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Syria talks 'on hold' after envoys test positive for virus

UN-mediated talks involving the Syrian government, opposition and civil society were put "on hold" after three participants turned up positive for COVID-19, just hours after the meetings started in Geneva. The office of the UN Syria envoy said Monday the three delegations had gotten off...

Raqqa: two army forces die in Daesh ambush

Two regime forces have been killed by an ISIS ambush in eastern Raqqa province, according to Zaman al-Wasl reporter..   The attack took place on Sunday evening when Daesh-linked militants attacked an army vehicle at the road of Rusafa-Athariya that links between Aleppo and Raqqa...

Syria constitution talks under way at UN

Members of Syria's Constitutional Committee, tasked with amending their war-torn country's constitution, met at the UN in Geneva Monday for the first time since a failed attempt at talks last November. Delegations from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the opposition and civil society...

Syria blackout after suspected pipeline attack

A suspected attack on a pipeline in Syria caused a nationwide blackout overnight, the state news agency quoted authorities as saying Monday. According to SANA, the electricity minister said a pipeline explosion in the Damascus area late Sunday "led to an electricity blackout across Syria"....