As the Russian military loses its grip in Syria, the US considers pulling its troops
Syria is fractured by competing armies but who holds power and where may be shifting as the US eyes an exit.
‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
NATO membership for Ukraine not off the table, US official says
A Russian court ruled to place a U.S. citizen, suspected of drug smuggling, in custody for 30 days, Moscow courts press ...
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Syrian students react to end of Syrian civil war, Assad Regime
On Dec. 8, after nearly 54 years in power and 13 years of war, the Syrian civil war came to an end ... where they stayed for three and a half years before coming to the U.S. as refugees in 2015. When ...
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The 'industry' of looting debris from the Bashar Asad regime
The regime of the Syrian dictator systematically devastated numerous cities, preventing the displaced from returning to their places of origin. The presence of the new governor of Damascus, Maher ...
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
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Hamas releases three Israeli hostages, the sixth group freed under a ceasefire deal
In a ceremony surrounded by masked Palestinian militants and rubble from the Gaza war, Hamas released three Israeli hostages ...
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The End of an Era: How the Fall of Assad’s Regime in Syria Will Reshape Global Politics
By the end of 2011, the Syrian Civil War had started, becoming a long-standing symbol of conflict in the Middle East.
Has the War in Aleppo Reached a Crunch Point?
Syrian government forces have captured roughly a third of rebel-held territory in the city of Aleppo in recent weeks, putting ...
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Israel lost the war on the West Bank before it even began
The war has drawn a clear line between what came before and after 7 October. The outcome of the Gaza war has revived the dream and promise of Palestine, just as the Nakba in 1948 marked an ...
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Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin 'negotiations' on ending Ukraine war
President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin "negotiations" on ending the war in Ukraine.The Republican said in a social media post Wednesday disclosing ...