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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Ukrainian refugees, Russian exiles seek shelter in Turkey

Already a host to millions of Syrians, Turkey emerges as a safe haven hub amid Europe’s war.

Al Jazeera

UK government criticises meeting involving Man City owner and Syrian president

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour was part of a group who met Syrian president Bashar-al-Assad in the United Arab Emirates

Manchester Evening News

US State Department: Sending Syrian Fighters to Ukraine an Unjustified Escalation

The United States considered the transfer of foreign fighters to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine an “unjustified” escalation, saying that Moscow must instead focus on ending the war. A spokesperson from the US Department of State told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements regarding sending…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Syrian man who fled Ukraine set to be reunited with parents in Dumfries

Naeem Hijazi has had his appeal to the Home Office to live in the UK accepted

Daily Record

Turkey to Pull Out Hundreds of Soldiers from Syria to Fight PKK in Iraq

Some 400 Turkish forces deployed in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria would likely redeploy in northern Iraq to fight the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday. “Four hundred Turkish troops have packed up and finished their preparations to withdraw from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pedersen Hopes for Progress at Syria Constitution Talks

Talks on a new constitution for Syria resume this week in Geneva, with the United Nations mediator hopeful of making headway. Back in October, the sixth round of discussions between 15 representatives each from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the opposition, and civil society, ended with no agreement on how to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gargash: Assad Visit Stems from UAE Position to Perpetuate Arab Role in Syria

Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the President of the UAE, said on Saturday that the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the country “reflects the UAE’s realistic policy towards reducing tensions and enhancing the Arab role in a practical approach to finding solutions to the region’s crises.” “The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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How to Use Syrian Oil as an 'Entry Point' to Breaking the Deadlock

In the face of the stability of the “borderlines” between the three Syrian zones of influence for two years, the continuation of the political stalemate and the emergence of a global energy crisis, a set of ideas is being circulated aimed at turning Syrian oil into a point of consensus…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Some Syrian veterans ready for Ukraine fight, commanders say

Some Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to deploy to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia but have not yet received instructions to go, two of their commanders told Reuters.

Reuters

Syria’s Assad visits UAE as Arab isolation eases

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates Friday, his first trip to an Arab country since the start of the civil war in 2011.

Tribune News Service

Syrians say war in Ukraine is 'only beginning' as Putin unleashes same brutal tactics

Syrians who were caught up in the decade long civil war which wreaked havoc across the country and killed hundreds of thousands of people have seen similarities with the Ukraine war

Daily Mirror

Man City boss sparks fury as he's pictured hugging Syria's mass-murdering tyrant Assad

Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the billionaire owner of Premier League leaders Manchester City and he has been pictured enjoying the company of Bashar al-Assad who has used chemical weapons on his own people

Daily Mirror

'I've been preparing for an apocalypse and know what to do if a nuclear bomb is dropped'

Survival expert Yara Ghrewati, 39, who teaches bushcraft in London, has been preparing for all-out apocalypse for 10 years - since war broke out in Syria - but says she won't feel fully prepped until she has her own plot of land to wait out the global crises she sees…

Daily Mirror

'We must help all victims of war, no matter where they are in the world'

In Syria, hundreds and thousands of people have been killed and 13.5m have been displaced in 'the world’s largest refugee and displacement crisis of our time'. Saira Khan says we should help them too

Daily Mirror

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Says No Worries About Wheat Reserves

Syria's ministry of internal trade said there are no concerns about wheat reserves in the country, state news agency (SANA) reported on Saturday. "Wheat season is approaching and it (the crop) will be bought from our farmers with better prices compared to market prices ... There are no concerns about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Assad Meets with UAE Rulers, Discusses Expanding Bilateral Relations

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to the UAE on his first trip to an Arab country since the Syrian conflict began in 2011. Assad met with UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid in Dubai. The Syrian President also met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince…

Al Jazeera

Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab state since 2011

Bashar al-Assad meets the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war erupted.

The Independent UK

Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab country since civil war began

Syrian president Bashar Assad is in United Arab Emirates for first time since Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011

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Reuters

Syria's Assad visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday in his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began in 2011, underlining warming ties with a U.S.-allied country that once backed rebels who sought his ouster.

The Independent UK

General: Iran, Israel missile strikes put US troops at risk

The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says the exchange of missile strikes by Iran and Israel in Iraq and Syria puts U.S. forces at risk

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Evidence of Russia Escalation in Syria amid Ukraine Assault, Says US General

Russia does not appear to be looking to escalate the conflict in Syria, the leading US general in the Middle East said on Friday, even as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces have remained in Syria since 2015 when they helped turn the tide in a war in…

Reuters

No evidence of Russia escalation in Syria amid Ukraine assault -U.S. general

Russia does not appear to be looking to escalate the conflict in Syria, the leading U.S. general in the Middle East said on Friday, even as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Syrians join Russian ranks in Ukraine as Putin calls in Assad’s debt

Analysis: Safe in his palace, Syrian leader appears to have given Moscow carte blanche to airlift his army

Asharq Al-Awsat

From Syria to Ukraine Border: Refugee Aids War Victims

When 28-year-old Syrian Omar Alshakal saw the exodus of desperate people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he knew first hand what they were going through -- and starting thinking of ways to help. "As a person who came from a war I completely understand how people are scared and fleeing,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

European Union Insists on Its Three ‘Noes’ in Syria

The European Union has reconfirmed rejection to normalization with the Syrian regime, to reconstruction and to lifting of sanctions until a political solution in line with UN Security Council resolution 2254 is firmly underway. “Yesterday marked 11 years since the beginning of the tragic and bloody conflict in Syria,” said…

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