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Civilians receive free food for their first iftar, or breaking fast, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Raqqa province, eastern Syria July 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Nour Fourat.)
Opinion: Syria is dying
The awful humanitarian crisis gripping all Syrian villages and cities has been overshadowed by the political and military aspects of the Syrian revolution that, for more than two years, has killed over 100,000 people. All attention has been given to conferences,...Caption:
Syrian National Coalition (SNC) President Mouaz al-Khatib (3-L) and and members of the Syrian National Coalition during a Syrian opposition groups meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, 23 May 2013.(EPA)
Syrian National Coalition elects Ahmed Jarba as president
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) elected Ahmad Jarba as its president on Saturday following a close run-off with businessman Mustafa Al-Sabbagh. The Syrian opposition met in Istanbul on Saturday to elect a new leader following the...Caption:
Syrian director Maamoun al-Malla (C) guides Syrian actresses Waha al-Rahib (R) and Dima Bayaa during shooting of a sequence of TV series “Hamam Shami” or “Syrian Bath” in a studio in Abu Dhabi, on June 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI
Syrian actors flee country as fighting continues
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the bloody events in Syria started, a significant number of actors, directors and producers have left the country. Some of them have left permanently because of their political stances. Others left for security reasons and keep going...Caption:
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 30, 2013 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaking during an interview Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim party Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV in Damascus. Source: AFP Photo/HO/SANA
