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Syria’s stand-up comedians, censored under Assad, are now having the last laugh
Laughter fills the Zawaya Art Gallery in downtown Damascus. A packed crowd is chuckling uproariously at Syria’s first ...
Accused killer of American journalist Marie Colvin is free in Syria, sparking outrage
Activists and human rights groups are demanding the prosecution of Khaled al-Fares, who is accused of aiding Syrian forces in ...
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Why is the Lebanon-Syria border tense and is Hezbollah involved?
Lebanese army stepped up security measures along the border, increasing the number of checkpoints, surveillance and patrols ...
In Damascus, art re-emerges: 'We feel free and, at the same time, we're still afraid'
Assad's fall enabled the Zawaya Art Gallery to emerge from semi-secrecy. Filmmaker Oussama Mohammed returned from exile for a ...