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‘A breath of life’: Away from war, Syrians find their rhythm in ballroom dancing

Adnan Mohammed teaches Latin dance for an hour a week in a Damascus studio, helping his students at least briefly forget the troubles of war. For young Syrian men and women who come to his class, ballroom dancing is a form of release, finding their ...

21 Jun 2022 at 14:18

Israel pulls troops from southern Gaza but says ‘we are far from stopping’ war

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Israel pulling some troops from southern Gaza

Israel’s military announced it has withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the ...

07 Apr 2024 at 19:30

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Iran warns Israel its embassies are not safe after deadly Damascus strike

A top Iranian military adviser has warned Israel that none of its embassies are safe following a strike in Damascus last week, blamed on Israel, which killed 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Regional tensions have threatened ...

07 Apr 2024 at 15:27

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Two dead after Israeli missiles ‘hit residential area’ in Syria

Israeli air strikes hit a neighbourhood in the Syrian capital on Wednesday morning, killing two people and causing material damage, Syria’s state TV said. There was no confirmation of the strikes from Israel. In neighbouring Lebanon, state ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:36

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Earthquake death toll in Syria likely to rise, says UN humanitarian chief

The United Nations regional humanitarian co-ordinator for Syria has said that the country’s death toll from last week’s deadly earthquake is likely to rise further as teams scramble to remove rubble in hard-hit areas. In an interview with ...

16 Feb 2023 at 14:20

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Syrian insurgents say they have entered the city of Hama after fierce fighting

Syrian insurgents said on Thursday that they have entered parts of the central city of Hama after three days of intense clashes with government forces on its outskirts, part of an ongoing offensive in which they seized Syria’s largest ...

05 Dec 2024 at 10:40

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Insurgents have reached suburbs of Damascus, Syrian opposition says

Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria’s largest cities, opposition activists and a rebel commander said. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads ...

07 Dec 2024 at 15:46

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Israeli strikes continue in Gaza as neighbours close borders with Syria

At least 29 people have been killed, including four medical staff, when Israeli strikes pummelled the area around one of the last remaining hospitals in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials said. The situation in and around the ...

07 Dec 2024 at 14:47

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Syrian government falls to lightning rebel offensive as Assad flees

The Syrian government has collapsed, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate the end of the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. Syrian ...

08 Dec 2024 at 09:49

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Rebel offensive ends Bashar Assad’s 14-year struggle to maintain power

The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government brought to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold on to power as his country fragmented amid a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for ...

08 Dec 2024 at 09:18

Lammy brands Assad rat of Damascus who fled to Russia with tail between his legs

David Lammy has branded Bashar Assad the “rat of Damascus” who fled to Russia with his “tail between his legs”. The Foreign Secretary said the new Labour administration resisted any calls to re-engage with Syria ...

09 Dec 2024 at 18:41

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UN special envoy calls for orderly transition as insurgents reach Damascus

The UN’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition” in Syria. Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the ...

07 Dec 2024 at 21:13

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