it extends moratorium on Aleppo air strikes
EghtesadOnline: Russia said on Tuesday it would extend a moratorium on air strikes on Syria's Aleppo into a ninth day, but a monitor and a civil defense official said that rebel-held parts of…
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NATO says Russian battle group may be used against Aleppo civilians
EghtesadOnline: Russian warships heading for Syria could be used to target civilians in the besieged city of Aleppo, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, calling on Moscow…
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Trump says Clinton policy on Syria would lead to World War Three
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for…
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Zarif: Iran ready to help ceasefire, send humanitarian supplies to Syria
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran is ready for any cooperation on establishment of ceasefire in Syria and sending humanitarian supplies to alleviate…
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Qasemi: Iran's role to help resolve Syrian crisis is known to all
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday that the role and status of the Islamic Republic of Iran to help resolve the Syrian crisis is know to all and the role…
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U.N. aborts plan to evacuate patients from Aleppo, blames all parties
EghtesadOnline: The United Nations has abandoned plans to evacuate patients from besieged rebel-held east Aleppo which it had hoped to accomplish during a three day lull in fighting last week,…
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Turkish army says hits Islamic State, Kurdish YPG targets in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkey's military struck dozens of Islamic State and Kurdish YPG militia targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, depriving both groups of the ability to move around, the army…
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Iran urges need for 'practical steps' to save civilian lives in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Iran's ambassador to the United Nations Gholam-Hossein Khoshroo has put forward some practical steps to help save the lives of civilians in the war-hit areas in Syria.
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Murder of Syria civilians result of Takfiri ideology spread: Deputy FM
EghtesadOnline: Murder of Syrian civilians is the result of spread of Takfiri terrorism in the region, Foreign Minister Deputy for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday.
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Air strikes, fighting break Russian-declared ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo
EghtesadOnline: Fierce fighting and air strikes broke the third day of a four-day unilateral Russian ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a monitor said.
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Aleppo city quiet on third day of ceasefire: monitor
EghtesadOnline: Calm prevailed across the divided northern Syrian city of Aleppo on the third of four consecutive day-time unilateral ceasefires announced by Russia, but medical evacuations and…
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Syria says east Aleppo ceasefire has begun, promises 'safe exit'
EghtesadOnline: The Syrian military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged eastern Aleppo, a move that the rebels have…
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Larijani wishes better conditions in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday expressed hope that better situation could be created in Syria with international efforts made to solve the problem.
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No military solution to Syria crisis: Lawmaker
EghtesadOnline: Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's Presiding Board Behrouz Nemati said on Wednesday that the crisis in Syria should be solved through political means.
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Syria rebels reject Aleppo withdrawal after Russian statement
EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels said on Tuesday they rejected any withdrawal of fighters from Aleppo after Russia announced a halt in air raids which it said was designed to allow insurgents to…
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Trump and Clinton offer two kinds of Syria policy: bad and worse
EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton has a plan for defeating Islamic State in Syria. Donald Trump has one, too. With the conflict in Syria spreading beyond its borders, it’s essential to understand…
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Russia says to halt Aleppo strikes for eight hours on Thursday
EghtesadOnline: Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday to allow civilians and rebels to leave the city, the Russian Defence…
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Failure of Syria peace talks indicates lack of US resolve to uproot terrorism
EghtesadOnline: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that failure of Syrian peace talks in Lausanne indicated lack of US resolve in campaign against terrorism.
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The US fears terrorist groups grow faint in Syria: Iran official
EghtesadOnline: Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi says the US main concern is the weakening of terrorist groups in Syria.