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Final Evacuation From Rebel-Held Damascus District

More than 1,000 people quit a rebel-held district of Damascus Monday, its governor said, in the final phase of a deal...

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‘Huge Explosion’ Rocks Damascus Airport

A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says....

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‘Huge’ Explosion Near Damascus Airport

A massive explosion hit near the Damascus International Airport in the early hours of Thursday morning, a monitoring...

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Backgammon, Football After War Reaches Damascus District

When Syria's war came to 73-year-old Joseph Mghazi's street in the Abbasiyeen neighbourhood of Damascus, he ignored his...

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Syria Rebels Launch Fresh Assault On East Damascus

Rebels and jihadists on Tuesday launched a fresh assault on east Damascus, two days after Syrian government forces...

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Syria Regime Bombed Damascus Water Source

The Syrian government intentionally bombed the Ain al-Fijeh spring in December, leaving more than five million people...

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Bombs Kill 30 In Damascus Old City

Twin bombs killed 30 people and wounded more than 40 in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday in a rare attack in the...

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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen

Syrian government forces took back control of an area near Damascus that provides most of the capital's water supplies...

International

Syria Regains Damascus Water Supply Plant

Residents of Damascus have been struggling with water shortages for weeks The Syrian military says it has regained...

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Nov. 6 World News Summary At 1530 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday for the 21st China-Russia Prime Ministers’ Regular...