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#Assad visits Damascus mosque to mark #Eid_al-Fitr
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Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was given a warm reception by the faithful on Monday when he joined in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Damascus, to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Assad took part in prayers at the Al-Kheir mosque, in Muhajarin, near his home in northwest Damascus. State television showed Assad being greeted by Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun and, at the end of prayers, being surrounded by scores of well-wishers keen to shake his hand. read more

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#Israel eases assault on #Gaza as 24-hour #Eid_al-Fitr truce sets in
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A Palestinian woman prays over the grave of a relative at Sheikh Radwan cemetery, northwest of Gaza City on July 28, 2014 on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo: AFP - Marco Longari) A Palestinian woman prays over the grave of a relative at Sheikh Radwan cemetery, northwest of Gaza City on July 28, 2014 on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, that marks the end of Ramadan. (Photo: AFP - Marco Longari)

Israel eased its assault against the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rocket fire from the besieged enclave declined sharply on Monday, as a fragile Eid al-Fitr truce appeared to be holding up. More than 1,000 Palestinians, the overwhelming majority of them (...)

Eid and the City
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