Syria crisis
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Macron campaign for French presidency off to slower start than Le Pen: poll
EghtesadOnline: Fewer French voters believe centrist Emmanuel Macron got off to a good start in the last lap of France's presidential election than far right leader Marine Le Pen, a poll showed…
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French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack
EghtesadOnline: French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in northern Syria and that Assad or members…
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Turkish Jets Hit Kurdish Militant Strongholds in Iraq, Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant positions in Iraq and Syria in an operation meant to disrupt their supply lines and prevent them from infiltrating Turkey.
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Al Qaeda chief urges jihadists to use guerrilla tactics in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Syrian Sunni jihadists to wage guerrilla war against enemies ranging from Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his Iranian-backed…
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Lavrov: Russia, Iran, Hezbollah supporting Syria against terrorism
EghtesadOnline: Moscow, Tehran, and Hezbollah are supporting Syria in fighting against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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UN Secretary General Says Syrian Crisis End Is ‘Very Far’ Away
EghtesadOnline: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there’s no end in sight for the Syrian conflict, which is raising threat levels across the world.
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Visit with Iranian, Russian presidents not unlikely, says Syria’s Assad
EghtesadOnline: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has not ruled out a trilateral meeting to take place between him and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin…
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Russia-Iran-Turkey continue to strengthen Syria ceasefire: Lavrov
EghtesadOnline: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that his country’s cooperation with Iran and Turkey will continue to strengthen ceasefire in Syria.
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Russia complains to U.S. over exclusion from Syria chemical probe
EghtesadOnline: Russia has told the United States it regrets Washington's opposition to letting its inspectors take part in an investigation into a chemical weapons attack in Syria earlier this…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis to talk Islamic State, Syria in Middle East
EghtesadOnline: On his first trip as U.S defense secretary to parts of the Middle East and Africa, Jim Mattis will focus on the fight against Islamic State and articulating President Donald Trump's…
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Russia says plans a meeting with U.S. and U.N. on Syria in Geneva: agencies
EghtesadOnline: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Monday that diplomats from Russia, the United States and the United Nations plan to discuss the Syrian crisis in Geneva…
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On Easter, Pope denounces "oppressive regimes" but urges restraint
EghtesadOnline: Pope Francis denounced "oppressive regimes" in his Easter message on Sunday but in an apparent call for restraint urged world leaders to prevent the spread of conflicts, as tensions…
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Death toll from Aleppo bomb attack at least 112: Observatory
EghtesadOnline: The death toll from a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus convoy outside Aleppo reached at least 112 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Sunday.
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Iran condemns terrorists’ appalling crime in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi denounced Takfiri terrorists’ appalling crime in Syria and expressed sympathy with families of the martyrs of the bitter event.
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Russia Says Syria Invited Chemical Weapons Experts to Idlib
EghtesadOnline: Russia called for international inspectors to visit Idlib, where the U.S. accused Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad of carrying out a deadly chemical weapons attack against his own…
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Blast hits Syrian bus convoy near Aleppo: state media, monitors
EghtesadOnline: An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-government media outlets, pro-opposition activists…
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US missile strike on Syria 'unacceptable': Iranian FM
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a US missile strike on Syria last week is "unacceptable," reiterating Iran's call for an unbiased international probe into an alleged…
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Iran, Russia, Syria condemn US missile attack on Homs
EghtesadOnline: Iran, Russia and Syria have once again condemned a recent US cruise missile strike against a Syrian army base under the pretext of responding to an alleged gas attack in the town…
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Zarif: Donators of chemical arms to Saddam now accusing Syria of using them
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said that providers of chemical weapons to the Iraqi deposed dictator Saddam Hussein during the imposed war against Iran are now…
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Lavrov: Iran, Russia, Syria urge careful investigation into Khan Shayhkun chemical incident
EghtesadOnline: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the three countries of Russia, Iran, and Syria are keen on launching a deep probe into chemical incident in Khan Shaykhun…
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U.S.-Russia relations at another low after Syria attacks
EghtesadOnline: The presidents of the United States and Russia on Wednesday both presented souring views of the relationship between their two countries, exchanging sharp words as Moscow extended…
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Tillerson Visits Moscow Without Game Plan
EghtesadOnline: The US administration has veered toward deeper conflict with Russia on Tuesday as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow, gambling that an unpredictable new president…
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US missile attacks on Syria smacks of jungle law: Iran Judiciary chief
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the recent missile attack by the US against a Syrian army air base was a clear example of the application of the law…
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Iran, Syria military top brass discuss US strikes in Syria
EghtesadOnline: The military brass of Iran and Syria say the US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield will fail to bear any fruit, stressing that terrorists and their allies are on the verge…
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US missile strikes against Syria strategic mistake: Ayat. Khamenei
EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent missile strikes by the US military against a Syrian army air base were a “strategic mistake.”
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Iran: Further US strikes on Syria 'very dangerous'
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani has warned that further US strikes on Syria as threatened by American and other Western officials could push the region into a "very dangerous" situation.
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Iran lobbying world for Syria ‘gas attack’ probe
EghtesadOnline: Through a flurry of contacts with world authorities, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has been promoting a proposal by President Hassan Rouhani for an international, impartial investigatio…
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Iranian, Syrian, Russian FMs to hold trilateral meeting in Moscow
EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi announced that foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to travel to the Russian capital, Moscow on Friday to attend a trilateral…
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Tillerson Says Russia Should Give Up ‘Unreliable Partner’ Assad
EghtesadOnline: Russia must abandon its support of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime if it wants an “important role” in discussions about Syria’s future, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said,…
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Syria Clearly to Blame in Chemical Attack on Town, U.S. Says
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration said evidence clearly showed Syria was behind a chemical attack on civilians this month and accused Russia of trying to cover up for its ally, Bashar…