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Syrian women push for real political power: 'Representation is not just numbers'
As Syria’s first post-Assad parliament takes shape, activists say a rise in female lawmakers will matter only if women can shape legislation and oversight.
Syria’s Kurds confront defeat after decades of resistance - opinion
Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces
Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl
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Syrian government: Over 100 wounded in ‘chemical attack’ in Aleppo
Numerous sources on social media reported the attack on Saturday evening, claiming ambulances were heard and explosions.
Syria's Aleppo expects Iran power boost soon
Syrian government forces, with critical help from Iran-backed militias and the Russian air force, recovered full control of Aleppo some 14 months ago, driving out rebels from the city.
One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in attack in northwest Syria
A statement said the Turkish forces responded with retaliatory fire, without specifying who the militants behind the attack were.
Middle Eastern filmmakers celebrate historic Oscar nominations
"It's like winning a medal, it’s like going to the Olympics and your team for the first time wins the bronze medal or the silver medal".
Le nouvel axe du mal
La vision d’une « Grande Syrie » qui guidait Assad père, apparaît nettement moins dangereuse que celle d’une Syrie plus modeste au service des intérêts impérialistes de l’Iran
New images emerge of little boy who became symbol of Syrian suffering
His father expressed surprising feelings about the media's use of his son.
Death toll in Syrian blast targeting evacuation bus hits 112
The bomb hit a bus convoy carrying 5,000 people that were supposed to have been granted safe passage out of their besieged town.
Stranded in Aleppo: Syrians claiming to be Jews seek aid from Israel
"We are asking that the Israeli government does not abandon us, but helps us get out of here to another country... All my love and loyalty is to this religion [Judaism]."
Syria – the beginning of the end?
After a sustained siege of the city’s rebel- controlled quarters and virtually indiscriminate killing of citizens, the largest human evacuation of the Syrian war took place in Aleppo.