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'It was a mafia': Details emerge on how Bashar al-Assad family sucked Syria dry
From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit ...
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Hama: A rebellious Syrian town that can finally mourn the Assad massacre
The city can finally mourn the tens of thousands of victims of Hafez al-Assad and the massacre he ordered 43 years ago.
The New York Times29d
Syria’s New Interim President Travels to Saudi Arabia for First Foreign Visit
Image A defaced portrait of Bashar al-Assad in December inside a captured police station in Homs, Syria.Credit...David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Iran has had its influence across the region ...
AP PHOTOS: Muslims in the Middle East observe Ramadan amid political upheavals and postwar turmoil
Worshippers perform a night prayer called 'Tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of ...
The New York Times29d
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off ... Image A defaced portrait of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at Aleppo airport in ...
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Friends of Italian priest long missing in Syria hope for news
Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, an Italian Jesuit priest and critic of Bashar al-Assad, disappeared in 2013 ... Lebanese woman lights a candle in front of a portrait of Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, who ...
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End of an era? PKK leader Ocalan orders militants to end war with Turkey, 'dissolve'
While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish ...