 | Power cuts help revive Syrian tradition of public bathhousesAfter going out of fashion due to modernization, Syria’s ancient Hammamat are picking up steam again, largely due to prolonged electricity cuts during a particularly cold winter. |
 | UN tallies 350,209 dead in Syria's civil war, admits toll likely higherThe office has traditionally provided conservative figures for death tolls from a number of crises around the world, a testament to its strict methodology in tallying fallouts from violence. |
 | Syria President Bashar al-Assad's forces bomb Ghouta despite ceasefire call, toll reaches 500At least 14 civilians including three children were killed in strikes on Sunday, bringing the total number of dead in the week to 530, among them over 130 children. |
