Eight killed in Turkish air strikes on Kurdish-held zone in Syria -war monitor, security source
BEIRUT At least eight people have been killed in Turkish drone strikes on Thursday on the Kurdish-held zone
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Khaled Khalifa: 'Larger than life' famed Syrian writer mourned
The BBC's Lina Sinjab remembers her friend and internationally acclaimed novelist Khaled Khalifa.
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'It's a very delicate balance': Dame Helen Mirren on playing characters with a different heritage
Dame Helen Mirren is aware that there is a "very delicate balance" to portraying characters with a different heritage.
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US military announces it captured ISIS official in Syria helicopter raid
The US military captured an ISIS official in a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Saturday, US Central Command announced Monday.
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China's Xi calls on West to lift sanctions against war-ravaged Syria
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping called on the West to lift sanctions on Syria and offered
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Families of Syria's disappeared duped by fraudsters
Syrians trying to find information about "missing" prisoners, are finding themselves paying thousands to fraudsters.
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Syrian Druze protesters condemn Assad at mass rally
A crowd in the city of Suweida, enraged by economic hardship, tears down a portrait of Syria's president.
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Golan Heights profile
Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, a strategically key Syrian territory occupied by Israel.
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Lebanon country profile
Provides an overview of Lebanon, including key dates and facts about this Middle Eastern country.
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Syria: Protests over growing economic hardship spread in south
Unrest has spread across government-held southern provinces since fuel subsidies were cut last week.
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'She has a Jewish soul': Golda director Guy Nattiv defends casting of Dame Helen Mirren
Guy Nattiv believes that Dame Helen Mirren's "Jewish soul" meant that she was ideal to play the role of Israel's first female prime minister Golda Meir.
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Islamic State attack on army bus kills 23 Syrian soldiers
The jihadists surrounded a military bus in Deir al-Zour province before opening fire, reports say.
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