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Germany: Syrian seeks to be Mayor of Frankfurt

The council of the "Social Democratic" party in Germany unanimously proposed Mike Joseph, of Syrian origin,  as a candidate for the position of mayor of "Frankfurt", the German Bild newspaper reported . Joseph, 39, stepped in front of the microphone for the first time as a candidate for...

Syria’s new budget is in and the big winner is Botox

While Damascus cuts subsidies and Syrians prepare for a brutal winter, cosmetic surgeries are likely to boom after regulations are lifted A preliminary budget for 2023 has been passed by the Syrian government that includes a 24 percent rise in spending, as a long winter of uncertainty and...

Syrian amnesties freed less than 6% of detainees, report reveals

Prisoner amnesties decreed by the Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, during the country’s 10-year war have freed less than 6% of detainees, with an estimated 136,000 people remaining in state prisons, a report has revealed. The amnesties, which were hailed as acts of benevolence by officials...