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Syrian father, daughter reunite in Turkey after 12 years
Syrian politician Ammar Haidar, imprisoned by the Bashar Assad regime in 2009, reunited with his daughter Marwa Haidar in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul after 12 years.
Born in Hama, Syria, Haidar, since his youth, has opposed the Assad family due to their anti-democratic practices.
Vowing new Syria campaign, US sanctions dozens including Assad wife
The United States on June 17 imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife and dozens of others as it vowed a vast pressure campaign under a new law that has already rattled the war-torn nation's economy.
No major assault planned on Syria's Idlib: Moscow
Russia on Tuesday said there were no plans for a major assault on Syria's Idlib, despite President Bashar al-Assad earlier saying it was a priority to retake the province.
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Turkey involved in creating new ID forms for Syrians who 'lost it all'
Opposition authorities are issuing new ID cards in northern Syria with help from neighboring Turkey, expanding their administration over territory that remains outside President Bashar al-Assad's expanding area of control.
CHP presidential candidate İnce says he might talk to Assad if elected
The presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Muharrem İnce, said he remained indifferent toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while adding that the Turkish government should not act in anger against him.
Syria - Illusion That the War Can be Stopped
The danger of an escalation in Syria is rising - especially since the United States left the nuclear deal with Iran. However, the real danger in the region is not the war but the illusion that it can really be stopped warns Deutsche Welle.
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NATO says Putin is using Assad
That is what NATOs Southern Europe commander James Foggo has told the AP.
According to the US admiral, Russian President Vladimir Putin "had used the desperation of Syrian President Bashar Assad to expand Russian military power beyond Syria's borders."
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Israeli minister threatens Assad over any Iranian attacks from Syria
Israel could respond to any Iranian attack on it from Syria by toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, an Israeli security cabinet minister said on May 7, hinting that Assad himself may be targeted for assassination.
Bashar Assad Returns Legion d'honneur to France
Syria has returned the prestigious Legion d'honneur that was presented to its president Bashar al-Assad by France, saying would not wear the award of a "slave country" to the US.
Independent - It comes just days after French president Emmanuel Macron begun the formal process of stripping the honour from his Syrian counterpart.
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French graft trial looms for uncle of Syria's Assad
The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alone accounts for 80 percent of the assets seized by French customs authorities last year as a four-year probe into his eye-popping assets in Europe winds up.