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b1ho1h07"><a href="/en/eu-syria-foreign-policy-special-envoy-bashar-assad-government-v2/a-70890825" tabindex="-1" class="l1j5qt2f b1ho1h07">Syrian activists are enraged about EU plans to appoint a 'special envoy' to Syria, saying it whitewashes war crimes.</a></div></div><div class="s16l2fqg teaser-footer-wrapper s1teu0c4"><span class="kicker icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Politics</span><span class="date-time icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><time aria-hidden="true">11/27/2024</time><span class="sr-only s28j2rd">November 27, 2024</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="teaser-wrap col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4"><div class="row s1b19e59 teaser"><div class="teaser-image-wrap col-12"><a href="/en/syria-dictator-bashar-assad-caught-between-iran-israel-conflict-middle-east-v2/a-70632310" title="Syria's dictator caught between Iran and Israel" tabindex="-1" class="teaser-image b1ho1h07"><figure style="--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xs:1;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-sm:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-md:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-lg:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xl:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-wide_xl:1.7777777777777777;" class="srnoiv7 s1a75hd4 lazy-load-container"><img src aria-hidden="true" alt="A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike" class="lq-img"/><img src alt="A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike" title="A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike" class="hq-img"/></figure></a><div class="teaser-data-xs-sm"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-xs-sm sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/syria-dictator-bashar-assad-caught-between-iran-israel-conflict-middle-east-v2/a-70632310" tabindex="0" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Syria's dictator caught between Iran and Israel</a></h3></div></div><div class="teaser-data-wrap col-12"><div class="teaser-data"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-above-md sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/syria-dictator-bashar-assad-caught-between-iran-israel-conflict-middle-east-v2/a-70632310" tabindex="0" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Syria's dictator caught between Iran and Israel</a></h3><div class="s6kxfng teaser-description t1it8i9i r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><a href="/en/syria-dictator-bashar-assad-caught-between-iran-israel-conflict-middle-east-v2/a-70632310" tabindex="-1" class="l1j5qt2f b1ho1h07">Israel's direct attacks within Iran over the weekend could force Bashar Assad to open a new front in the conflict.</a></div></div><div class="s16l2fqg teaser-footer-wrapper s1teu0c4"><span class="kicker icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Conflicts</span><span class="date-time icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><time aria-hidden="true">10/29/2024</time><span class="sr-only s28j2rd">October 29, 2024</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="teaser-wrap col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4"><div class="row s1b19e59 teaser"><div class="teaser-image-wrap col-12"><a href="/en/fleeing-yet-another-war-syrian-refugees-escape-from-lebanon/video-70507265" title="Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon" tabindex="-1" class="teaser-image b1ho1h07"><figure style="--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xs:1;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-sm:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-md:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-lg:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xl:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-wide_xl:1.7777777777777777;" class="srnoiv7 s1a75hd4 lazy-load-container"><img src aria-hidden="true" alt="Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes." class="lq-img"/><img src alt="Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes." title="Syrian refugee Fawsia, who fled Lebanon, uses a zimmerframe to walks towards a shelter at a refugee camp in Syria. The ground is hard earth and the makeshift shelters have canvas roofs tied down with ropes." class="hq-img"/></figure></a><div class="teaser-data-xs-sm"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-xs-sm sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/fleeing-yet-another-war-syrian-refugees-escape-from-lebanon/video-70507265" tabindex="0" aria-label="Video — Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="msqjlax snsfknj"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M14.114 7.599H13.5l.002 4.706h.601l4.582 3.25-.005-11.11zM11.084 4.444l-9.007.002-1.336.797.002 9.514 1.334.793 9.007.006 1.509-.799-.004-9.516z"></path></g></svg>Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon</a></h3></div></div><div class="teaser-data-wrap col-12"><div class="teaser-data"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-above-md sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/fleeing-yet-another-war-syrian-refugees-escape-from-lebanon/video-70507265" tabindex="0" aria-label="Video — Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="msqjlax snsfknj"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M14.114 7.599H13.5l.002 4.706h.601l4.582 3.25-.005-11.11zM11.084 4.444l-9.007.002-1.336.797.002 9.514 1.334.793 9.007.006 1.509-.799-.004-9.516z"></path></g></svg>Fleeing yet another war: Syrian refugees escape from Lebanon</a></h3><div class="s6kxfng teaser-description t1it8i9i r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><a href="/en/fleeing-yet-another-war-syrian-refugees-escape-from-lebanon/video-70507265" tabindex="-1" class="l1j5qt2f b1ho1h07">Tens of thousands of Syrians are fleeing Israeli bombs in Lebanon to return to their home country.</a></div></div><div class="s16l2fqg teaser-footer-wrapper s1teu0c4"><span class="kicker icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Conflicts</span><span class="date-time icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><time aria-hidden="true">10/16/2024</time><span class="sr-only s28j2rd">October 16, 2024</span></span><span class="icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">02:26 min</span></div></div></div></div><div class="teaser-wrap col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4"><div class="row s1b19e59 teaser"><div class="teaser-image-wrap col-12"><a href="/en/syrian-breakdancer-hasnt-skipped-a-beat-after-losing-leg/video-70426507" title="Syrian breakdancer hasn't skipped a beat after losing leg" tabindex="-1" class="teaser-image b1ho1h07"><figure style="--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xs:1;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-sm:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-md:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-lg:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xl:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-wide_xl:1.7777777777777777;" class="srnoiv7 