Syrian rebel leader plans to shut prisons and ‘dissolve Assad&s security forces&

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani said yesterday that he would dissolve the security forces of the toppled regime of Bashar al-Assad.

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‘I can&t imagine my children building their future in Syria& & family left to ponder fate after they fled to Greece

Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad&s overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment.

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At least 38 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians yesterday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.

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Interim Syrian leader vows to rebuild and bring refugees home but faces cash crunch

Syria's new interim prime minister said he aimed to bring back millions of Syrian refugees, protect all citizens and provide basic services but acknowledged it would be difficult because the country lacked foreign currency.

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Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons welcomed home

A man who spent 32 years in a Syrian prison has finally returned to his home in Lebanon after an offensive by insurgents toppled the government of Bashar Assad.

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Watch: Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr responds to viral footage of a confrontation involving him in London

Footage of former American five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr went viral on Tuesday after he found himself at the centre of an altercation while shopping at a jewellery store in Hatton Garden, Central London.

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