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Syria leader heads to Turkey to discuss rebuilding, Kurds

Syria leader heads to Turkey to discuss rebuilding, Kurds

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara on Tuesday for talks with Turkey's leaders on rebuilding his land and the volatile issue of...

05.02.2025 7

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By Anne Chaon

Turkey raps France, says US only counterpart in northeast Syria

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to...

11.01.2025 3

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By Anne Chaon

Syria's Aleppo set for revival despite war scars to its heritage

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the...

21.12.2024 30

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By Anne Chaon

Syrians rebuild Maaret al-Numan, symbol of war's devastation

Vegetation grows between crumbled walls and torn asphalt, and not a single street remains intact in Syria's Maaret al-Numan, a key war battleground...

18.12.2024 5

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By Anne Chaon

'We're all Syrians': Soldiers hand in weapons, hope for quiet lives

When Syria's new government put out a call on social media for soldiers and police to lay down their arms and register with the authorities, Kamal...

17.12.2024 2

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By Anne Chaon

Flash villas, cars and drugs: Assad's legacy in Latakia

The drive winds between manicured lavender-lined lawns to a crescent-shaped home with a gleaming swimming pool on the Syrian coast: Bashar...

17.12.2024 3

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By Anne Chaon

Assad's prisoner No 3006 tells his story

The Syrian military intelligence officers who detained Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed told him to forget his name and who he was. They took away his...

16.12.2024 3

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By Anne Chaon

Shopping spree in Syria's former rebel heartland

Crowds of visitors wander brilliantly lit shopping aisles, stunned by the abundance of goods on offer in the heart of the former rebel stronghold...

15.12.2024 3

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Reassured 'for now', Aleppo's Christians prepare for Christmas

For the Catholic Marist Brothers of Aleppo, one of nearly a dozen Christian communities in Syria's second city, today's most pressing question is...

14.12.2024 7

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By Anne Chaon

'Free again': Hope rises from war-scarred streets of Syria's Aleppo

In one of the few open shops on a main street in downtown Aleppo, Syrian shopkeeper Ramadan Dali wields his feather duster with gusto, standing on...

12.12.2024 4

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Homeward-bound Syrian crosses Turkey border in search of brother

Wearing a navy down jacket and carrying a small suitcase, Alikabor looks like any other regular international traveller but early on Monday he was...

10.12.2024 1

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By Anne Chaon

In search of brother: Homeward bound Syrian heads for Turkey border

Wearing a navy down jacket and carrying a small suitcase, Alikabor looks like any other regular international traveller, but early on Monday, he...

09.12.2024 3

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By Anne Chaon