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Damascus Says Deal Reached for Rebels to Quit Douma

Syria's government has reached an agreement for rebels to leave their battered holdout of Douma for an opposition-held town in the country's north, state media reported on Sunday.

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Turkey Says 'Strong Suspicion' Damascus behind Douma Chemical Attack

Turkey on Sunday strongly condemned what it said was a chemical weapons attack in the Syrian city of Douma, saying there was a "strong suspicion" the regime of President Bashar al-Assad was responsible.

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U.N. Chief 'Alarmed' by Reports of Chemical Use against Syrians

The head of the United Nations said on Sunday he was "particularly alarmed" by the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, during an attack that rescue workers said killed dozens of people. 

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Suspected Toxic Attack in Syria Prompts Outrage

A suspected chemical attack in Syria's Eastern Ghouta sparked international outrage Sunday, as state media reported that the last rebel holdouts in the onetime opposition stronghold had agreed to evacuate.

State news agency SANA, citing a government source, said fighters with the Jaish al-Islam rebel faction had agreed to leave Eastern Ghouta's main town of Douma within 48 hours.

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Trump Says 'Big Price to Pay' after 'Mindless Chemical Attack in Syria'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said there will be a "big price to pay" after what he called a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria, allegedly involving chlorine gas.

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France Hosts Saudi Crown Prince on Global Tour

Saudi Arabia's crown prince arrived in France on Sunday for the next leg of a global tour aimed at reshaping his kingdom's austere image as he pursues his drive to reform the conservative petrostate.

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Saudi Detainees May Face Terrorism-Focused Courts

Dozens of Saudi detainees caught up in a government anti-graft crackdown could be referred to courts specialized in cases of national security and terrorism, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported Sunday.

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Pope Francis Condemns Reported Chemical Attack in Syria

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria after a suspected attack in an opposition holdout in Eastern Ghouta killed 70 people.

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Four Killed in Suicide Attack on Iraq Party Headquarters

A suicide attack targeting a political party headquarters in western Iraq has killed four people and injured seven others, including a candidate in polls set for May, officials said Sunday.

On Saturday evening "two suicide bombers disguised as soldiers entered the Al-Hal Party headquarters", one of most prominent parties in the Sunni-majority province of Al-Anbar, a local security official told AFP on the condition of anonymity. 

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Israel Defense Minister Says 'No Naive People' in Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday there were "no naive people" in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after days of protests and clashes left 30 Palestinians dead, including a journalist.

"There are no naive people in the Gaza Strip," Lieberman told Israel's public radio.

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