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Orthodox church in Syria attacked by suicide bomber
MENAFN
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN) A suicide bombing struck Mar Elias Church, an Orthodox Christian site in Damascus, Syria, during a mass service, according to multiple media reports on Sunday. The Syrian Health Ministry confirmed at least 20 fatalities and 52 injuries in...
ISIS India Unit Chief Saquib Nachan Dies In Delhi Hospital, Was Convicted In Mumbai Blasts Case
News18
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June 28, 2025
Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 21:21 IST Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan was convicted for his involvement in a series of bomb blasts that took place in Mumbai between 2002 and 2003. Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan dies at Delhi hospital (Photo: X)Islamic State...
Syria president vows church attackers will face justice
Oman Observer
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June 23, 2025
DAMASCUS: Syrian interim President Ahmed al Sharaa vowed on Monday that those involved in a "heinous" suicide attack on a Damascus church a day earlier would face justice, calling for unity in the country. The shooting and suicide bombing on...
Syria makes arrests after Church attack
The Express Tribune
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June 23, 2025
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Monday announced arrests over a suicide blast targeting a church blamed on the Islamic State group, as President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed those involved in the "heinous" attack would face justice. The shooting and...
Damascus church attack death toll rises to 25
AzerNews
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June 23, 2025
by Alimat Aliyeva The death toll from Sunday's suicide bombing at a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus has climbed to 25, with 63 others wounded, Syria's Health Ministry confirmed on Monday, Azernews reports. The attacker, identified by the...
Syrian security forces say they arrest perpetrators behind Damascus church bombing
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Syrian security forces said on Monday they had arrested the perpetrators behind Sunday's deadly suicide bombing at a Damascus church, in what officials described as a swift and coordinated counter-terrorism operation...
ISIS-linked terror accused Saquib Nachan dies in Delhi hospital
The News Mill
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June 28, 2025
Saquib Nachan, an accused with links to the terror group Islamic State (ISIS), died in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, said sources on Saturday. He had been in judicial custody in Tihar Jail since 2023 and was admitted to the hospital a few days ago,...
Syria's Christians ask 'Why us?' after suicide bombing at Damascus church
The Gazette - Colorado
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian Christians were struggling on Monday to understand why their community was targeted in a suicide attack and whether they can rely on the Islamist-led government's assurances of protection. Syria's health ministry said...
Rural Pakistan Takes Center Stage as Sharif Marks World Rural Development Day
Media Line
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July 7, 2025
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used World Rural Development Day on Sunday to promise fresh momentum for the villages that feed and employ most of the nation. Speaking from Islamabad, Sharif said the government is treating rural Pakistan...
Syria announces arrests over Damascus church attack
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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June 23, 2025
Syrian authorities on Monday announced arrests over a suicide blast targeting a church blamed on the Islamic State group, as President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed those involved in the "heinous" attack would face justice. The shooting and suicide...
India News | ISIS-linked Terror Accused Saquib Nachan Dies in Delhi Hospital
Latestly
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June 28, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Saquib Nachan, an accused with links to the terror group Islamic State (ISIS), died in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, said sources on Saturday. He had been in judicial custody in Tihar Jail since 2023 and was...
Syria: Suicide bombing at Orthodox Church in Damascus
Vatican News
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June 23, 2025
A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people attending the Divine Liturgy at St. Elijah Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus on Sunday. By Vatican News At least 20 people were killed on Sunday at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of...
Syria president vows those involved in church attack will face justice
Hurriyet Daily News
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DAMASCUS People and rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus' Dwelaa area on June 22, 2025. Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a suicide...
Two American representatives Introduce Syria Sanctions Relief Act
SANA
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June 28, 2025
Washington,SANA- Representatives Ilhan Omar and Anna Paulina Luna unveiled the Syria Sanctions Relief Act, Proposing legislation that would repeal existing sanctions programs for Syria. The bill would also strike related statutory references,...
Syria: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Damascus
Euronews
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A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people, killing at least 23, Syrian state media reported. A man opened fire and then detonated an explosive vest during a service at the Greek...
Syria church bombing threatens political gains of Christians and Syrian state
The National News
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Until a suicide bombing killed 20 people at a church in a low-income area of Damascus on Sunday, Christians had been spared the mass violence that has afflicted other minorities under the new Syrian state that replaced the Assad regime last year....
Archbishop Nassar visits archdiocese as part of Damascus Partnership
The Catholic Spirit - Minnesota
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June 27, 2025
Archbishop Samir Nassar, leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus in Syria Archbishop Samir Nassar, leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria, visited the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to continue...
Syria: Death toll rises to 20 in Damascus church attack; 52 wounded
Khaleej Times
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Syria's health ministry said an attack on a church in Damascus on Sunday killed 20 people, state media reported, raising an earlier civil defence toll of 15 dead. "The number of victims in the terrorist attack that targeted the Saint Elias church...
Syria hikes public sector wage, pensions by 200 percent
Hurriyet Daily News
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DAMASCUS People wait their turn in a queue outside an ATM in Damascus on April 16, 2025. Syria has announced a 200 percent hike in public sector wages and pensions, as it seeks to address a grinding economic crisis after the recent easing of...
Syria Suicide Bomb Blast: 19 Killed as Man Opens Fire on Crowd Before Detonating Explosives Inside Church in Damascus
Latestly
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June 23, 2025
Damascus, June 23: A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a...