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Syria: Casualties in explosion near Palace of Justice in Damascus

ALBAWABA - Casualties were reported in an explosion that occurred inside a cafe in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian local media revealed. SANA news agency confirmed the blast, saying it took place in the Hejaz area of Damascus. A security cordon was set up in the vicinity of the explosion site near the Palace of Justice headquarters in Damascus. The cause of the explosion is unknown as first responders rushed to ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama(not shown) deliver statements to the press, at the Department of State on February 4, 2020 in Washington,DC. Eric BARADAT / AFP

February 5th, 2020 - 07:02 GMT

Washington Fully Supports Turkey's Action on Syria's Deadly Attacks

Displaced Syrian children sit in the back of a truck transporting their belongings as they pass through the town of Hazano in the northern countryside of Idlib, on February 4, 2020, fleeing northwards amid an ongoing regime offensive. A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the country's last rebel enclave of Idlib has displaced more than half a million people in two months, according to the United Nations. The wave of displacement, which coincides with a biting winter, is one of the largest si

February 4th, 2020 - 01:10 GMT

UN: 500,000 People Displaced From Idlib in The Past Two Months

Turkish President and Leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the party's extended meeting with provincial heads at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, on January 31, 2020. Adem ALTAN / AFP

February 4th, 2020 - 10:13 GMT

Turkey Retaliates For its Slain Soldiers in Syria, Warn Russia to Stand Aside

This picture taken on February 3, 2020 shows smoke plumes billowing in the Syrian village of al-Nayrab, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib in the northwestern Idlib province, during bombardment by Syrian government forces and its allies. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP

February 4th, 2020 - 07:12 GMT

Idlib Attack Kills 3 Turkish Soldiers, 3 Civilians

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard in a prison where men suspected to be afiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group are jailed in northeast Syria in the city of Hasakeh on October 26, 2019. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFP

February 3rd, 2020 - 11:12 GMT

Syria: 161 Cases of Arbitrary Arrests, 109 Disappearances for January – Rights Body

Syrian government forces recaptured the strategic northwestern highway town of Maaret al-Numan from jihadist and allied rebels on January 28, in the latest blow to the country's last major opposition bastion. AFP

February 3rd, 2020 - 10:17 GMT

150,000 Civilians Flee Their Homes in Idlib Under Regime Attacks

Syrians gather during a symbolic protest in the city of Harem in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib on the border with Turkey on February 2, 2020. AFP

February 3rd, 2020 - 07:07 GMT

Guterres Calls For Immediate Ceasefire in War-stricken Syria

Jaysh al-Islam (Twitter)

February 1st, 2020 - 06:41 GMT

Senior Member of Armed Syrian Jaysh al-Islam Arrested in France, Charged With War Crimes

More than 1 million Syrians have moved near the Turkish border due to intense attacks over the last year. (AFP)

January 30th, 2020 - 12:24 GMT

UN Official: 100s of Airstrikes Are on South Idlib by Regime Forces and Allies

Syria (Twitter)

January 29th, 2020 - 07:46 GMT

Damascus Regime Starts to Recapture Territory in Syria's Northwest

A US military vehicle, part of a convoy, drives near the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province on the border with Turkey, November 10, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)

January 27th, 2020 - 12:00 GMT

US Forces Clash With Russian Troops in Northeast Syria

A Syrian man inspects damages in Al-Iman hospital following a reported Russian air strike in the town of Sarjah, northwest of Maaret al-Numan in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, on January 26, 2020.(AFP/ File Photo)

January 27th, 2020 - 06:53 GMT

Five Killed, 15 Injured Syria in Car Bombing