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The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Sunday with a scramble for dollars in a country hit by sanctions and facing a severe foreign currency crunch, dealers and bankers said.

They're known as the women who helped save their city from ISIS. In 2014, a female Kurdish militia in the town of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border, handed the Islamic State its first real defeat, helping drive the terrorists out of northern Syria.

Hundreds of Syrian children say they cannot imagine leading a life in their war-torn country, with many citing discrimination and poverty as main factors, a new report says. The 40-page study, released on Tuesday by Save the Children, comes as Syria marks 10 years since the beginning of its bloody war, now widely seen as a proxy conflict. The war began shortly after Syrians in 2011 joined a wave of anti-government Arab Spring uprisings taking place across the region. In response, authorities la...

BEREA, Ohio -- Though free agency is a week away, the Cleveland Browns already missed out on one of their free-agent targets. Despite Cleveland’s pursuit, three-time defensive player of the year J.J. Watt, who was eligible to join another team before free agency since the Houston Texans released him, signed with the Arizona Cardinals. Finding a defensive end to pair with their own potential defensive player of the year, Myles Garrett, remains a priority for Cleveland, with Olivier Vernon, 30,...

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Research Terms of Reference: Emergency Needs Tracking in Northwest Syria (SYR2004), Version 2.0, 08/03/2021 Format 2.1. Rationale Despite the implementation of numerous ceasefires, aerial bombardments and ground-based conflict precipitated mass displacement in northwest Syria throughout 2019 and in the beginning of 2020. The sheer number of IDP arrivals and unpredictability of displacement trends has led to complex humanitarian challenges in communities witnessing high numbers of IDP arrivals a...

A third of participants in Save the Children's survey said they would rather live in another country

Teen Gets Stuck in School Ceiling Trying to Break into Cafeteria, Police Say On 3/9/21 at 7:58 AM EST A teenager who became stuck in the ceiling of a Mississippi elementary school was arrested shortly after his rescue on Sunday night. Willie Dobbins, 19, called 911 to report that he was suspended from the cafeteria ceiling inside Frazier Elementary School in Natchez. The teenager is believed to have broken into the school in an attempt to make off with a stash of money stored in the roof before...

Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq alone won’t bring peace. ISIS is down, not out A landmark of destroyed churches in Mosul formed the backdrop of the Pope’s speech. Rebuilding continues, and that’s where India must play its role. Manvendra Singh 9 March, 2021 10:36 am IST Text Size: A+ The historic visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, hoping to heal the wounds of a battle-scarred country in a region long accustomed to shocks and reverberations, could w...