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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 ...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (AFP)

October 17th, 2019 - 06:55 GMT

Trump Attacks Nancy Pelosi as 'Third-Rate Politician' in White House Syria Meeting

US President Donald Trump (AFP)

October 17th, 2019 - 06:31 GMT

'Don't be a Fool' Trump Warns Erdogan in Extraordinary Letter

Syrian regime troops arrived after Damascus deployed troops to the country's north to contain a days-long Turkish offensive. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

October 16th, 2019 - 08:58 GMT

Russia Will Not Allow Turkish, Syrian Armies to Clash

This picture taken on October 15, 2019 shows a missile fired by Turkish forces towards the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 16th, 2019 - 06:37 GMT

Canada Joins France, Germany in Halting Arm Sales to Turkey

Men and boys suspected of being Daesh elements wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the Daesh last holdout of Baghuz, Dayr al-Zawr Province, Syria, on March 1, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

October 15th, 2019 - 10:34 GMT

HRW Urges EU to Repatriate ISIS Inmates From Syria

Civilians evacuated from ISIS's embattled holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area held by the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (AFP/ File Photo)

October 15th, 2019 - 08:45 GMT

UN Saves Three British Orphans Trapped in ISIS Camp in Syria

Turkey wants to create a roughly 30-kilometre (20-mile) buffer zone along its border to keep Kurdish forces at bay and also to send back some of the 3.6 million Syrian refugees it hosts. Aref TAMMAWI / AFP

October 15th, 2019 - 06:33 GMT

US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Turkey Over Syrian Offensive

In this file photo taken on October 6, 2019 a US soldier sits atop an armoured vehicle during a demonstration by Syrian Kurds against Turkish threats next to a base for the US-led international coalition on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

October 15th, 2019 - 06:25 GMT

US Withdraws All Troops From Northern Syria

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives for a "Keep America Great" rally at Sudduth Coliseum at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 11, 2019. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

October 14th, 2019 - 09:36 GMT

US President Calls on Europe to Take Back ISIS Prisoners

Turkish troops and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels gather outside the border town of Ras al-Ain on October 12, 2019, during their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 14th, 2019 - 09:15 GMT

Netanyahu Warns Turkey to Stop Offensive Against Syria's 'Gallant Kurds'

Pro-Turkish Syrian fighters drive an armoured personnel carrier across the border into Syria as they take part in an offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria launched by the Turkish military, on October 11, 2019. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 14th, 2019 - 07:35 GMT

Erdogan: World Threats Will Not Deter Turkey's Operation in Syria

Mourners attend a funeral, for Kurdish political leader Hevrin Khalaf and others including civilians and Kurdish fighters, in the northeastern Syrian Kurdish town of Derik, known as al-Malikiyah in Arabic, on October 13, 2019. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 14th, 2019 - 06:18 GMT

Syrian Govt Sends Troops to Support Kurds Against Turkey's Offensive