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(MENAFN) The European Union has moved to lift sanctions on Syria's interior and defense ministers, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Monday, signaling a significant recalibration of Brussels' approach toward Damascus following years of...

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(MENAFN) The European Union and Syria convened their first high-level political dialogue in Brussels on Monday, opening a landmark channel of engagement focused on rebuilding bilateral ties, expanding cooperation and confronting the regional...

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(MENAFN) The European Union has decided to remove sanctions imposed on Syria’s interior and defense ministers as part of a wider effort to reestablish engagement with Damascus, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

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(MENAFN) The European Union has agreed to lift sanctions on Syria’s interior and defense ministers as part of what officials described as a broader shift in policy toward Damascus, according to reports from EU foreign policy discussions on Monday....

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(MENAFN) The European Union and Syria held their first high-level political dialogue on Monday in Brussels, marking a notable step toward expanding engagement and exploring broader cooperation on political, security, and regional stability issues....

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that “significant progress” was achieved on shared issues during high-level talks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The European Union on Monday revived the full terms of its decades-old cooperation agreement with Syria, marking one of the most concrete diplomatic steps yet in rebuilding relations with Damascus following the collapse of Bashar...

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“Millions of people in Iraq continue to endure the consequences of wars and must be spared from further cycles of violence,” ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said on the conclusion of her two-day visit to the country. “Safeguarding Iraq’s path to...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations human rights office has warned of increasing danger to civilians in southern Syria, citing expanding military activity by Israeli forces in the region.

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(MENAFN) Atef Najib, a cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the former head of political security in Daraa, appeared on Sunday for a second hearing before the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus in a case involving alleged abuses...

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(MENAFN) Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani held talks on Sunday focused on strengthening bilateral relations and supporting efforts to reduce regional tensions, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Two Syrian nationals were killed Sunday in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, the latest in a string of ceasefire violations, according to Lebanese media.

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(MENAFN) Two Syrian nationals were killed on Sunday in a reported Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, in what is being described as another breach of the temporary ceasefire, according to Lebanese media reports.

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(MENAFN) Two Syrian nationals were killed in a drone strike carried out in southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to reports from Lebanese media, in what is being described as another breach of an existing ceasefire arrangement.

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(MENAFN) Syria formalized a political cooperation agreement with the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, affirming its position as a “partner in combating terrorism and supporting regional stability,” Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Vincent Giroud, Chief of Staff of the French Presidency, to discuss a French initiative aimed at defining the land border between Lebanon and Syria.

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(MENAFN) In a significant diplomatic engagement, Syria’s foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, met with Egypt’s top diplomat, Badr Abdelatty, during his first official trip to Cairo on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Armed groups described as “rebel groups” carried out attacks on internal security positions in southern Syria’s Suwayda province on Sunday, according to reports citing Syrian media.

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(MENAFN) The UN human rights office has raised concerns over increasing dangers faced by civilians in southern Syria, warning that expanded military activity by Israeli forces is putting local populations at serious risk.