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Iraqi family of Channel shipwreck victim mourn her death
In a simple house in northeast Iraq, the parents of Maryam Nuri Hama Amin mourn the loss of their beloved daughter who drowned trying to reach her fiancee in Britain.
Preserving Byzantine heritage
A mosaic from a church in Hama, Syria. An archaeologist sounded the alarm on Friday over the plight of antiquities in Syria at a conference on Byzantine monuments and world heritage in Thessaloniki. The focus of the conference, which ends tomorrow, is a charter on intervention principles for Byzantine monuments.
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Nearly half a million Syrians have returned home this year: UNHCR
Nearly half a million Syrians have returned to their homes so far this year, including 440,000 internally displaced people and more than 31,000 returning from neighbouring countries, the United Nations' refugee agency said on June 30.
Most returned to Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Damascus, it said, on the view that security had improved in parts of the country.
Syria's more confident Assad gives Eid prayers in Hama
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivered prayers for Eid al-Fitr holiday in Hama on June 25, the furthest he has travelled inside Syria in years, showing his growing confidence.
State television broadcast footage of Assad standing to pray in a large mosque in Hama behind its imam, with other clerics standing alongside and a large crowd of worshippers.
Rebels launch attacks in western Syria, heavy government air raids: monitor
Rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province on April 18 and insurgents made separate advances nearby in Hama, a monitoring group reported, as violence escalated in the west of the country.
Little girl "surrenders" to photographer after mistaking his camera for a gun
A heart-wrenching photo has been making the rounds on the Internet over the last few days, showing a small child "surrendering" to a photographer after mistaking his camera for a weapon.
Car bomb kills at least 34 in Syria's Hama: state media
A car bomb claimed by rebels killed at least 34 people on Friday in a government-controlled village in the central Syrian province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported.
More than 50 people were wounded in the attack in Al-Horra, SANA said, blaming the attack on rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
Chemical weapons watchdog says team in Syria 'safe'
The world's chemical watchdog on Tuesday denied a report by the Syrian government that investigators and their drivers on a fact-finding mission were kidnapped, saying the group was "safe" and returning to base after an attack.
Syria Suicide Bombings 'Kill 11 Children'
A twin suicide attack in Syria's province of Hama took the lives of at least 18 people, 11 of which children, according to state media reports.
The two explosions, which were described as "terrorist"-originated, were in villages which are presently under government control, as the BBC reports.
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