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Lebanon Braces for Monumental Changes in Next-Door Syria
The fall of the Assad regime will have a substantial impact on Lebanese politics, highlighting border tensions, refugee ...
U.N. refugee chief calls for cooperation to secure return of Syrians to homeland
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called Thursday for cooperation between Syria's new authorities, host countries and donors to secure the return of 6.2 million Syrian refugees to ...
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'Remarkable' Syrian blinded in war graduates with master's degree
A Syrian man who lost his eyesight while fleeing his home country has graduated from the University of Bristol.
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Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...
Syrian who was blinded during war graduates from top UK university
A Syrian footballer who lost his eyesight while fleeing his war-torn home country has graduated from university in the UK. In 2014, Maher Fattouh, then aged 21, was caught in a bomb explosion as he ...
Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to ...
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT Sunday
This will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the ...
Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says
As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and ...
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Missing American journalist’s mother in Damascus in search of son
DAMASCUS: The mother of American journalist ... His mother, Debra Tice, drove into the Syrian capital from Lebanon with Nizar Zakka, the head of Hostage Aid Worldwide, an organisation which ...