Syria president calls for unity after reports of over 1,000 deaths
DAMASCUS, Mar 09 (AFP): Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.The violence erupted on Thursday between the new security forces and loyalists of the...
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Tehran will not negotiate under US 'bullying'
TEHRAN, Mar 09 (Reuters): Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after US President Donald Trump said he had sent a letter to the country's top authority urging Tehran to negotiate a nuclear deal.In an interview with Fox Business,...
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France to welcome researchers fleeing US
PARIS, Mar 09 (AFP): France has urged the country's research institutions to consider how to welcome scientists abandoning the United States in response to President Donald Trump's policies, AFP learned on Sunday.Since Trump returned to the White House, his government has cut federal funding for life-saving research and moved to...
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NEWS IN BRIEF-2025-03-10
Hamas pushes for phase two of Gaza truce talksGAZA, Mar 09: Hamas reiterated on Sunday its insistence on moving directly into negotiating a second phase of the Gaza truce, as Israel announced it would dispatch a delegation to Doha for further talks. Representatives of the Palestinian militant group met with...
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