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More than 300 Syrian refugees were forced to flee an informal camp in northern Lebanon as a blaze raged through and burnt tents to the ground, U.N. and Lebanese officials said Sunday.
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January, 2021
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2 January
Pro-Iran militias in Syria soak merchants for cash at checkpoints
The checkpoints of the Syrian regime and the pro-Iranian militias along the main road between Deir-ez-Zor and al-Bukamal are imposing royalties on merchants and local residents in their areas of control.
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2 January
Is Turkey on course of foreign policy shift with pan-Turkist flavor?
Ankara appears to be mulling a US-friendly foreign policy revision to counter Iran and Russia in the Caucasus and Black Sea regions, but such a shift will not be without geopolitical risks elsewhere.
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2 January
Does Iran have a plan for a successor to Khamenei?
Recent rumors regarding a decline in Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s health have led to renewed speculation about who will succeed him. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 81 years old. For years now, a report every few months raises concern about his health. He has been described as …
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2 January
UAE joins Egypt-led Eastern Med Gas Forum
Abu Dhabi announced that it has joined the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum based in Cairo, as part of efforts to counter Turkey’s ambitions in the area. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed visited Cairo Dec. 17 for talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. A presidential statement said the United …
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2 January
Gulf oil exporters cautiously optimistic for 2021
A new COVID-19 strain and the possible return of Iranian crude to global markets could inflict “short-term pains” to Gulf oil producers whose local populations hold on to the oil era.
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2 January
North-west of Aleppo | HTS arrests two members of “Ahrar al-Sham” at al-Ghzawiya crossing
Reliable sources have informed the Syrian Observatory that HTS arrested two fighters of the Islamic movement of “Ahrar al-Sham”, as they passed through the HTS checkpoint at the Al-Ghzawiya crossing in north-west Aleppo. No information has been repoted to date about the reasons for the arrest.
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2 January
In less than 48 hours | Explosions and fires claim the lives of six children in Deir ez-Zor, Aleppo and al-Hasaka
SOHR sources in the city of Al-Mayadeen in eastern rural Deir ez-Zor said that an explosion occurred yesterday in a fuel store in the area of al-Tayba in the city, which resulted in the death of two children.
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2 January
Three days after Israeli attack on Masyaf | Violent explosions rock Salamiya city in eastern Hama
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have monitored this morning three violent explosions in the Syrian regime-controlled city of Salamiya in eastern Hama countryside. No information has been reported so far about the nature of the explosions whether it was caused by a rocket attack or something else. …
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2 January
Russia sent troops to the Golan Heights in Syria. Will the Israeli attacks stop?
According to an official statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Ministry of Defense, Moscow has decided and sent its troops to the Golan Heights. Russian troops will patrol with Syrian soldiers directly on the Bravo Line, which currently separates Syrian and Israeli troops in the region.
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