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Ex-Qaeda Branch Threatens Syria Rebels On Safe Zone Deal

An alliance dominated by Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch has warned rebel groups against implementing a deal on safe...

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Second German Soldier Is Arrested Over Far-Right Plot

German police have arrested a second soldier over a far-right plot to assassinate politicians and blame it on migrants....

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Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...

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First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District

Syrian rebels and their families begin evacuating from a district of the capital Damascus for the first time on Monday,...

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First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District

Syrian rebels and their families began leaving a northern district of the capital on Monday, state television said, in...

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Talks Begin On Evacuating Rebels From Syria Capital

Negotiations were under way on Sunday on evacuating insurgents and their families from two districts in Damascus, a...

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Palestinian Attempts Stabbing In Jerusalem, Shot Dead

A Palestinian attempted to stab Israeli police at an entrance to Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday before she was shot...

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Leading Syria Opposition Body Elects New Head

Riad Seif, seen in 2012, served as a parliamentarian under both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez...

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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins

Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...

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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins

Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...

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Russia Says Has Already Stopped Bombing Proposed Syria Safe Zones

Russia on Friday said it had already stopped bombing in areas of Syria set to be designated safe zones under an...

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What Are the ‘de-Escalation Zones’ Agreed For Syria?

After six years of conflict in Syria, government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey have signed a deal...

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Russia, Turkey, Iran Sign Deal To Set Up Syria Safe Zones

Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday signed an agreement to set up four safe zones in Syria that the United Nations...

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Russia, Turkey and Iran Pen Deal On Establishing Safe Zones In Syria

Russia, Iran and Turkey have signed a deal calling for safe zones to be established inside Syria so that refugees can...

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Russia, Turkey, Iran Ink Deal On Safe Zones In Syria

Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan...

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Syria Rebels Return To Peace Talks

Syrian rebels on Thursday resumed participation in peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana centred around a...

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Erdogan Says De-Escalation Plan Would ‘half Solve’ Syria Conflict

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a Moscow-backed plan to set up so-called de-escalation zones inside Syria...

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Fresh Syria Talks Hit Hurdles As Safe Zones Mooted

Syrian rebels said Wednesday they were suspending participation in a latest round of peace talks aimed at pushing a...

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Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks

Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in...