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Turkish top officials make sudden trip to Damascus after Syria’s deal with Kurdish-led group

Turkey’s top diplomat, defense minister and intelligence chief paid a sudden visit to Damascus. The visit Thursday comes days after Syria’s interim government reached a deal to integrate a U.S backed Kurdish-led armed group,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Top Turkish Officials Visit Damascus, Turkey's Foreign Ministry Says

Turkey's foreign minister, defence minister and the head of the MIT intelligence agency are in Damascus on a working visit, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, without providing details. The visit follows the outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria this week,

The National on MSN · 7h

Turkish foreign minister and spy chief meet Al Shara in Syria

Turkey’s top diplomat and its spy chief made a flying visit to Damascus on Thursday night as Ankara seeks to cement its position as a key ally of the new Syrian authorities. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan,

Syria Has a New Temporary Constitution. Here are Highlights.

The New York Times · 1h

Syria Has a New Temporary Constitution. Here Are the Highlights.

Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

BBC · 19h

Syria leader signs temporary constitution for five-year transition

The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

Reuters · 1d

Syria keeps role for Islamic law in 5-year transition

Syria kept a central role for Islamic law in a constitutional declaration issued on Thursday which guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a five-year transitional period, according to a summary read on TV.

Druze, Syria and Israel

BBC on MSN · 3h

First Druze crossing in 50 years as Israel courts allies in Syria

It's the first time in five decades that Druze leaders have crossed from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory to visit Druze religious sites and communities here. The buffer zo

AOL · 1h

Druze religious elders from Syria make historic visit to Israel

A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 years, underscoring Israel's backing for the community amid growing tensions with the new government in Damascus.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Israeli Druze Prepare for First Visit by Syrian Druze in Decades

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif said the visit by around 100 Syrian Druze religious elders on Friday would be the first to Israel in some 50 years, when a group came in the immediate aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur war between Israel,

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UN calls on Damascus to safeguard all Syrians, regardless of background

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously condemned the recent massacres of civilians and widespread violence in the ...

Syria's sects: delicate mix for its new Islamist leaders

Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an ...

UNICEF Helps Protect Syria’s Children From Deadly Remnants Of War

Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save ...

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Qatar will send natural gas to Syria to increase its meager electricity supply

Syria's state-run SANA news agency says Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 ...

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Turkey and Syria's Diplomatic Dance: Key Talks on Kurds and Terrorism

Turkish officials visited Damascus to discuss an agreement involving the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government. The delegation, including Turkey's foreign and defense ...

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Exclusive: Russia lambasts Syria's new leaders in closed UN meeting, sources say

Russia castigated Syria's new leaders in a closed United Nations briefing this week, two sources briefed on the meeting told ...

Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

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Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On

Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

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Israel strikes Damascus

An Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential building on the outskirts of Damascus on Thursday in the latest Israeli ...

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