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Israel says it shot down rocket over Golan on Syria frontier

Israel's military said its Iron Dome interceptor system shot down a rocket that had been fired at the northern part of the occupied Golan Heights on the Syria frontier Sunday, after Damascus accused Israel of air raids in the country's south. "A short while ago, a rocket was fired at...

Qatar emir attends Arab economic summit in Lebanon

Qatar's emir has taken part in a regional economic summit in Lebanon amid sharp divisions in the country and among neighbouring Arab nations. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived in Beirut on Sunday and left after attending the opening session of the Arab Economic and Social...

Bomb in Afrin kills three

A bomb in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20 on a public bus, several witnesses told Reuters on Sunday. The blast came on the anniversary of Operation Olive Branch, an air and ground assault launched by Turkey in 2018 on the mainly-Kurdish...

'Huge explosion' in Damascus causes fatalities: monitor

A "huge explosion" near a military intelligence office in Damascus Sunday left a number of dead and wounded, a war monitor said, after state-run TV reported early indications suggested a "terrorist act". "The explosion took place near a security branch in the south of the city. There are...