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Iran plans to build oil refinery in SyriaIran plans to construct an oil refinery in Syria’s western city of Homs that would have an initial processing capacity of 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) with potential to increase to 140,000 bpd once fully developed, said a top official. More… |
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Iran plans to build oil refinery in SyriaIran plans to construct an oil refinery in Syria’s western city of Homs that would have an initial processing capacity of 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) with potential to increase to 140,000 bpd once fully developed, said a top official. More… |
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Rebels abandon Homs, the cradle of uprisingHundreds of Syrian rebels on Wednesday abandoned their last stronghold in the heart of Homs city, an epicentre of the revolt against President Bashar Al-Assad, handing him a symbolic victory weeks before his likely re-election. Tw More… |
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Ceasefire in Syria's Homs extendedA humanitarian ceasefire in the Syrian city of Homs was extended on Thursday for three more days, the city's governor told Reuters. "The ceasefire has been extended for an additional three days, starting from today, to al More… |
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300 men from Homs held by Syrian authoritiesSyrian authorities are holding and questioning more than 300 men deemed of fighting age who fled the besieged rebel-held Old City of Homs during an agreed ceasefire, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. A UN-brokered 'humani More… |
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Syria talks hit more trouble as Homs starvesThe US on Monday demanded that Syria allow aid into the "starving" city of Homs, as talks aimed at ending three years of civil war hit more trouble over the future of President Bashar Al-Assad. The Syrian government said More… |
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In rural Homs, Sunni Syrians fear army offensiveThe dark, murky waters of Houla Lake erupt daily when struck by the bombs of Syrian fighter jets and shells fired from the surrounding hills. Besieged by the forces of President Bashar Al-Assad for more than a More… |
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Syria says army retakes Homs district from rebelsSyrian authorities said on Monday the army had regained full control over a rebel-held district of Homs after weeks of fighting in the central city which has been at the heart of the two-year uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad. More… |
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Pro-Assad militia kills Syrian reconciliation teamGunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead at least six mediators sent to try to reconcile warring sectarian groups in the province of Homs, where people on opposing sides in Syria's war had until now been able to coexist, residents More… |
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Syrian forces step up fight against rebels in HomsSyrian forces fought with rebel groups in Homs on Monday in a battle seen as crucial to the government's attempts to divide rebels and carve out links between the capital and President Bashar al-Assad's coastal strongholds. More… |
