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A car bomb near Damascus, killing 7 and wounding 62

A car bomb exploded in the Syrian city of Jaramana near the capital of Damascus, killing seven people and wounding 62, Syrian state TV reported. Jaramana, about 5 kilometers southeast of the Syrian capital, has a mostly Christian and Druze population known for backing the regime...

Syria refugee crisis: how to donate

Multiple aid agencies are raising money to help Syrian refugees. Here's a roundup of how to donate to the main appeals There are nearly 2 million  refugees  as a result of the conflict in  Syria , described as the  largest humanitarian crisis since the 1994 Rwanda...

Has Egypt killed Syria?

In the first two weeks of Ramadan, 1,262 Syrians were killed. The news didn’t make headlines and people were not agitated. This makes us wonder if what’s happening in Cairo killed the Syrian revolution or if the latter is fading into the background like what happened with Iraq after...

Syria’s Women Face Violence, ‘Survival Sex’ Abroad

Fleeing the civil war in their home country, Syria’s female refugees are struggling with domestic violence and being exploited and harassed for sex by aid workers and strangers alike. Jamie Dettmer reports from Lebanon. They have escaped one war only to find themselves as casualties and...