s1a75hd4 lazy-load-container"><img src aria-hidden="true" alt="The white Air Jordan sneakers of a breakdancer with a prosthetic leg" class="lq-img"/><img src alt="The white Air Jordan sneakers of a breakdancer with a prosthetic leg" title="The white Air Jordan sneakers of a breakdancer with a prosthetic leg" class="hq-img"/></figure></a><div class="teaser-data-xs-sm"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-xs-sm sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/syrian-breakdancer-hasnt-skipped-a-beat-after-losing-leg/video-70426507" tabindex="0" aria-label="Video — Syrian breakdancer hasn't skipped a beat after losing leg" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="msqjlax snsfknj"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M14.114 7.599H13.5l.002 4.706h.601l4.582 3.25-.005-11.11zM11.084 4.444l-9.007.002-1.336.797.002 9.514 1.334.793 9.007.006 1.509-.799-.004-9.516z"></path></g></svg>Syrian breakdancer hasn't skipped a beat after losing leg</a></h3></div></div><div class="teaser-data-wrap col-12"><div class="teaser-data"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-above-md sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/syrian-breakdancer-hasnt-skipped-a-beat-after-losing-leg/video-70426507" tabindex="0" aria-label="Video — Syrian breakdancer hasn't skipped a beat after losing leg" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="msqjlax snsfknj"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M14.114 7.599H13.5l.002 4.706h.601l4.582 3.25-.005-11.11zM11.084 4.444l-9.007.002-1.336.797.002 9.514 1.334.793 9.007.006 1.509-.799-.004-9.516z"></path></g></svg>Syrian breakdancer hasn't skipped a beat after losing leg</a></h3><div class="s6kxfng teaser-description t1it8i9i r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><a href="/en/syrian-breakdancer-hasnt-skipped-a-beat-after-losing-leg/video-70426507" tabindex="-1" class="l1j5qt2f b1ho1h07">Mo, a Syrian breakdancer, lost his leg in a bomb explosion, but that has not kept him from the dance floor.</a></div></div><div class="s16l2fqg teaser-footer-wrapper s1teu0c4"><span class="kicker icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Dance</span><span class="date-time icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><time aria-hidden="true">10/14/2024</time><span class="sr-only s28j2rd">October 14, 2024</span></span><span class="icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">04:55 min</span></div></div></div></div><div class="teaser-wrap col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4"><div class="row s1b19e59 teaser"><div class="teaser-image-wrap col-12"><a href="/en/why-the-lebanon-crisis-is-good-business-for-syrian-military/a-70436866" title="Why the Lebanon crisis is good business for Syrian military" tabindex="-1" class="teaser-image b1ho1h07"><figure style="--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xs:1;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-sm:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-md:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-lg:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xl:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-wide_xl:1.7777777777777777;" class="srnoiv7 s1a75hd4 lazy-load-container"><img src aria-hidden="true" alt="Displaced Syrians who have fled Israeli bombing in Lebanon, arriving at areas in northern Syria, controlled by anti-government forces.." class="lq-img"/><img src alt="Displaced Syrians who have fled Israeli bombing in Lebanon, arriving at areas in northern Syria, controlled by anti-government forces.." title="Displaced Syrians who have fled Israeli bombing in Lebanon, arriving at areas in northern Syria, controlled by anti-government forces.." class="hq-img"/></figure></a><div class="teaser-data-xs-sm"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-xs-sm sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/why-the-lebanon-crisis-is-good-business-for-syrian-military/a-70436866" tabindex="0" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Why the Lebanon crisis is good business for Syrian military</a></h3></div></div><div class="teaser-data-wrap col-12"><div class="teaser-data"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-above-md sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/why-the-lebanon-crisis-is-good-business-for-syrian-military/a-70436866" tabindex="0" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Why the Lebanon crisis is good business for Syrian military</a></h3><div class="s6kxfng teaser-description t1it8i9i r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><a href="/en/why-the-lebanon-crisis-is-good-business-for-syrian-military/a-70436866" tabindex="-1" class="l1j5qt2f b1ho1h07">As Syrians flee Israeli bombs to return home, security forces are doing lucrative business charging entry fees. </a></div></div><div class="s16l2fqg teaser-footer-wrapper s1teu0c4"><span class="kicker icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Conflicts</span><span class="date-time icns9en t14k9lqz r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><time aria-hidden="true">10/09/2024</time><span class="sr-only s28j2rd">October 9, 2024</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="teaser-wrap col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4"><div class="row s1b19e59 teaser"><div class="teaser-image-wrap col-12"><a href="/en/october-7-one-year-on-in-the-middle-east/a-70346574" title="October 7: One year on in the Middle East" tabindex="-1" class="teaser-image b1ho1h07"><figure style="--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xs:1;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-sm:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-md:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-lg:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-xl:1.7777777777777777;--responsive-picture-aspect-ratio-wide_xl:1.7777777777777777;" class="srnoiv7 s1a75hd4 lazy-load-container"><img src aria-hidden="true" alt="Displaced Palestinians on their way attempting to return to their homes in north Gaza" class="lq-img"/><img src alt="Displaced Palestinians on their way attempting to return to their homes in north Gaza" title="Displaced Palestinians on their way attempting to return to their homes in north Gaza" class="hq-img"/></figure></a><div class="teaser-data-xs-sm"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-xs-sm sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/october-7-one-year-on-in-the-middle-east/a-70346574" tabindex="0" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">October 7: One year on in the Middle East</a></h3></div></div><div class="teaser-data-wrap col-12"><div class="teaser-data"><h3 aria-hidden="false" class="title-above-md sf4wccd title"><a href="/en/october-7-one-year-on-in-the-middle-east/a-70346574" tabindex="0" class="lap31d1 l1amv4u6 btl76l3 e1eo633p wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">October 7: One year on in the Middle East</a></h3><div class="s6kxfng teaser-description t1it8i9i r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><a 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