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In Massive Setback, Russia Loses Mediterranean Naval Base As Assad Regime Falls
Fall of the Assad regime constitutes a major blow to Russia's prestige. Not least among the setbacks is the prospect of possibly having to swallow the loss of its only overseas naval base, located in the port of Tartus on Syria's Mediterranean coast.
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Israeli Army In Golan Buffer Zone Violation Of 1974 Syria Agreement: UN
Israeli troops that have moved into the buffer zone on the edge of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights "constitute a violation" of the 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria, a UN spokesman said Monday.
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Turkey Quake Europe's Worst Natural Disaster In 'A Century': WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that last week's massive earthquake, the epicentre of which was in Turkey, constituted the "worst natural disaster" in 100 years in its Europe region.
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UN Envoy To Syria To Hold Talks To Form Panel To Draft New Constitution
The UN special envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks on forming a committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-ravaged country.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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Syria Needs New Constitution: Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syria needs to start working on a new constitution as a first step to finding a political solution to its civil war, though he acknowledged the process was likely to be difficult.
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Russian Raids In Syria May Amount To War Crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International said on Wednesday that nearly three months of Russian air raids in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians, many in targeted strikes that could constitute war crimes.
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Russian Raids In Syria May Include War Crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International said today Russian air raids have killed hundreds of civilians in Syria, many in targeted strikes that could constitute war crimes, since beginning nearly three months ago.
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Russia to Propose Syrians Launch 18-Month Reform Process: Document
Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
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Syria Says Turnout in Presidential Vote 73 Per Cent
The head of Syria's Supreme Constitutional Court said Wednesday that turnout in the country's presidential election this week was 73.42 percent.
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Bashar al-Assad to Face Two Candidates in Syria Presidential Vote
President Bashar al-Assad is to face two challengers in Syria's June 3 presidential election, which he is assured of winning, the constitutional court said on Sunday.
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Syria holds referendum, West calls it a 'farce'
The U.S. and its allies dismissed the Syrian regime's referendum on a new constitution on Sunday as a "farce" meant to justify the bloody crackdown on dissent.
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Syria to vote on constitution amid bloodshed
Syrians are to vote on Sunday on a new constitution that could end five decades of single-party rule, although the opposition has called a boycott amid a bloody crackdown on dissent.
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Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule
Syria's president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A day after flatly rejecting UN allegations of crimes against humanity, Bashar al-Assad called the ballot for February 26, in a move clearly aimed at pl...
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In Massive Setback, Russia Loses Mediterranean Naval Base As Assad Regime Falls
Fall of the Assad regime constitutes a major blow to Russia's prestige. Not least among the setbacks is the prospect of possibly having to swallow the loss of its only overseas naval base, located in the port of Tartus on Syria's Mediterranean coast.
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Israeli Army In Golan Buffer Zone Violation Of 1974 Syria Agreement: UN
Israeli troops that have moved into the buffer zone on the edge of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights "constitute a violation" of the 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria, a UN spokesman said Monday.
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Turkey Quake Europe's Worst Natural Disaster In 'A Century': WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that last week's massive earthquake, the epicentre of which was in Turkey, constituted the "worst natural disaster" in 100 years in its Europe region.
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UN Envoy To Syria To Hold Talks To Form Panel To Draft New Constitution
The UN special envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks on forming a committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-ravaged country.
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Rape Used As Wide-Scale Weapon Of War In Syria: UN Report
Syrian government forces and allied militias have raped and sexually assaulted women, girls and men in a campaign to punish opposition communities - acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.
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Syria Needs New Constitution: Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syria needs to start working on a new constitution as a first step to finding a political solution to its civil war, though he acknowledged the process was likely to be difficult.
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Russian Raids In Syria May Amount To War Crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International said on Wednesday that nearly three months of Russian air raids in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians, many in targeted strikes that could constitute war crimes.
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Russian Raids In Syria May Include War Crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty International said today Russian air raids have killed hundreds of civilians in Syria, many in targeted strikes that could constitute war crimes, since beginning nearly three months ago.
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Russia to Propose Syrians Launch 18-Month Reform Process: Document
Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
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Syria Says Turnout in Presidential Vote 73 Per Cent
The head of Syria's Supreme Constitutional Court said Wednesday that turnout in the country's presidential election this week was 73.42 percent.
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Bashar al-Assad to Face Two Candidates in Syria Presidential Vote
President Bashar al-Assad is to face two challengers in Syria's June 3 presidential election, which he is assured of winning, the constitutional court said on Sunday.
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Syria holds referendum, West calls it a 'farce'
The U.S. and its allies dismissed the Syrian regime's referendum on a new constitution on Sunday as a "farce" meant to justify the bloody crackdown on dissent.
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Syria to vote on constitution amid bloodshed
Syrians are to vote on Sunday on a new constitution that could end five decades of single-party rule, although the opposition has called a boycott amid a bloody crackdown on dissent.
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Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule
Syria's president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A day after flatly rejecting UN allegations of crimes against humanity, Bashar al-Assad called the ballot for February 26, in a move clearly aimed at pl...
