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Russia Condemns ‘Air Aggression’ on Syria

Russia's foreign ministry on Monday called strikes on Syria that have been blamed on Israel unacceptable, and demanded an unconditional cessation of the attacks. Syria on Saturday accused Israel of launching an "air aggression" from the Mediterranean west of Lebanon's second city Tripoli, with several missiles targeting an area to…

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Russia condemns 'air aggression' on Syria

Russia's foreign ministry on Monday called strikes on Syria that have been blamed on Israel unacceptable, and demanded an unconditional cessation of the attacks.

Reuters

A mirage of peace? Joe Biden ventures back into Middle East’s shifting sands

US president’s controversial visit to Saudi Arabia comes at a moment of great upheaval as Russia and China compete for influence, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

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Iran ready to offer a political solution to ease Syria-Turkey tension- FM

Iran is working towards a political solution to keep Turkey from invading northern Syria, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday during a visit to Damascus.

Reuters

Iran Condemns Airstrike, Opposes Turkish Move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations…

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Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister has condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria and says Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north

The Independent UK

What America Should Do If the Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Fail

Outsourcing Middle East Security to Israel Is a Bad Plan B

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Syria says Israeli strike on Tartous coast wounds two civilians

Damascus has accused Tel Aviv of launching an ‘air aggression’ from across the Mediterranean.

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Two Injured in Israeli ‘Aggression’ Targeting Syria’s Tartus

Israel carried out an airstrike on a coastal Syrian village near the Lebanon border Saturday morning, Syrian state media reported. Two people, including a woman, were wounded. The attack was the first since a June 10 Israeli airstrike on the international airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus caused significant…

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Kurds Reveal Meetings with Syrian Govt to Protect Border against Turkey

A prominent Kurdish official revealed that meetings have been held between the autonomous Kurdish authority in the region east of the Euphrates River and representatives of the Syrian government to reach understandings on “protecting” the Syrian-Turkish border. The talks, which were sponsored by Russia, are the first amid a rise…

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Two injured in Israeli 'aggression' targeting Syria's Tartus - ministry

Syria on Saturday accused Israel of launching an "air aggression" from over the Mediterranean, west of Tripoli, with several missiles targeting south of Tartus.

Reuters

ISIS Beatle could be back on UK streets in days after being released from Turkish jail

Aine Davis - known as Jihadi Paul - is due to be deported from Istanbul next Saturday after serving seven-and-a-half years for terrorism offences and will soon be back in the UK

Daily Mirror

‘My roof was stolen’: Syrian homes looted after gov’t recapture

Drone pictures reveal the extent of the looting of homes left behind after Syrians fled areas captured by government.

Al Jazeera

US Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Pressure into Renewal of Humanitarian Aid to Syria

Four Republican and Democratic lawmakers sent Thursday a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asking him to continue to exert diplomatic pressure in favor of continued humanitarian access to the Syrians dependent on life-saving assistance.

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Pedersen to Security Council: ‘Don’t Forget Syria’

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, urged the international community on Wednesday to not to forget Syria amid the repercussions of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Speaking via video teleconference, the envoy told the Security Council that renewing the resolution authorizing cross-border humanitarian…

Daily Mirror

'ISIS Beatle' Aine Davis 'to be deported to UK' years after execution squad killed Brit

Londoner Aine Davis, an alleged member of a Islamic State execution squad named after the iconic rock band, will reportedly be sent back to the UK in the coming weeks

Radio France Internationale

How far is France prepared to go in support of universal human rights?

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

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‘Blood money’: Europe’s secretive trade in Syrian phosphates

Hidden imports provide economic lifeline to Assad and funds for a Russian oligarch under EU sanctions

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Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out

A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish authorities will announce that the construction of a new steel wall along its border with Belarus has been finished

France 24

Russia quits Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in blow to blockade of Ukraine

Russian forces have abandoned their positions on Snake Island, a Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea, weakening their blockade of Ukraine's ports, Ukrainian defence officials said on Thursday. US President Joe Biden said Washington will announce an additional $800 million in military aid for Kyiv at the close of a…

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Syria to Recognize Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk Regions

Syria said Wednesday it will recognize the "independence and sovereignty" of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and contacts will be established to set up diplomatic relations. The Syrian Foreign Ministry announcement came days after President Bashar Assad met with a joint delegation from both regions in Damascus. Earlier this…

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Govt Missile Attack Kills 9 Opposition Fighters in North Syria

Syrian forces conducted a missile strike on a vehicle carrying members of a Turkey-backed armed opposition faction in an opposition-held part of the country’s north Wednesday, opposition activists said, and nine gunmen were killed. The attack happened just south of the northern town of Afrin, which is under the control…

The Independent UK

Syria to recognize Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions

Syria says it has decided to recognize the “independence and sovereignty” of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and establish diplomatic relations

The Independent UK

20 suspects in Paris terrorist attacks trial: Who they are

A total of 20 men are facing a verdict Wednesday over the 2015 Paris attacks by Islamic State extremists on the Bataclan theater, Paris cafes and the national stadium

Reuters

NATO deal with Turkey greeted with caution and concern in Sweden

Sweden and Finland took a step closer to joining the NATO military alliance after Turkey's decision to drop its objections, but there may still be snags to overcome as some critics say the deal hands a foreign policy veto to Ankara.

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