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Syrian authorities confirm to TML: ISIS shrine attack prevented in Damascus

Syria's Interior Ministry vowed to act decisively against any group attempting to exploit instability in certain areas of the country to carry out attacks, with a particular focus on combating ISIS.

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Syrian Intelligence Says It Thwarted Islamic State Attack on Shi'ite Shrine

Syria's Intelligence Directorate foiled an attack by the Islamic State group on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine in a Damascus suburb, a site of mass pilgrimage for Shi'ites, state news agency Sana reported on Saturday.

The National on MSN · 1d

Syria says it foiled ISIS attempt to bomb Damascus shrine

Syria's Intelligence Directorate foiled an attempt by ISIS to bomb the Sayyeda Zeinab shrine in the capital Damascus, state news agency Sana reported on Saturday. It said members of an ISIS cell were arrested before they could carry out an attack on the shrine,

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Syria Intelligence Says Thwarted IS Attempt To Blow Up Shiite Shrine

Syrian authorities foiled an attempt by Islamic State group jihadists to blow up a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb, a source within Syria's intelligence agency told state new agency SANA on Saturday.

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Syria authorities say foiled IS attack on Shiite shrine

Syria's state news agency SANA said authorities had arrested "Islamic State" (IS) members accused of targeting the Sayeda Zainab shrine in Damascus.

Germany's Baerbock pledges €50M for Syria

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Germany's Baerbock pledges €50M for Syria at Riyadh talks

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Syrians needed "quick" relief and pledged additional aid. Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is urging Western states to ease sanctions on the country.

U.S. News & World Report · 4h

Syria Talks Being Held in Riyadh With Western and Regional Participation

Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria's new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday at the first such regional meeting on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

The National on MSN · 1h

Arab and western powers discuss Syria's future post-Assad in Riyadh

Western and Arab powers were meeting in Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the future of post-Assad Syria as Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, the rebel group that brought down the former regime last month, builds a monopoly on power in Damascus.

Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties

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Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the civil war started in 2011.Prime Minister Najib Mikati's trip came after Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus last month,

UPI News on MSN · 21h

Syria’s new ruler pledges long-term strategic ties with Lebanon

Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from decades of the Assad family's rule.

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Lebanon to work with Syria to strengthen borders

Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday in Damascus. In the first trip by a Lebanese prime minister to neighbouring Syria in 15 years,

Lebanese PM meets Syria's new leader Al-Sharaa

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Lebanese premier meets leader of Syria’s new administration in Damascus

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Saturday the head of Syria’s administration Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus, his office said. Further details on the discussions between the two leaders were not immediately available.

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Italian FM meets Syria's new leader in Damascus

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the latest such visit from a European diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Syria's Al-Sharaa Meets Lebanese PM in Bid to Improve Long-Fraught Ties

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, with the pair focusing on strengthening their shared border.

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EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month

European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign ...

Syria Confronts an Immense Challenge: Justice for Assad Regime Crimes

The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will ...

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Syrians celebrate a month since Assad's overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus

A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the ...

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Damascus Uncorked: Syria Throws a New Year’s Party for the Ages

People set aside divisions and anxiety about the future to mark a once-in-a-lifetime moment of renewal.

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Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime

International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels ...

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Historic Riyadh Summit: A New Era for Syria's Foreign Relations

Foreign ministers from Western and Middle Eastern countries convene with Syria's new foreign minister in Riyadh, marking the ...

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Latest Israeli attack on Syria hits weapons depot in Damascus countryside

An Israeli airstrike in the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday killed 11 people, according to a war monitor, as Israel continues ...

ISIS fanatics plotting to unleash wave of terror from camps like Shamima Begum’s, says general who defeated death cult

ISIS could unleash a new wave of terror by springing fighters from camps like the one holding Shamima Begum, a top general ...

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