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The six countries not invited to Queen's funeral - including Russia and Syria

Most countries from around the world have been invited to send their head of state to pay their respects.

Daily Record

UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries

The commission of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria says an Israeli airstrike on the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus in June that forced it to close for two weeks led to the suspension of humanitarian activities during that period

The Independent UK

UK inviting North Korea to send envoy to Queen Elizabeth's funeral - source

Britain is inviting a representative from North Korea to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday, but Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela will not be given an invite, a foreign office source said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Three more countries NOT invited to Queen's funeral - and some will just send ambassadors

A total of six countries have not made the invitation list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday, including Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela, as inside sources confirmed North Korea and Iran will be invited at ambassadorial level

Daily Mirror

Israeli strike on Damascus airport in June halted aid for nearly two weeks - U.N.

An Israeli strike that damaged the Damascus International Airport in June made it impossible for the United Nations to fly in aid deliveries to needy Syrians for around two weeks, the U.N.'s Syria commission said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Syria May ‘Return to Larger-scale Fighting,’ UN Warns in New Report

Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. "Syria cannot afford a return to larger-scale fighting, but that is where it may be heading," said Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro,…

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Syria may 'return to larger-scale fighting,' U.N. warns in new report

Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report.

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Refugees fear deportation as Lebanese authorities plan forced return of Syrians

Lebanon is drawing up a controversial plan to deport thousands of Syrian refugees every month. The country is in the midst of an economic meltdown and its government says it can no longer host more than 1 million Syrians. NGOs, though, say forced deportations are illegal and that Syria is…

France 24

European Court of Human Rights condemns France over Syria repatriation refusals

The European Court of Human Rights condemned France Wednesday over its refusal to repatriate two of its female citizens from Syria, where they are being held after joining their Islamist partners in the country.

France 24

Gantz Presents Documents of Iranian Weapons Factories in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen

Security sources in Tel Aviv revealed that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz carried with him to the United Nations headquarters in New York many documents on Iranian activity in the Middle East. Among the most prominent of these documents is a file containing photos and reports showing that Iran is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France told to re-examine repatriation requests of wives of IS combatants

The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the children they gave birth to there.

Reuters

Bataclan bomber's widow and child repatriated to France

The wife of a terrorist who helped to murder dozens of people at Paris’s Bataclan concert hall in 2015 has been repatriated from Syria to France along with her three children.

Radio France Internationale

US Sells Home of Couple Illegally Working with Syria Company

Homeland Security is diverting nearly $650,000 to a victims’ compensation fund from the sale of a suburban Boston home that belonged to a couple authorities say illegally did business with a Syrian electronics company, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Cholera Outbreak Is a Threat to the Region, UN Warns

The outbreak of cholera in Syria presents a serious threat to people in the war-torn country and the region, a UN official said Tuesday, adding that urgent action is needed to prevent further cases and deaths. The statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, came…

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Al Jazeera

UN warns of ‘serious threat’ from Syria cholera outbreak

The UN says outbreak connected to ‘severe water shortages’ caused by drought, destruction of infrastructure.

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Gantz: Iran Using Syria Facilities for Weapons Production

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Iran has used more than 10 military facilities in Syria to produce advanced missiles and weapons for its proxies. For several years, Israel has been mounting attacks on what it has described as Iranian-linked targets in Syria. Speaking at a conference…

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US General Urges Faster Repatriation of ISIS Families in Syria Camp

The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of ISIS militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in northeast Syria should be speeded up, the top US general in the Middle East said on Monday. General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, who leads US Central Command (CENTCOM), said many of the residents…

Reuters

Tribal spies in Syria help U.S. win drone war against Islamic State

When the U.S. military targeted Islamic State commander Maher al-Agal with a drone strike in northern Syria in July, there was little chance it would miss. The reason? Revenge.

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The National (Scotland)

Fresh bid by Syrian refugee to bring her dying father to Scotland

A FORMER refugee from Syria who fled to Scotland almost 10 years ago has launched a petition to allow her dying father to come to Scotland so they…

Reuters

U.S. general urges faster repatriation of IS families in Syria camp

The repatriation and reintegration of thousands of families of Islamic State militants languishing in a Kurdish-run detention camp in northeast Syria should be speeded up, the top U.S. general in the Middle East said on Monday.

Reuters

Israeli minister says Iran using Syria facilities for weapons production

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Iran has used more than 10 military facilities in Syria to produce advanced missiles and weapons for its proxies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Reports 2 Dozen Cases, 5 Deaths of Cholera

Hospitals in the Syrian capital have been put on alert after more than two dozen cases of cholera and at least five deaths were reported in the war-torn country, health officials said Monday. The main cause of the spread appears to be people drinking polluted water, as well as watering…

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7 Fighters from Kurdish-led Force Killed in Syria ISIS Attacks

At least seven fighters from a Kurdish-led force were killed Sunday in two ISIS group attacks in eastern Syria, a war monitor said. "Six fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed" in an ISIS attack along the road linking Deir Ezzor province with Hasakeh, said Rami Abdel Rahman,…

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Syrian Refugees in Türkiye Plan Caravan to Reach EU

A group of Syrian refugees in Türkiye is planning to form a caravan to reach the European Union, organizers said Saturday. Plans are being drawn up online via a Telegram channel, set up six days ago and followed by almost 70,000 people.

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With Help from Hezbollah, Syrian Officers Arrested for ‘Collaborating with Israel’

The Syrian air and military intelligence kicked off a wide wave of arrests against regime officers in Damascus and Aleppo on charges of “collaborating with hostile parties”, revealed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The crackdown was launched in early September. Sources said dozens of the detained were held on…

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