• Wife and daughter of one of Bashar Al Assad’s cousins arrested at Beirut airport
  • Silent rally calls for action on disappeared Syrians
  • Ukraine sends shipment of grain to Syria
  • Israeli jets struck seven crossing points along the Syria-Lebanon border
  • Iran denies interfering in Syria
  • Mission to defeat ISIS mission remains top US priority
Syrians search for relatives whom they believe were detained in secret cells beneath Sednaya prison near Damascus. EPA
Syrians search for relatives whom they believe were detained in secret cells beneath Sednaya prison near Damascus. EPA
Rescue efforts to find prisoners at Sednaya prison continue. EPA
Rescue efforts to find prisoners at Sednaya prison continue. EPA
Israeli soldiers in southern Syria. Reuters
Israeli soldiers in southern Syria. Reuters
Mohammed Bashir, head of US-listed terrorist group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham's Salvation Government, at a press conference in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib in November. AFP
Mohammed Bashir, head of US-listed terrorist group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham's Salvation Government, at a press conference in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib in November. AFP
Crowds gathering at Saadallah Al Jabiri Square in Aleppo. AP
Crowds gathering at Saadallah Al Jabiri Square in Aleppo. AP
Senior insurgent commander Abu Mohammed Al Julani addresses a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus. Reuters
Senior insurgent commander Abu Mohammed Al Julani addresses a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus. Reuters
Members of the Syrian government security forces are herded into a field by gunmen in Homs, Syria. EPA
Members of the Syrian government security forces are herded into a field by gunmen in Homs, Syria. EPA
A hall inside the presidential palace gutted by fire after Syrian rebels took over Damascus. EPA
A hall inside the presidential palace gutted by fire after Syrian rebels took over Damascus. EPA
A Syrian rebel fighter fires rounds as people celebrate in Homs after the city's liberation from the stranglehold of the Assad regime. AFP
A Syrian rebel fighter fires rounds as people celebrate in Homs after the city's liberation from the stranglehold of the Assad regime. AFP
People gather to celebrate the Syrian government's fall at a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
People gather to celebrate the Syrian government's fall at a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
People gather around Umayyad Square in Damascus. AFP
People gather around Umayyad Square in Damascus. AFP
Rebel fighters cheer from the back of a pick-up truck at Umayyad Square having stormed into the centre of Damascus, Syria. AFP
Rebel fighters cheer from the back of a pick-up truck at Umayyad Square having stormed into the centre of Damascus, Syria. AFP
Syrian government forces cross the border into Iraq at Al Qaim. Reuters
Syrian government forces cross the border into Iraq at Al Qaim. Reuters
A multi-barrel rocket launcher fires at regime troops, in the northern outskirts of Syria's west-central city of Hama. AFP
A multi-barrel rocket launcher fires at regime troops, in the northern outskirts of Syria's west-central city of Hama. AFP
Syrian Kurds flee their homes in the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
Syrian Kurds flee their homes in the outskirts of Aleppo. AFP
Juliot Vinolia’s checklist for adopting alternate-day fasting

-      Don’t do it more than once in three days

-      Don’t go under 700 calories on fasting days

-      Ensure there is sufficient water intake, as the body can go in dehydration mode

-      Ensure there is enough roughage (fibre) in the food on fasting days as well

-      Do not binge on processed or fatty foods on non-fasting days

-      Complement fasting with plant-based foods, fruits, vegetables, seafood. Cut out processed meats and processed carbohydrates

-      Manage your sleep

-      People with existing gastric or mental health issues should avoid fasting

-      Do not fast for prolonged periods without supervision by a qualified expert

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