Latakia – News of nearby clashes continues to unsettle the people of Latakia, Syria. The battles in the adjacent mountains have cast a shadow on this...
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Backed by local forces, the Syrian army is closing in on the strategic town of Qusayr, which opposition fighters have controlled since the beginning...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Damascus – Many supporters of the Syrian regime have welcomed the amnesty decree issued by the Syrian government on Tuesday, April 16. But while...
Friday, April 19, 2013
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In the downtown of Latakia, Syria, gunfire can be heard sporadically. This has nothing to do with clashes in nearby villages, but instead with local...
Thursday, March 7, 2013
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Damascus – By failing to respond to opposition coalition leader Moaz al-Khatib’s call for dialogue, many assumed Damascus was issuing an implicit...
Friday, February 8, 2013
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The armed Syrian opposition declared yet another “zero hour” to take Damascus on Wednesday. By nightfall, however, the army managed to restore order...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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To return to Damascus from Beirut is to be a fresh target for Syrian security services. Just talking on the phone about politics or using terms that...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Damascus – Damascus has changed. It looks nothing like its old self. The city is divided by concrete blocks that cordon off neighborhoods, forcing...
Sunday, January 13, 2013
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Displaced by intense fighting, many Syrians are forced to migrate from city to city within the country. In the course of this unstable existence, an...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
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Al-Akhbar travels to the new, unintentional landmarks of Homs: the Thieves Market, where goods stolen from abandoned homes are sold; the Zahraa...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
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