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Syrian regime retakes region outside capital from rebels

Syria’s regime Wednesday moved to tighten its grip on the capital as it retook a region outside Damascus from rebels and pounded southern districts to oust militants. In the town of Douma retaken more than a week ago, global chemical weapons experts visited a second site after an...

Daraa: rebels dismantle 7 IEDs in northern countryside

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Wednesday have dismantled  seven improvised explosive devices planted by pro-regime militants in the northern countryside of Daraa province, spokesman told Zaman al-Wasl. Abu Hamoud al-Hourani, a spokesman for the Ahrar Houran group, said the...

Syrian migrants bring traditional Arab dance to Berlin

With stomping feet, swinging hips, a drumbeat and lots of laughter, two Syrian migrants lead a group of Germans and others in traditional Arab dance at a Berlin studio to share part of their culture with the country that took them in. The workshops were initiated by Medhat Aldaabal and Ali...

Daraa province: cradle of Syrian revolt

Syria's southern province of Daraa, which could be the regime's next target after its bloody reprisal of Eastern Ghouta, is the birthplace of the uprising which erupted in 2011. This agricultural region lies south of Damascus and also shares borders with Jordan and the Israeli-occupied...