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Syria: Casualties in explosion near Palace of Justice in Damascus

ALBAWABA - Casualties were reported in an explosion that occurred inside a cafe in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian local media revealed. SANA news agency confirmed the blast, saying it took place in the Hejaz area of Damascus. A security cordon was set up in the vicinity of the explosion site near the Palace of Justice headquarters in Damascus. The cause of the explosion is unknown as first responders rushed to ...

Staffan de Mistura, United Nations’ special envoy to Syria (AFP/File Photo)

March 20th, 2018 - 09:16 GMT

Syria is Heading Towards Catastrophic Division: UN Envoy

Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador Vladimir Safronkov speaks during an United Nations Security Council (AFP/File Photo)

March 20th, 2018 - 08:47 GMT

Russia Blocks Meeting Demanded by UN on Human Rights Violations in Syria

Turkish-backed forces looting from shops inside Afrin (Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba/AFP)

March 19th, 2018 - 01:17 GMT

Turkey May Be Violating International Law in its Afrin Offensive

At least 30 injuries were reported in the fresh airstrikes that hit Zamalka Village in Eastern Ghouta. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 19th, 2018 - 09:34 GMT

About 30 Casualties Recorded in New Eastern Ghouta Airstrikes

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AFP/File Photo)

March 18th, 2018 - 03:30 GMT

UAE and Egypt Face Challenges from Iran Aggression: UAE FM

Refugees and migrants arrive on the Greek island (AFP/File Photo)

March 18th, 2018 - 08:52 GMT

At Least 16 Refugees, Children Dead After Boat Capsized in Aegean Sea

A general view shows smoke billowing in Hazeh, in the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus on Mar. 15, 2018 during reported shelling by Syrian government forces. Seven years of conflict in Syria have left more than 350,000 people dead, according to an updated overall death toll released today by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
(AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP)

March 17th, 2018 - 10:46 GMT

'Fake News': Russia Denies Airstrikes on Syria's Eastern Ghouta

Lebanese Prime Minister and Leader of the Future Movement Party Saad Hariri attends the Ministerial meeting "Lebanon, building trust: a viable security for the country and the region" on the support of the Lebanese security forces, at Foreign ministry headquarters, Farnesina palace, in Rome on Mar. 15, 2018.
(Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

March 17th, 2018 - 09:58 GMT

UN Chief Urges End to Lebanese Interference in Syria

Syrian children sit while awaiting to be evacuated from the Eastern Ghouta enclave through the regime-controlled corridor opened by government forces in Hawsh al-Ashaari, east of the Eastern Ghouta enclave town of Hamouria on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Mar.15, 2018. Thousands escaped Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta into government-held territory AFP correspondents on both sides said, the largest numbers since the regime assault on the enclave began. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

March 17th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian Regime, Russian Warplanes Strike Crowded Market in Eastern Ghouta, Killing at Least 40 Civilians

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press during a visit at the primary school of Rilly-sur-Vienne, in Rilly-sur-Vienne, central France, as part of a trip to Indre-et-Loire on the theme of Education and professional training, on Mar.15, 2018.
(GUILLAUME SOUVANT / POOL / AFP)

March 16th, 2018 - 10:08 GMT

French Military to Intervene in Syria, if 'Irrefutable Evidence' of Chemical Weapons Found

General view of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the presentation of report by the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, on Mar.13, 2018 in Geneva. Syria enters its eighth year of war on Mar.15, 2018 free of the jihadist "caliphate" but torn apart by an international power struggle as the regime presses its blistering reconquest.
(Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

March 16th, 2018 - 09:06 GMT

UN: Syrian Regime uses Sexual Violence, Rape as War Weapons

Eastern Ghouta is witnessing another terrifying assault by Assad Regimes. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 15th, 2018 - 12:00 GMT

They're Hitting Us with Air Raids and Chlorine Gas: Activists in Eastern Ghouta