Syria crisis
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Syria peace efforts must continue despite break with Russia: Kerry
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday efforts to end Syria's war must continue despite Washington's decision to break off talks with Moscow over what he called its…
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Putin’s Middle East gamble is paying dividends
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin has made an art of turning weakness into strength. As Russian and Syrian forces pound Aleppo in the biggest assault of Syria’s five-year civil war, the Russian…
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U.S. appeals court sides against Pence in Syrian refugee case
EghtesadOnline: Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the Republican nominee for U.S. vice president, lost another round in federal court on Monday in his bid to keep refugees fleeing Syria's civil war…
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U.S. suspends Syria ceasefire talks with Russia, blames Moscow
EghtesadOnline: The United States broke off talks with Russia on Monday on implementing a ceasefire agreement in Syria and accused Moscow of not living up to its commitments under the Sept. 9…
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Velayati: Syrian crisis to be resolved by respecting public demands
EghtesadOnline: Head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Ali-Akbar Velayati said on Sunday that Syria is not to be isolated under any circumstances and the only way to…
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Syria presses Aleppo advance, tells rebels to leave
EghtesadOnline: Syrian government and allied forces have advanced toward Aleppo, pursuing their week-old offensive to take the rebel-held part of the city after dozens of overnight air strikes.
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Iran holds France accountable for humanitarian crisis in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Wednesday held French government accountable for the current waves of violence and humanitarian crisis in Syria.
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Halt to Syrian clashes, Zarif's achievement in visit to Turkey
EghtesadOnline: The foreign ministry's media diplomacy directorate general announced that the most important achievement of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's visit to Turkey was Tehran-Ankara…
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Turkish FM says discussed Syria with Iranian counterpart
EghtesadOnline: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that he and Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the crisis in Syria during the one-day stopover of the Iranian foreign minister in Turkey…
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Russia Refuses to Halt Aleppo Assault, Offers Short Respites
EghtesadOnline: Russia signaled there would be no halt to the devastating bombardment of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, a day after the U.S. threatened a diplomatic rift if it doesn’t stop.
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Turkey Risks Kurdish War on Two Fronts as Army Advances in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Mustafa Denktas had twin sons. One of them, a Kurdish militant, was killed fighting the Turkish army in 2012. Denktas was still in mourning when news arrived three weeks later…
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Kerry said he lost argument to back Syria diplomacy with force: NYT
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a meeting last week with a small number of Syrian civilians and others, said he had lost an argument within the Obama administration to…
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Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy 'on life support'
EghtesadOnline: Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as the United States said diplomacy to halt the violence was "on…
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Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack
EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new campaign…
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Syria's destiny in hands of Syrian people: Speaker
EghtesadOnline: The visiting Speaker of the Syrian People's Assembly Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas has stressed that the fate of Syria is in the hand of the Syrian people.
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Iran, Syria deputy FMs discuss grave humanitarian situation in Aleppo
EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad on Monday discussed the latest developments in Syria, especially…
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Zarif: Only way out of Syria, Yemen crisis is political means
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the only way out for the humanitarian crises in Syria and Yemen is ceasefire and inclusive political settlement.
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Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts
EghtesadOnline: Dozens of air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, a monitor and defense worker said, continuing a fierce air campaign by Syrian government…
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Ambassador says Syria will not relinquish an inch of its territory
EghtesadOnline: Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Bashar al-Jaafari said that Syria will remain committed to combating terrorism, and that others must stop exploiting…
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West Slams Russia Over Aleppo Bombings at UN Security Council
EghtesadOnline: Western powers traded barbs with Russia during an acrimonious emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to halt intensive bombing of Aleppo, the center of opposition to the…
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U.S., Russia trade blows over Syria as warplanes pound Aleppo
EghtesadOnline: The United States accused Russia of "barbarism" in Syria on Sunday as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost…
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Kerry's ceaseless diplomacy faces sternest test on Syria
EghtesadOnline: After last week's bombing of a U.N. aid convoy in Syria dealt a death blow to a ceasefire deal in which he had invested all his diplomatic capital with Russia, the U.S. Secretary…
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Kerry's ceaseless diplomacy faces sternest test on Syria
EghtesadOnline: After last week's bombing of a U.N. aid convoy in Syria dealt a death blow to a ceasefire deal in which he had invested all his diplomatic capital with Russia, the U.S. Secretary…
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Battle rages near Aleppo, air onslaught continues
EghtesadOnline: Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of high ground on the Aleppo outskirts on Saturday as warplanes bombed the city's opposition-held east relentlessly in a…
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U.S. Abandons Syria Truce Efforts and Lays The Blame With Russia
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry abandoned his bid to salvage a cease-fire aimed at easing Syria’s 5 1/2-year civil war, saying it was pointless to press ahead without a “major…
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Syrian government seizes area in Aleppo attack, death toll climbs
EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces seized ground from rebels north of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on the city's opposition-held east as it came under fierce air strikes in…
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Syrian government seizes area in Aleppo attack, death toll climbs
EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces seized ground from rebels north of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on the city's opposition-held east as it came under fierce air strikes in…
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Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive
EghtesadOnline: Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria's…
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Jets pound Aleppo's rebel-held areas, defying U.S.
EghtesadOnline: Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, rebel officials and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
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UN chief calls for Iran's help to end regional crises
EghtesadOnline: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during his meeting on Wednesday with President Hassan Rouhani called for Iran's help to end the ongoing crises in Syria and Yemen.