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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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Human Rights Watch: Syrian defectors describe being ordered to shoot on protesters<p> Activists: Syrian forces kill 3 in Damascus suburb as demonstrators gear for weekly protest BEIRUT - Syrian activists say security forces killed three people in a Damascus suburb during an overnight protest against President Bashar Assad's regime. Many activists have recently been opting for nighttime dem</p>WorldJul 7, 2011
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Syria crushes dissident town by town in ‘barbaric’ crackdownSyria's security forces are pressing a deadly town-by-town crushing of dissent and mass round-up of opposition leaders, rights activists said, as Washington slammed the "barbaric" repression.May 12, 2011
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Canada worried Syrian chemical weapons could fall into wrong hands: BairdOTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says discussions about a "post-Assad Syria" are underway, including what to do about the stockpile of chemical and biological weapons held by the country's regime.PoliticsJul 25, 2012
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Defected Assad confidant offers to unite Syrian opposition as Aleppo braces for new assaultBEIRUT - Syria's most prominent defector has put himself forward as someone to unite the fractured opposition as the disparate factions were set to gather in Qatar Thursday to try to agree on a transitional leadership if Bashar Assad's regime is toppled.WorldJul 26, 2012
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Swiss government adds Syria airline, other businesses, 25 people to sanctions listGENEVA - The Swiss government has applied an existing set of trade sanctions against Syria to the national airline, two other business organizations and 25 more people.MoneyAug 14, 2012
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Syria launches ground assault in Aleppo as refugees pour into TurkeySyrian troops launched a broad ground assault Wednesday on rebel-held areas of the besieged city of Aleppo and activists reported clashes as opposition forces fought back in a battle that has raged for more than two weeks.WorldAug 8, 2012
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Syria’s prime minister defects, widening cracks in Assad regimeSyria's prime minister defected on Monday, evidence that the widening cracks in President Bashar's Assad's regime have reached the highest echelons of government.WorldAug 6, 2012
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Syrian prime minister defects, widening cracks in Bashar Assad’s regimeBEIRUT - Syria's prime minister began planning his break from the regime two months ago when Bashar Assad offered him the post and an ultimatum: Take the job or die.WorldAug 6, 2012
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Syrian prime minister defects, widening cracks in Bashar Assad’s regimeBEIRUT - Syria's prime minister began planning his break from the regime two months ago when Bashar Assad offered him the post and an ultimatum: Take the job or die.WorldAug 6, 2012
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Gunmen snatch 47 Iranian pilgrims near Damascus, as regime pounds rebel neighbourhoodsBEIRUT - Gunmen snatched 47 Iranian pilgrims just outside Damascus on Saturday in a brazen attack that revealed the growing instability at the centre of President Bashar Assad's power.WorldAug 4, 2012