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Eid of refugees, full of painful memories

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Despite all pain and deprivation, Eid ceremonies still can be seen in refugees camps in Lebanon, Wasim, 16, said to the Abo Khalid, the owner of what so called "Barber Saloon" of the camp.  Once Wasim sat on the barber chair, he started telling what he saw in his way to...

Syria ceasefire comes into effect

A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect at 7 p.m. on Monday, the second attempt this year by Washington and Moscow to halt the five-year-long civil war. Neither the Syrian government or the constellation of rebel groups fighting to topple...

Turkey aims to send aid convoy to Aleppo: Erdogan

Turkey aims to send more than 30 trucks of food, children's clothes and toys to the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, with a truce negotiated between the United States and Russia due to come into effect at sundown, officials said. Speaking after attending Eid al-Adha prayers, President Tayyip...

Iran welcomes Syria deal, urges political solution

Iran, a close ally and military backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, welcomed a U.S.-Russian deal for a truce in Syria, saying on Sunday the conflict should be ended through politics. The agreement, by the powers that back opposing sides in the five-year-old war, promises a nationwide...