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Latakia rebels unite as truce violations mount

Writing by Abdulsalam Haj Bakri (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces jave continuted its shelling on rebel-held areas in Latakia province in a flagrant violation to the U.S.-engineered ceasefire deal seven weeks ago amid an international silence and obvious hesitation of rebels to respond...

Floods sweep Hasaka province, hundreds displaced

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Parts of northern Hasaka province have been hit with flooding in the past two days, forcing evacuations and causing damage in houses and bridges, activist told Zaman al-Wasl. Activists Omar al-Shami said people of Tel al-Shayer, Haddaj and al-Tarraf villages have been...

Egypt to cut fuel subsidies as govt seeks to reduce deficit

 Egypt will reduce spending on fuel subsidies by nearly 43 percent in the 2016/17 budget due mainly to lower global energy costs, officials said Saturday. Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy told a news conference state energy subsidies would fall to 35 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.94 billion)...