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Syrian children lie on the ground while they and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Aug. 26, 2012. AP

More than 300,000 People Killed in Syria since the Beginning of War

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Hundreds of thousands were killed during 66 months of the Syrian revolution, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in a statement on Tuesday. SOHR was able to document 301,781 human losses since the fall of the first casualty in Daraa on...

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Kenyan Red Cross Rescue personnel work at the site of a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, April 30, 2016.

The Death Toll of Nairobi’s Collapsed Building has Risen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 30, 2016 | World

NAIROBI- After rescuers were still searching in the scene of the six-story building that collapsed in Nairobi’s Huruma residential estate on Friday, today the death toll in Kenya’s capital has risen to 7 where in addition to those who have lost their lives, the...

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Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi clash in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egypt spirals out of control

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 6, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt continued to spiral out of control on Saturday after national political forces sought to get a handle on the violence that has broken out across the country following Mohamed Mursi’s ouster. Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour met with...

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In this April 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US approves arms for Syrian rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The United States has announced that it will supply direct military aid, including arms, to the Syrian rebels for the first time. US president Barack Obama took the decision after his administration concluded that Assad regime forces have...

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Free Syrian Army fighters observe the Syrian army base of Wadi al-Deif in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Hussein Malla

UN says Syria death toll at least 93,000

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UN Human Rights Office issued a report on Thursday which revealed that at least 93,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war so far, with the actual figure estimated to be far greater. The UN report found 92,901 documented...