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The Canadians in Hamas: The operative, leader and financierAbout 450 people with assorted roles in Hamas have ties to Canada, Global News has learned.CanadaNov 19, 2025
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Recipe: Turkish MuhammaraIt’s made with fire-roasted peppers, toasted walnuts, and a touch of pomegranate molasses, giving it that perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spice.LifestyleJul 27, 2025
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Days after Assad’s ouster, some Syrian refugees are going back homeTurkey, which hosts three million Syrians, has extended the opening hours of the Cilvegozu border gate near the Syrian city of Aleppo seized by rebels at the end of November.WorldDec 11, 2024
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Racy photos of Bashar Assad discovered after his fall spark ridiculeBizarre and personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians.PoliticsDec 15, 2024
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After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province. Assad says he’ll defeat themThousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and controlling its airport.WorldDec 1, 2024
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Syrian insurgents enter Aleppo in major setback for Assad governmentThousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armor and pickups, deploying to landmarks such as the old citadel on Saturday, a day after they entered Syria’s largest city facing little resistance from government troops, according to residents and fighters. Witnesses said two airstrikes on the city’s edge late Friday targeted...WorldNov 30, 2024
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Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possibleOttawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it's safe to do so.WorldDec 8, 2024
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Russian state news agencies say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad is in Moscow and given asylumSyrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, putting an end to the Assad family's iron rule.WorldDec 8, 2024
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Syria urged by Turkey, U.S. to hold talks with opposition after sudden advanceTurkey and Iran, which support opposing sides in Syria’s civil war, said they have agreed to resume diplomatic efforts along with Russia to restore calm.WorldDec 3, 2024
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Recipe: Lamb Aleppo kebabsYou can now make this recipe at home! Lavantine executive chef Daniel Kenney shows us how to impress with this lamb recipe every time.LifestyleSep 29, 2024
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More than 1,300 killed after powerful earthquake rocks Turkey, SyriaHundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.EnvironmentFeb 5, 2023
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IN PHOTOS: In Turkey and Syria, the search for earthquake survivors continuesTurkey has declared a seven-day national mourning period following the earthquake starting today Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announcedWorldFeb 6, 2023
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Turkey earthquake: Six relatives rescued as death toll exceeds 20,000Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold.WorldFeb 10, 2023
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Syrian government accuses rebels of mass killing, Annan appeals for Iran involvement in talksBEIRUT - An online video showed more than a dozen bloodied corpses, some of them piled atop each other and in military uniforms, dumped beside a road in northern Syria in what the government Friday called a mass killing by rebel forces.WorldJun 22, 2012
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Syrian government accuses rebels of mass killing, Annan appeals for Iran involvement in talksAn online video showed more than a dozen bloodied corpses, some of them piled atop each other and in military uniforms, dumped beside a road in northern Syria in what the government Friday called a mass killing by rebel forces.Jun 22, 2012
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NATO to discuss downing of Turkish plane by Syria in international airspaceNATO leaders will meet this week to discuss whether and how to respond to Syria's downing of a Turkish jet in what Turkey insists was international airspace.Jun 24, 2012
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UN envoy Brahimi: Syrian war is threatening the region, but there may be an opening soonSyria grabbed the spotlight as world leaders at the United Nations on Monday heard a dire warning from international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi that the war is getting worse and threatening to spill across the Mideast. But he also voiced a note of hope, saying he thinks there may be a way forward despite the deadlock in the U.N. Security Council.WorldSep 24, 2012
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Heavy fighting in Syria’s largest city as rebels push against regime forces, activists sayFighting over Syria's largest city intensified Friday with some of the fiercest battles in two months as rebel forces launched a new offensive to rout President Bashar Assad's forces from Aleppo, activists said.Sep 28, 2012
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Syria claims regime forces retake control of rebellious Haffa region after 8 days of clashesBEIRUT - Syrian forces pushed out scores of rebels holed up in a rebellious area near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday and state television said they retook control of the region following eight days of fierce shelling and clashes.WorldJun 12, 2012
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Red Cross says 3 aid workers in Syria suffer minor injuries as explosion hits convoyGENEVA - A roadside explosion hit a convoy of aid workers in northwest Syria on Wednesday, causing three people to suffer minor injuries, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.WorldJun 13, 2012