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In Aleppo, the fate of a legendary hotel hangs in balance

For generations her husband's family managed the iconic Baron Hotel in northern Syria, but after years of war the inn is empty and Rubina Mazloumian says she is too tired to carry on. The Baron Hotel was once the fanciest in Aleppo, Syria's second city, visited by a long list of celebrated...

Advantage Man City but fixtures favor Liverpool

 Manchester City have a one-point advantage over rivals Liverpool going into the final six games of the Premier League season but a tougher set of fixtures means Pep Guardiola's side will have to be at their very best to defend their title. Liverpool's home game with Chelsea on April...

IS 'caliphate' exodus overwhelms east Syria hospitals

Young children nursing severe facial burns, others suffering from malnutrition -- an exodus of jihadist families and civilians from the Islamic State group's vanquished final enclave is overwhelming eastern Syria's hospitals. A handful of health facilities in the Kurdish-administered...

Iran’s Allies Feel the Pain of American Sanctions

Syrian militiamen paid by Iran have seen their salaries slashed. Projects Iran promised to help Syria’s ailing economy have stalled. Even employees of Hezbollah, the Lebanese group that has long served as Iran’s closest Arab ally, say they have missed paychecks and lost other perks....