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The United States Department of State issues periodic travel advisories for countries across the globe, and it has just issued one advisory in its most severe category. The State Department has four levels of travel advisories, ranging from level 1 ...
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Hopeful for a new beginning in the new year, American Jews make historic trip to Syria
Millennia of Jewish life in Syria came to a close in the 1990s. Today, only around half a dozen elderly Jews are believed to remain.
The last Syrian leader to attend the UNGA was President Nureddin al-Atassi, who ruled before the al-Assad family came to power in 1971 and maintained its rule until al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government in December.
In 2006, I was able to travel to Israel for the first time. Even as a child, I had learned from my father about the spiritual legacy of the Jewish people, the land God had given them, and how He had protected them.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are sending additional troops to southern Syria, including personnel currently operating in the Gaza Strip, amid an intensification of Israeli strikes that mark the latest escalation in a multifront war that has ravaged the ...
Hassan al-Ismail, director of antiquities in Idlib, said that the province is one of the most historic in Syria. "Based on the presence of the cross and the pottery and glass pieces that were found, this tomb dates back to the Byzantine era," he said.
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Hard Numbers: Syria reaches pact with Kurdish fighters, Sudanese militia leader guilty of war crimes, emerging markets surge anew, luxury travel booms
The new Syrian government has signed a ceasefire with US-backed Kurdish fighters who control roughly a quarter of Syria’s territory, in a pact that could smooth the re-integration of Kurdish areas into the Syrian state.