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Syria News Wire
http://newsfromsyria.com
The Syria News Wire - fresh, independent news from the streets of Damascus and beyond.
Blogging Syria since 2005.
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- Tags: iraq syria terrorism lebanon damascus
Recent Posts
Baladna English first edition review
The first edition of the new English-language daily, Baladna, is now available online. Its cover story is the long-awaited plan to ban cars from the Old City. The full-colour paper, which has a cover price of 25L, seems to be targetting younger read...
Syrian English-language newspaper launches
The much anticipated Baladna English launches in a few hours. The pre-launch excitement has even made it into the Guardian. But it’s been a long wait. Originally pencilled in for a May 2009 launch, this got pushed back a number of times. But f...
12 dead in bus crash
Another bus tragedy has claimed the lives of more innocent people in Syria. 12 people have died after a bus and truck heading for Iraq collided in north-eastern Syria. Both vehicles were destroyed in the accident. It’s thought high speed and fo...
Has Syria won?
The Economist sums up Bashar Al-Assad’s first ten years in power. Its conclusion: Syria has won. It has surmounted some apparently impossible challenges and come out on top. Apparently on the brink of regime change in 2004/2005, a string of int...
3 die in Damascus bus explosion
3 people, including a 13 year old boy, have died after a bus exploded in southern Damascus. The tragedy is said to have happened at a petrol station near Saida Zeinab, the Shia shrine in the southern suburbs. At first, it seemed almost certain it wa...
Switzerland’s legalised racism
Congratulations Switzerland. You join an elite club, comprised of apartheid-era South Africa, and present day Israel. While the ban on minarets pales in comparison to the discrimination suffered by the native populations of Palestine and South Africa...
