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Syrians pose for photos in the al-Waer neighborhood in Homs city cheap air jordan shoes from china , Syria, on May 21, 2017. The last batch of rebels evacuated their last stronghold in the al-Waer neighborhood, making the entire city under the government control. The last buses carrying rebels and their families evacuated al-Waer neighborhood, their last stronghold in Homs city. (XinhuaHummam Sheikh Ali)
HOMS, Syria, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The last batch of rebels evacuated their last stronghold in the al-Waer neighborhood, making the entire city under the government control.


The last buses carrying rebels and their families evacuated al-Waer neighborhood, their last stronghold in Homs city.


The evacuation came following a deal struck with the government in 2015 to grant them safe passage toward rebel-held areas in northern Syria.


Several hurdles faced the full implementation of the deal before its reactivation in March.


Since March, 12 batches of rebels and their relatives have left al-Waer, with the total number of evacuees estimated at over 17,000, 7,000 of whom were rebels, according to the state TV.


Previous statistics indicated that al-Waer, which has been besieged by government forces since 2014, had 300,000 people before the six-year-old war erupted in Syria, and then the number decreased to 75,000.


For the government, regaining the neighborhood is a significant progress which will enable them to regain full control of Homs, Syria's third largest city.


It's also the heart of Syria due to its location in the central part of the country.


Homs is also one of Syria's most important industrial centers, boasting the country's largest oil refinery and key oil and gas fields in its eastern countryside.


The city is also a hub connecting major Syrian cities, and gaining full control over the city will be an important step for the government to have full control over Syria's other major five cities of Damascus, Homs, Latakia, Aleppo and Hama.


For the rebels, losing their last stronghold in Homs is a major blow, following the huge defeat they suffered when government forces recaptured the entire city of Aleppo in December last year, after the rebels' evacuation from the eastern part of the key city in northern Syria.


Rebels call Homs the "Capital of Revolution," as it was one of the first cities to join the anti-government movement in Syria in mid-March 2011.


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TOKYO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as a positive start was set by U.S. shares rising at the end of last week coupled with oil prices staging a rebound.


As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 123.68 points, or 0.63 percent, from Friday to 19,714.44.


The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 8.38 points, or 0.54 percent, to 1,568.11.


Iron and steel, mining and machinery-linked issues comprised those that advanced the most in early trade.


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LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday said Greece is not yet ready to exit its aid program, adding EU finance ministers are examining whether the debt-stricken country needed further support.


Further aid to Greece will be among the topics to be discussed at a monthly Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg. Greece has seen a gradually improving economic situation with structural reform said to be largely on track.


The Mediterranean country is awaiting a final tranche of aid by the year-end under the current bailout program.


Greece has launched a series of talks to exit the IMF aid program in order to avoid further commitment to reform, analysts say.


The most recent review of the Greek economy by troika auditors showed that Greece needed to continue efforts to implement agreed reforms.


According to Greek Finance Ministry sources, Athens expects the 2015 primary surplus to reach up to 2.5 percent of GDP, which will come on top of a 1.7 percent of GDP primary surplus for 2014.


Troika officials, on the other hand, point to their own, more conservative estimates which see a less-satisfying 2 percent of GDP primary surplus in 2015 and a 2 billion euros (2.54 billion U.S. dollars) budget gap.


Greece has been relying on multi-billion-euro bailout loans since May 2010 to stay afloat. After implementing austerity and reform programs designed in cooperation with international lenders, Greece is expected to return to growth this year.

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