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Syrian village trains racing dogs despite war and pandemic

On his motorbike, Mohammed Derbas speeds across a field in northeast Syria, slender Saluki dogs galloping behind. He hopes to export them for racing in the Gulf, despite war and coronavirus. Salukis, cousins of the greyhound, have been used for hunting for thousands of years in the...

Russia delegation calls for conference on refugees in Syria

 Syrian President Bashar Assad met Thursday with a high-level Russian delegation advocating for jointly hosting an international conference on refugees in the capital Damascus next month. Western nations and many of the more than 5.6 million Syrian refugees are against an international...