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UN chief calls for end to escalating conflict in NW Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an end to fighting in northwestern Syria, where hundreds of combatants reportedly died this week as regime forces advanced on a rebel-held town. Syria's Russian-backed forces are advancing on the rebel-held town of Saraqeb amid a...

Damascus rations subsidised food with smart cards

Syria's government Saturday started rationing subsidised food like rice and sugar with smart cards, a ministry said, in the latest measure to address an economic crisis in the war-torn country. The value of the Syrian pound against the dollar has plummeted on the black market in recent...