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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the end of Syria's Assad-era banknotes

Our cartoonist's take on the end of Syria's Assad-era banknotes

Syria imposes curfew in Latakia after sectarian violence

EditorialSyria has an opportunity to empty its 'ISIS camps' for good

No faces, no places: Syria unveils new banknotes to replace Assad-era currency

Security deployments in Syria's coastal region aimed at 'restoring calm'

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