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A handout photo taken and provided on July 9, 2013 by the opposition Syrian National Coalition Media Office shows Coalition leader Ahmad Al-Jarba.(AFP)
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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:
An employee counts Syrian pound notes at the Syrian central bank in Damascus in this April 23, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri/Files)
Syria’s Currency Crisis
On an afternoon that is so hot it’s almost unbearable, the customers still crowd into Hasan’s tiny shop, exchanging handfuls of notes with the two men sitting behind the counter. Next to them, a computer screen dictates their deals. Today, they can exchange one US...Caption:
Syrian rebels head to the town of Bsankol in the northwestern province of Idlib to join comrades fighting regime forces for the control of the highway that connects Idlib with Latakia on July 11, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS.)
Syria: FSA says they are at war with Al-Qaeda
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) has announced that the killing of senior commander Kamal Hamami by the Al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a declaration of war. Infighting among Syrian rebel forces appears...Caption:
Qatar’s Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) arrives at Al-Sadd Stadium for the final Crown Prince Cup soccer match between Qatari teams Al-Sadd and Lekhwaiya in Doha May 4, 2013. (Reuters/Fadi Al-Assaad)