Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...
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Syria: The White Helmets commemorate the victims on the second anniversary of the earthquake in Syria
The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, commemorates today in Damascus the second anniversary of the earthquake that struck northern Syria and southern Turkey on February 6, 2023.
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For quake survivors, art brings healing in Turkey's Antioch
At first glance, it's a happy image -- hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. But these are ...
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Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.
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Syria's political road map backs new president amid reforms
One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia, Ahmad al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the nation. ...
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The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
In December 2024, a handful of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted the brutal dictatorship that had ruled Syria for five decades and set up an interim administration. Now, foreign ...
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Russian diplomats arrive in Syria to smooth ties
Russian intervention in Syria Moscow intervened in favor of Assad's regime in 2015, with Russian air power crucial in turning the tide of Syria's 13-year civil war. After he was ousted in December ...
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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits southern Philippines
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ said on Thursday, just hours after an earthquake of similar magnitude damaged buildings and a road in a town in ...
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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits off Southern Leyte town
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state ...
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Earthquakes above magnitude 5 strike Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the central Philippines on Jan 23, 2025. (Image: USGS) 23 Jan 2025 08:47AM (Updated: 23 Jan 2025 03:10PM) ...
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Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
Syria’s new authorities terminated a contract this week with a Russian company that had managed the port of Tartous for more than five years, further restricting the Russian presence in the country ...