Palestine Chronicle3h
Why Syria Failed to Develop into a Democracy and Became a Mukhabarat State
The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...
The Economist1d
A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visits Damascus’ Sednaya prison
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.
Oldest-known 3D map also celebrated the female form
The ‘exceptional’ 13,000-year-old miniature likely helped Paleolithic humans understand their landscape.
Science Daily2d
World's oldest 3D map discovered
Researchers have discovered what may be the world's oldest three-dimensional map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin.
EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
The European Union's foreign policy chief says the bloc's foreign ministers will discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria at a Jan. 27 meeting in Brussels. Kaja Kallas’ comments came at ...
The Goshen News9d
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 17 people in Gaza, nearly all of them women or kids
Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians, nearly all of them women or children.
The Canadian Press on MSN9d
Inside Assad's forces' vast tunnels revealed under Syria's Mount Qasioun
Underneath Mount Qasioun, the highest point overlooking Damascus, is a network of tunnels over 12 square kilometres allegedly connecting the Republican Guard HQ to the presidential palace. Footage ...
ICRC to expand Syria humanitarian efforts beyond $100 mln programme
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to expand its work in Syria significantly beyond an initial $100 ...
Syria's new foreign minister visits Qatar to discuss diplomatic relations
Shibani's trip to Doha comes after he hosted the French and German foreign ministers in Damascus on Friday.View on euronews ...
Syria's new Foreign Minister in Qatar as Damascus aims to build ties with Arab world
Shibani's trip to Doha comes after he hosted the French and German Foreign Ministers in Damascus on Friday. View on euronews ...
Syria’s foreign minister visits Qatar as new authorities seek regional and global diplomatic ties
Syria’s new foreign minister met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday, as Syria’s new de ...