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July 2nd, 2026 - 12:35 GMT

Sally Shakkour

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 ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry. (AFP/File)

October 17th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

UK and US sanctions against Syria and Russia may be on the cards

Syrian refugees look for water at the Rukban camp on the Jordanian border. (AFP/File)

October 16th, 2016 - 08:13 GMT

Suspected Daesh suicide attack on Rukban refugee camp at Jordan-Syria border

Fighters from the Free Syrian Army cheer and react as they fight against the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, on October 15, 2016. (AFP/Nazeer al-Khatib)

October 16th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Turkey-backed fighters seize Dabiq, prophesied ‘apocalypse’ site from Daesh

Officials from the US, Russia, Syria, Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Jordan and the UN gather to speak during a meeting to revive a ceasefire in Syria, in Lausanne, on October 15, 2016. (AFP/Jean-Christophe Bott)

October 16th, 2016 - 09:12 GMT

Latest Syria negotiations come up short yet again: No ceasefire reached

United Nations special envoy Staffan de Mistura (C-L) sits facing Syria’s main opposition group during Syrian peace talks at the U.N. Offices in Geneva on February 1, 2016. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

October 15th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Russia and US return to negotiating table while Aleppo burns

Syrian civil defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, carry the body of a victim following a government forces air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Bustan al-Basha in the northern city of Aleppo, on October 4, 2016. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

October 14th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Airstrikes on war-weary Aleppo kill 13 more civilians

At least four children were killed when shells fired by militants hit a school in the government-held area of Aleppo. (AFP/File)

October 13th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Several children killed after militants bomb school in Aleppo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be attending meetings in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss a settlement of the Syrian crisis. (AFP/File)

October 13th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Switzerland to host latest round of talks on Syrian crisis Oct. 15

Syrians walk over rubble following air strikes on the rebel-held Fardous neighbourhood of the northern embattled Syrian city of Aleppo on October 12, 2016. (AFP/Ameer Alhalbi)

October 13th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Onslaught on Aleppo kills at least 50 more civilians

Screenshot taken from Youtube of Khan al-Shih being hit by barrel bombs. (YouTube)

October 12th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Palestinians of Khan al-Shih refugee camp in war torn Syria call for end to endless bombings

Syrian rebel fighters ride in the back of a pick-up truck flying an Islamist flag in the northern Syrian village of Rael after clashes with Daesh north of Aleppo on October 9, 2016. (AFP/Nazeer al-Khatib)

October 12th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Russia once again steps up heavy bombing of Aleppo

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the 23rd World Energy Congress on October 10, 2016 in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

October 11th, 2016 - 03:23 GMT

Putin cancels Paris visit because Hollande will ‘only talk about Syria’