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Amid growing tension between Russia, Iran and the US, Syria's Kurds have been sidelined

In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of Syria, ending Kurdish autonomy in the north-east.

The Conversation

Captagon: $3 narcotic pill sold in the Gulf worries European officials

Europe is bracing for the possible influx of a drug that’s hooked the Middle East as political shifts and crackdowns in the Gulf spur producers in Syria and Lebanon to tap new markets.

The Times of India

Saudi Arabia a tall order for Indian hoopsters in FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying game

World No. 68 Saudi Arabia scored baskets at will as the enthusiastic bunch of Indian hoopsters found that it was a tall order to beat the tallest team of the competition. The Indians suffered a 75-92 defeat in FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday.

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Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards

Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad has doubled public sector wages and pensions as the war-torn country’s national currency spiraled further downwards, reaching a new low for the year

The Independent UK

Teen accused of plotting potentially ‘catastrophic terrorist attack’

The 17-year-old from Philadelphia accused of communicating with Syrian group linked to Al-Qaeda

The Independent UK

Lebanon-Israel tensions rise, but life continues in disputed Ghajar

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel exchange threats to send each other back to the ‘stone age’, Ghajar is in the middle.

Al Jazeera

Spirited India go down to Kazakhstan in a thriller, suffer close three-point defeat in FBIA Olympic pre-qualifiers

NAGPUR: Failing to get into the groove in the early part of the game, the spirited bunch of Indian hoopsters lost to the higher ranked Kazakhstan - their first defeat - in FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia in Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Unlike the two back-to-back victories where India dominated…

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Indian hoopsters off to dream start with Syria, Indonesia wins

NAGPUR: In a rare mix of exuberance and experience in Indian basketball, youngsters Pranav Prince and Sahaij Sekhon gelled well with seasoned campaigners Amjyot Singh Gill, Vishesh Briguvanshi, and Aravind Annadurai as India made a flying start on their return to international competitions in Damascus, Syria.

The Times of India

IS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 20 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 20 government soldiers and wounded others

The Independent UK

Indian hoopsters return to international action, face Syria in FIBA Asia's pre-Olympic qualifiers opener

NAGPUR: After a four-month suspension from international competitions, India hoopsters will return to the court in the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia at Damascus, Syria, on Saturday.

The Times of India

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

The United Nations refugee agency says it’s “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without screening to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland

The Independent UK

At least 20 Syrian soldiers killed in ISIL ambush

Deadly attack on a bus carrying Syrian troops was carried out by ISIL fighters who lost last territory in 2019.

Al Jazeera

Gunmen ambush a bus carrying Syrian soldiers, killing 20 in the country's east

Syrian opposition activists say gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 20 and wounding others

The Independent UK

Middle East Roundup: US, Iran jostle for control of Gulf

Third anniversary of Beirut blast and six months since Turkey and Syria’s earthquakes: here’s the Middle East this week.

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Assad: Israeli Strikes Directed At Syria, Not Iran

In a rare interview, Syrian President Al-Assad told Sky News Arabia that Iran was only a pretext for Israel's strikes in Syria

Al Jazeera

Rima’s journey: Prosthetic gives Syrian new start after February earthquake

Rima Haj Hussein was trapped under the rubble and forced to choose between her life and her leg.

The Independent UK

Assad blames Erdogan for violence in Syria and insists on a pullout of Turkish troops

Syrian President Bashar Assad has slammed Turkey and blamed Ankara for the uptick in violence in his war-torn country

Al Jazeera

Syrian reporter and three soldiers killed in roadside bombing: State media

SAMA TV reporter Firas al-Ahmed killed in Deraa, near the Jordanian border.

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The Independent UK

Fire breaks out at north Syria camp housing families linked to Islamic State group fighters

A fire has broken out in a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group

Cycling News

Refugees racing World Championships send hope back home

Afghan, Syrian riders racing on the World stage in Glasgow

The Independent UK

US vows to keep Syria's chemical weapons program in UN spotlight over Russian and Chinese opposition

The United States and its allies are vowing to keep Syria’s failure to account for its chemical weapons program in the spotlight at the U.N. Security Council every month despite opposition from Russia and China

Al Jazeera

Syrian government extends permission for limited UN aid to opposition areas

Syrians in rebel-held northwest fear Assad may choke off badly needed aid as Damascus establishes sway over assistance.

The Independent UK

Syria gives green light to UN to keep two crossings from Turkey to rebel-held northwest open for aid

The United Nations says Syria has agreed to keep two crossings open from Turkey to its rebel-held northwest for the delivery of aid for another three months

The Independent UK

Syria's pharmacies syndicate says drug prices to increase 50% as the country's pound hits a new low

The head of the pharmacies syndicate in Damascus says the Syrian government has decided to increase the prices of drugs by 50%

Al Jazeera

Six months on from earthquakes, tent hospital treats patients in Syria

The hospital was established as an urgent response to the quake disaster and the region’s need for medical services.

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