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            <title><![CDATA[Norwegian Diplomat Geir Pedersen Resigns as UN Envoy to Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen has been the UN's special envoy in the turmoil and war-torn Syria for seven years. On Thursday, he unexpectedly submitted his resignation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:43:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Envoy Urges Israel to Halt Strikes in Southern Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 13 people have been killed and several have been injured in Israeli bombings in southern Syria over the past 24 hours, according to local authorities. The UN envoy in Syria condemns Israel's "military escalation" and says it risks "destabilizing Syria at a sensitive time".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Over 1,000 dead in Syria – reports of massacres]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 745 civilians from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by security forces and allies over the past three days, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). "This is one of the largest massacres in the Syrian conflict," says SOHR chief Rami Abdulrahman in a statement.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 08:15:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Over 250 dead in Syria – "five separate massacres"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 162 people from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by Syrian security forces in "five separate massacres", reports the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). Additionally, at least 95 more people have been killed in clashes between government forces and supporters of the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:12:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN Security Council demands that an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process be implemented in the country, following the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad. The UN envoy Geir Pedersen urges the country to hold free and fair elections.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 02:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu provokes with meeting on the Golan Heights]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel has held a provocative security meeting on occupied Golan Heights. The UN envoy to Syria urges Israel not to expand its territory on occupied Syrian territory.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:29:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The UN Envoy has met Syria's new leader]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN's special envoy to Syria, Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen, has met with Syria's new leader.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/the-un-envoy-lift-the-sanctions-against-syria</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Regional Actors Meet to Discuss Syria's Future]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Syria's future is being discussed at a regional top meeting in Doha, where leading regional actors are participating.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:13:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria: Israeli attacks on Damascus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An Israeli attack has hit a residential building in Syria's capital Damascus, reports state-run Syrian media. At the same time, the UN envoy for Syria warns that the spread of the conflict in Gaza could have serious consequences in Syria.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 02:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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