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Berlinale indie refugee drama ‘The Strangers’ Case’ packs Hollywood punch
From an Aleppo operating theatre under bombardment to the sea off Greece, Brandt Andersen's refugee drama "The Strangers' Case" unfolds with the pulse and urgency of a Hollywood thriller.
And that is no coincidence, said Palestinian-Lebanese actress Yasmine Al Massri, who plays the doctor in that operating theatre, saving one patient's life as another pulls a gun on her.
Quake-hit Syrian castle at risk
Zuhair Hassoun examines worrying cracks in a Crusader-era castle in Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage site that survived centuries of conflict only to be badly damaged by last month's deadly earthquake.
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Turkey expresses concern to Russian envoy over attacks in northern Syria
Turkey has expressed concern to Russian officials in Ankara over attacks in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib and the operation zone of Turkish troops deployed in northern Syria.
Jail time sought for gang forcing Syrian kids into begging
Turkish prosecutors have demanded up to 80 years in prison for 27 suspects who took Syrian children from their families on the pretext of work in Turkey and forced them to beg in Istanbul's streets.
Syrian girl hopes to walk again in Turkey
An eight-year-old Syrian girl who lost her leg is hoping to get treatment in Turkey and be able to walk again.
Fatma Nasuh lost her leg when she was only 3 years old and has been walking with crutches ever since.
She walks three kilometers (1.8 miles) with crutches every day to go to school and wants to become a pediatrician who treats children who have lost their limbs.
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Syria's Aleppo Airport has Resumed Passenger Flights for the First Time since 2012
A Damascus passenger plane landed at Aleppo Airport,marking the resumption of flights between Syria's two largest cities for the first time since 2012, the Associated Press reported.
Turkey crucial for peacemaking in Syria: Russian diplomat
As a regional power with leverage on the ground, Turkey is a key player in restoring peace in Syria, a Russian diplomat who took part in negotiations to bring a ceasefire in Aleppo has said.
Car bombing kills 12 in northern Syria
At least 12 civilians were killed and dozens injured on Sept. 15 in a car bomb attack in the Çobanbey town of Syria's Aleppo province near the Turkish border.
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Air raids hit rebel areas west of Syria's Aleppo: monitor
Air strikes hit the edges of Syria's last major rebel stronghold west of Aleppo on Sunday, a monitor said, a day after an alleged toxic attack on the regime-held city.
Syrian rebels to complete Idlib withdrawl on Oct 8: Report
A Syrian rebel-fighter from The National Liberation Front (NLF) takes position in a trench armed with an automatic rifle on a hill in the area of Al-Eis in the southwest of Aleppo province, overlooking regime-held territory several kilometres (miles) away, on October 7, 2018. Photo: OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP