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)

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#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?”…

Hundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base
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Hundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hundreds of civilians have sought refuge at a Russian air base on Syria’s coast, satellite imagery reveals, as thousands have fled violent unrest that the United Nations said on Tuesday appeared to have been driven by sectarianism. Footage and satellite images reviewed and…

Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
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Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, appealed on Sunday for calm and for unity as he moved to reassure the nation after days of clashes that a monitoring group said had killed hundreds of people. “We must preserve national unity and civil peace,” he…

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…

Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say
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Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three days of clashes between fighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders and those loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad have left scores of civilians dead, according to two war monitoring groups, who reported on Saturday that many of them had been killed…

What We Know About the Clashes in Syria
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What We Know About the Clashes in Syria

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group, has reported attacks on Alawite civilians, frequently by unknown gunmen. The country’s new rulers have pledged to bring all armed groups under the state’s control, but the security situation remains unstable, with some…

At Least 70 Killed as Syria’s Security Forces Clash With Assad Loyalists
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At Least 70 Killed as Syria’s Security Forces Clash With Assad Loyalists

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At least 70 people were killed and dozens wounded in overnight clashes between the new authorities in Syria and gunmen loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said, in the bloodiest skirmishes since the collapse of the Assad government. The…

Deadly Clashes Pose Test for Syria’s New Leaders
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Deadly Clashes Pose Test for Syria’s New Leaders

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At least 16 security personnel were killed on Thursday by gunmen loyal to Syria’s ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said, in one of the deadliest clashes for Syria’s new leaders since the collapse of the Assad government. The attack in Latakia…

While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
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While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and welcomed foreign dignitaries as crowds gather at cafes, speaking out freely for the first time in decades. But 400 miles away in northeastern Syria, a region beyond…