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The Guardian

The Guardian works in Syria, but not all of it, as of .

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Major British news outlet covering global politics, culture, and opinion

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What works

Each part of the service, checked from Syria.

Core useWorks

Reading The Guardian worked from Syria. In Safari on an iPhone, over both a mobile data connection and an ADSL connection, the Opinion section loaded with its headlines, and the reporter scrolled through the site and read articles without issues.

Landing pageWorks

The Guardian website opened from Syria in Safari on an iPhone over both a mobile data connection and an ADSL connection, showing the site's navigation and its Opinion section. It was slow to load over ADSL and opened in about two seconds on mobile data.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Partly. The core use of The Guardian works in Syria, but something else about it fails or has not been checked. This page lists what works and what does not.

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