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11-year-old Syrian chases her Olympic dream in table tennis

01:12 Hend Zaza is an 11-year-old table tennis player from Syria. Despite her young age, Zaza is already one of the best in her country in this sport. Last year, she won Syria's nation

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Syria's Assad says he wants to expand Russian investments to help offset U.S. sanctions

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he was keen to expand economic and business deals with Moscow, his closest ally, to help Syria weather crippling economi

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Russian major general killed in explosion in Syria

A senior military adviser with the rank of major general was killed after an explosive device went off on the roadside in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The improvised explosive de

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Syrian army launches campaign against IS sleeper cells in desert region

The Syrian army launched a massive campaign against Islamic State (IS) sleeper cells in the eastern countryside of the Hama province in central Syria on Monday, a war

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Russian law enforcers prevent terrorist attack in Moscow

MOSCOW, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian law enforcers have prevented a terrorist attack in Moscow after killing a suspect who resisted officers, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Monday.The

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Syria confirms 1st COVID-19 case

The Syrian Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed the first novel coronavirus case in the country, state TV reported. The person who was infected with coronavirus came fr

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Syrian gov't orders closure of marketplaces amid coronavirus spread

DAMASCUS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian government on Saturday ordered the closure of marketplaces as of Sunday as part of the measures taken against the novel coronavirus, according to the state n

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U.S. to add IS new leader to terrorist blacklist

U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it will designate Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, the new head of the Islamic State (IS), as a Specially Design

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Ceasefire raises hopes as Syria observes 9th anniversary of civil war

In northwestern Syria, joint Turkish-Russian patrols that started on Sunday, were cut short in the face of protests. The cooperation was a key part of an Ankara-Moscow ceasefire agreement. It coincid

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Lebanon's confirmed cases of COVID-19 rise to 93

Lebanon's Health Ministry announced Saturday that the country's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 93, LBCI local TV channel reported. The ministry is testing all suspected cases a

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Tensions on Turkey-Greece border continue as migrant crisis worsens

01:41 On the border between Greece and Turkey, Greek authorities have been blocking thousands of migrants, many fleeing the war in Syria, from entering European Union territory.CGTN's

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Just in: 9 people killed in air strikes in Syria

DAMASCUS, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed on Sunday in air strikes in northwestern Syria, local media reported. Seven of those killed were from the same family in the northwestern provinc

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Explosion rocks Turkey-held area in N Syria

An explosion rocked an area controlled by the Turkish forces and Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria on Wednesday, leaving casualties among the Turkish forces and a

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Syria condemns U.S. assassination of senior Iranian commander

The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a statement, condemning the U.S. assassination of Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, according to the sta