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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...

50 civilians killed in Syria’s Idlib since Jan. 12

Dozens of civilians have lost their lives in Syria’s Idlib and tens of thousands of others have been displaced since Jan. 12, as the regime forces and its allies continued to violate cease-fire. According to data obtained from the country’s Response Coordination Group, the Assad regime...