Opinion | In Syria, an Account of Life Under al-Assad
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Opinion | In Syria, an Account of Life Under al-Assad

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines From Ghouta, Ms. Al-Khalil kept a diary, fragments of her experience under bombardment and siege. Like some 113,000 Syrians who have been forcibly disappeared since 2011, she was abducted, on Dec. 9, 2013. We still don’t know where she is or if she…

Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
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Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of the longtime president, Bashar al-Assad, according to the leading international organization that tracks these weapons. That number is the first estimate of its kind as…

A Traditional Ramadan Treat Gets a Modern Remake (but Good Luck Getting It)
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A Traditional Ramadan Treat Gets a Modern Remake (but Good Luck Getting It)

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As the minutes ticked closer to sundown, the crowd grew more impatient, pressing against the glass display case, shouting and shoving bills toward the young men filling order after order of the Ramadan sweet bread. “If you please—” “What is this stuffed with?”…

Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
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Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The gunfire began at dawn on Friday in the town of al-Haffa on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. At first, Wala, a 29-year-old resident of the town, leaped off her bed to the corner of the room in her first-floor apartment, flattening herself as the…

Syria’s Ahmed al-Shara Named as President During Transitional Period
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Syria’s Ahmed al-Shara Named as President During Transitional Period

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a transitional period, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday. A spokesman for the coalition, Col. Hassan Abdel Ghani, also declared…

Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
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Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli soldiers have raided Syrian border villages, prompting nervous residents to huddle in their homes. They have captured the country’s highest peak, have set up roadblocks between Syrian towns and now overlook local villages from former Syrian military outposts. The stunning downfall of…

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Lebanese prime minister on Saturday headed to the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the first official visit to meet with the new government there, after clashes along the countries’ shared border left several Lebanese soldiers wounded last week. The prime minister, Najib Mikati,…

Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime
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Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syria’s main airport handled its first international flights on Tuesday since the fall of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as the new leaders press to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the war-weary country. One Qatar Airways plane landed…

Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability
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Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syria’s main international airport in Damascus will reopen next week, the new government said on Saturday, as it tries to re-establish a sense of normalcy after the uprising that toppled President Bashar al-Assad. The announcement came amid tensions along the border between Syria…