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'Syria for Syrians' is a lesson al-Sharaa can now use, or abuse
The new Sunni leader has no template, as the century has been riddled with colonial rule, military rivalries, and then dictatorship ...
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, ...
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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
Hama, now in modern-day Syria, was first occupied around 6,500 B.C. and was strategically positioned along communication routes that contributed to its longevity into the years of the Ottoman Empire.
The Economist8d
Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees
The power is on in most neighbourhoods for only an hour or two a day. Syria’s generating capacity has dropped from nine gigawatts in 2010 to less than two today. The power plants that are still ...
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News Wrap: Deadly clashes continue for fourth day in western Syria
In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a ...
ABC News5d
Hundreds of civilians reported killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
REUTERS/Karam al-Masri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY The fighting -- the worst violence since Assad was toppled three months ago-- has gripped areas on Syria’s western coast, in the former Assad ...
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Syria sees worst day of violence since ouster of Assad
The government has tried to play down sectarian tensions. A total of 48 people were killed in fighting between Syrian security forces and pro-Assad fighters on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for ...
The Independent20d
Syria's Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future
This month, northeast Syria's remaining Christians will ... “We were living in peace and never expected this dark day to happen in our modern history,” said Elias Antar Elias, a Tel Tal ...
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St. Ephrem
Not much is known about his early life. He was born in the fourth century in Mesopotamia (modern-day Syria). Scholars speculate that he may have been the son of a pagan priest. He was brought to ...