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Neighbours' itch, owner's burn

Syria sends out smoke signals

No cost too high for control

Scarred by sarin and the poison of politics

Fading traditional professions, such as those of the musharati, hakawati and the cannon man, get a fresh lease of life during Ramadan

Armenians who came to the country after the First World War have assimilated into the society

Incumbent Nouri Al Maliki may find it tough to retain the post of prime minister

The Serte summit in Libya is not expected to achieve much for the Arab world

Egypt readies for a new beginning as Hosni Mubarak's unpopular policies towards the Palestinians fall with him

With fewer curbs now, Syria's periodicals and online news sites are flourishing

Damascus draws tourists and income by converting old homes into boutique hotels

Syrian society is witnessing a revival in religiousness and symbols that go with it