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Syria regime forces on edge of key rebel-held town: monitor

Syrian regime forces have reached the outskirts of a key city on the edge of the country's last rebel-held stronghold, a monitor and a pro-government newspaper said Sunday. The mainly deserted city of Maaret al-Numan is a strategic prize lying on the M5 linking Damascus to Syria's second...

Syrians launch symbolic 'one-pound' campaign to lift morale

With Syria's currency hitting record lows, a nationwide symbolic campaign has been launched by merchants, barbers, supermarkets and even gyms in the war-torn country to support the Syrian pound. Under the slogan "Our pound is our pride," the campaign encourages merchants to sell any...

An Oscar-nominated documentary takes us inside hellish Syria

Criticize the Oscar nominations all you want, but it’s hard to carp about the documentary category. I’ve seen four of the five nominated pictures, and they are knockouts. “American Factory” is about a Chinese company imposing its methods on a workplace in Ohio; “The Edge of...

Syrian regime uses evacuation as means of seizing Idlib

The head of Syria’s White Helmets (Civil Defense) Tuesday said the Syrian regime sought to capture opposition-controlled northwestern Idlib city of Syria through forced evacuations. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Raed al-Saleh commented on the Bashar al-Assad regime and...