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- White Helmets plot new false-flag chemical attack in Syria's Idlib – Russia's UN envoy
The White Helmets, a controversial Western-backed 'civil defense' group, is readying a new provocation that will see them using toxic agents on civilians to frame the attack on Damascus, Russia's deputy UN ambassador has said.Apr 24, 2019 23:10World News - Russia, Syria to open 2 corridors for refugees ‘stranded’ in US-controlled areaMoscow and Damascus will establish two humanitarian corridors in an effort to rescue refugees “stranded” without medical assistance and supplies at Rukban tent camp in the US-controlled zone in Syria.Feb 16, 2019 07:24World News
- Explosion rocks area near Russian Embassy in DamascusA blast has occurred in the Syrian capital of Damascus close to the Russian Embassy, the diplomatic mission has confirmed. The explosion has inflicted only material damage, according to SANA news agency.Jan 24, 2019 12:30World News
- Syria threatens to ‘strike Tel Aviv airport’ unless UNSC acts against Israel’s impunityDamascus has threatened to exercise its legitimate right for self-defense against Israeli aggression and target Tel Aviv airport in a mirror response, unless the Security Council puts an end to IDF intrusions into Syrian airspace.Jan 23, 2019 00:48World News
- VIDEO shows deaf child react to Syrian first lady giving him life-changing hearing aidA deaf child being treated at a Damascus hospital was filmed reacting to an implant allowing him to hear for the first time. The child got the device from his donor, Syrian first lady Asma Assad, who’s been fighting breast cancer.Jan 22, 2019 18:21World News
- Israeli airstrikes killed 4 Syrian servicemen, left 6 wounded – Russian MoDIsraeli attacks killed four Syrian soldiers and wounded six others, and "partially damaged the infrastructure of the Damascus international airport," the Russian Defense Ministry has said.Jan 21, 2019 06:35World News
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