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(MENAFN) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Monday that large-scale production of the illicit drug captagon in Syria has been significantly disrupted following the ouster of the Assad regime.

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(MENAFN) Weeks of testimony in a landmark Paris trial have failed to clarify why French cement giant Lafarge continued operating in territories controlled by terrorist groups during Syria’s civil war. The company faces accusations of financing the...

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(MENAFN) Israeli military units carried out another incursion in Syria’s southern Quneitra region on Sunday, marking the latest breach of the country’s sovereignty, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) Turkcell, Türkiye’s leading mobile operator and largest data center provider, announced it will begin offering international roaming in Syria starting Tuesday, CEO Ali Taha Koc said late Monday.

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(MENAFN) Fatal confrontations have broken out in Syria's northern metropolis of Aleppo between Damascus government forces and the Kurdish-commanded Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with both factions accusing each other of instigating the violence....

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(MENAFN) A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated late Monday in Al-Bukamal city, eastern Deir ez-Zor province, killing one person, local media reported.

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(MENAFN) Turkcell, Türkiye’s dominant mobile phone operator and premier data center provider, will activate international roaming capabilities in Syria beginning Tuesday, the company's CEO Ali Taha Koc revealed late Monday.

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(MENAFN) A man lost his life late Monday after a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated in Al-Bukamal, a city located in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) A fatal explosion ripped through eastern Syria late Monday evening after a motorcycle laden with explosives detonated in Al-Bukamal city, located in Deir ez-Zor province, according to local media reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli military units carried out fresh operations on Sunday in the rural areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province, marking another breach of the country’s sovereignty, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, US airstrikes overnight targeted Daesh positions in central Syria, resulting in the deaths of at least five members of the extremist group, including a local cell leader.

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(MENAFN) The head of the United Nations on Friday strongly criticized a deadly attack targeting a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs, as authorities in Damascus continue efforts to restore stability across the country.

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(MENAFN) The United States has initiated a military campaign in Syria in response to a fatal attack on American troops earlier this month near Palmyra, according to official statements released on Friday.

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(MENAFN) A senior US senator said on Wednesday that the decision to lift Caesar Act sanctions marks a critical shift for Syria’s prospects, describing it as a major opportunity for recovery, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Three US personnel—two military and one civilian—were killed, and three others injured, after being ambushed by a “lone ISIS gunman” in Syria, according to reports from US Central Command (CENTCOM). The attacker was “engaged and killed”...

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(MENAFN) Two prominent members of the U.S. Congress appealed on Tuesday for the removal of sanctions imposed on Syria, as lawmakers prepare for a Senate vote on the annual defense authorization legislation.

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(MENAFN) Israeli troops apprehended three young men on Monday evening in Quneitra province, located in southwestern Syria, amid ongoing daily infringements on the Arab nation’s sovereignty.

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(MENAFN) Two high-ranking American legislators called on Congress Tuesday to abolish the Caesar sanctions targeting Syria, as the yearly defense legislation moves closer to consideration in the Senate.

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(MENAFN) Two senior US legislators have called on Congress to eliminate the Caesar sanctions on Syria as the Senate prepares to vote on the annual defense bill, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The PKK/YPG terrorist group launched a violent operation in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province, killing one person and detaining at least 11 others, according to local sources.