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Russia says militants trying to wreck deal over Idlib: Ifax

Russia accused rebels in Syria's Idlib Province Thursday of trying to wreck a Russian-Turkish initiative to create a demilitarized zone in the insurgent-held region, the Interfax news agency reported. Idlib is held by an array of rebel groups, the most powerful of which is Tahrir...

Syria regime reopens doors of national museum after 6 years

Syria's National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again on Sunday, seven years after war forced it to close and months after the government recaptured all rebel areas near the capital. Only part of the museum, and its collection drawn from the...

Syria summit says Idlib ceasefire must be safeguarded

  The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany Saturday called for a ceasefire around the last major rebel-held bastion of Idlib in Syria to be preserved. The four nations "stressed the importance of a lasting ceasefire" according to a statement read by Turkish President Recep...