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US imposes sanctions on Syrian mogul for aiding Assad

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Samer Foz, a Syrian industrialist behind high-end developments, including the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, for allegedly enriching President Bashar al-Assad. "This Syrian oligarch is directly supporting the murderous Assad regime and...

Assad bombing interrupts food distribution in some areas

 Syrian warplanes have struck rebel-held towns and villages in the country's northwest as the World Food Program says weekslong violence has hampered some of its activities in the area. WFP said in a statement Tuesday that due to the latest wave of violence that broke out on April 30,...

In Syria's breadbasket, Kurds and regime battle for wheat

Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his enthusiasm. After successive droughts and eight years of civil war, both the local Kurdish authorities and the...

Three jihadists, 9 children expelled to France from Turkey

Three French jihadists and their nine children returned to France Tuesday after being expelled by Turkey, legal sources said, a day after France took back 12 children of French jihadists from camps in northern Syria. The returns mark an acceleration in the repatriation of children of French...