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Crushed by war, Syrian tourism eyes expat uptick

Somar Hazim had high hopes when he opened a hotel in Damascus in 2009, adding to a growing number of boutique guest houses in the Old City that were proving to be a hit with tourists, before war broke out and forced him to close down.

Reuters

Who needs enemies when you have friends like Orbán and Erdoğan?

Despite the threats of Russia, China, and stagflation, Hungary and Turkey are backstabbing the organisations they belong to – Nato and the EU, writes Oliver Hartwich

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Syria More Than Doubles Petrol Prices

Syria's internal commerce ministry has announced a petrol price hike of around 130 percent in the war-torn country facing fuel shortages and extended power cuts. The cost of a liter of subsidized fuel will rise to 2,500 Syrian pounds, from 1,100 previously, a rise of 127 percent, the ministry said…

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Syria's Kurds Face US, Russian 'Betrayals'

A few days ago, an Arab official asked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the secret behind the unique cooperation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Lavrov answered that Putin and Erdogan enjoyed a "special personal relationship." Putin believes that Erdogan keeps his promises…

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Erdogan Says Putin Asked Him to Cooperate with Assad Regime

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin asked him to cooperate with Bashar al-Assad’s regime to resolve the Syrian crisis. He assured Putin that the Turkish intelligence service is cooperating with the Syrian intelligence in this regard, but what is important is the outcome…

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Erdogan: Sochi Talks with Putin on Syria Will Bring Relief to the Region

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Syria will ease tensions in the region. The two leaders met at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi to tackle a grain deal brokered by Turkey and the UN, prospects for…

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Turkey-Russia to act in cooperation against terrorism in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed determination to act in cooperation against terror organisations in Syria, according to a joint statement following their bilateral meeting.

Reuters

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Erdogan says Turkey-Russia delegation meetings fruitful

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss developments in Syria with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine, Syria expected to top Erdogan-Putin talks in Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Putin and Erdogan contacts underline complex Russia-Turkey ties

Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan meet on Friday for the second time in just over two weeks, after Turkey helped broker a deal to resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports which were blocked by Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Kremlin: Turkey Has Legitimate Security Concerns over Syria

The Kremlin said on Friday that Turkey has legitimate security concerns over Syria and that it will take them into account ahead of a meeting between Russian President Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters it was important to avoid actions that could…

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Turkey Continues its Drone War in Northern Syria

A Tal Tamr Military Council member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed by a Turkish drone strike in Tal Jumaa on Thursday. The areas east of the Euphrates witnessed an increase in Turkish drone attacks, which killed leaders and prominent fighters of the People’s Defense Units. The new…

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Turkey's Erdogan due in Russia to 'sound out' Putin on Ukraine and Syria

Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Radio France Internationale

ISIS Network of Tunnels Found in Syria's al-Hol Camp

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava) has found a network of trenches and tunnels under al-Hol camp, east of al-Hasakah. The security sources said these trenches and tunnels were used by sleeper cells loyal to the ISIS terrorist organization to smuggle persons and carry out murders and…

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Turkey’s Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia: What to expect

The Sochi summit comes after Ankara helped broker a grain deal that has eased global food crisis fears.

Daily Mirror

Woman, 30, brutally raped and murdered by Uber driver while working abroad

Rebecca Dykes, 30, had been working for the Department for International Development since January 2017, helping Lebanon to cope with refugees from the war in Syria

The Independent UK

Iran holds mass funeral for Guard officers killed in Syria

Mourners have poured out in large numbers onto the streets of Tehran to pay their respects to several Iranian officers killed in Syria, a testament to the human cost of Iran’s involvement in the civil war and a public display of nationalist fervor as nuclear talks resume in Vienna

The Independent UK

Air Force charges airman in Syria base explosion from April

The Air Force has filed criminal charges against an airman in connection with an April explosion that injured U.S. troops at a base in eastern Syria

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The Ukrainian Muslims fighting against Russia

Those who have joined the war effort against Russian forces also fight past injustices and to return to Crimea.

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Syrian Ship Carrying Suspected Stolen Ukrainian Grains Leaves Lebanon

The Syrian ship carrying suspected stolen Ukrainian grain left Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli on Thursday and was on its way to Syria, Lebanon's caretaker transport minister Ali Hamie tweeted. The Laodicea had docked in Tripoli on July 27 with some 5,000 tons of barley and 5,000 tons of flour…

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Humanitarian Walker hairdresser on a mission to fund doctor working in Syria

Walker man Chris has been invited to speak to Baroness Cox in the House of Lords about the situation after his trip to a remote Syrian village

Reuters

Lebanon port authorises departure of seized Syrian ship carrying suspected stolen Ukrainian grain

Lebanon’s Tripoli port authorised the departure of a Syrian ship carrying grain suspected to have been stolen from Ukraine and which had docked in the port city a week ago, Lebanon’s transport minister said in a tweet.

Daily Mirror

'Ninja' Hellfire missiles 'like a bladed anvil' chopped up doomed Al-Qaeda leader

The US Hellfire missiles, which use blades instead of explosive warheads, used in the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri were tested and perfected in counter-terrorism operations in Syria

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Protests in Syria's Deir Ezzor Demand Release of Detainees Held by SDF

Protests broke out in various towns in Syria’s eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, demanding better living conditions and services and the release of detainees held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Local Syrian news websites published Tuesday photos and videos of protests in the towns of al-Izba, al-Sour and Daman.…

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Syria Opposition Rejects Regime’s Participation in Arab Summit in Algeria

Opposition figures in northwestern Syria have expressed their rejection of the regime’s participation in the upcoming Arab League summit set for Algeria in November. They criticized Algiers’ insistence on inviting the regime of Bashar al-Assad in spite of its war machine and its allies’ crimes against the Syrian people throughout…

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