Syria - Wikipedia
WEBSyria, [a] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [b] is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean ...
Syria: WHO Regional Director calls for greater investment in health ...
WEB2 days ago · Lives are at risk, and "the cost of inaction is simply too high", Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said in a statement on Saturday after concluding a five-day visit to Syria. She expressed grave concern over the complexities and challenges facing the population and humanitarian operations on the …
Syria - BBC News
WEBApr 14, 2024 · US repatriates 11 Americans, six Canadians from Syria. Ten of the Americans are reportedly members of a single US family that travelled to Syria in 2016. US & Canada. 3 May 2024.
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WEB6 days ago · Constitution. history: several previous; latest issued 15 February 2012, passed by referendum and effective 27 February 2012; note – UN-sponsored talks, which began in late 2019 between delegates from government and opposition forces to draft a new constitution; in June 2022, the 8th round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee ended …
Syria news - breaking stories, video, analysis and opinion | CNN
WEBApr 12, 2024 · View the latest Syria news and videos, including politics, business and breaking news headlines.
Syria | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEB6 days ago · Syria is a country in turmoil, facing a decade-long civil war, foreign intervention, humanitarian crisis and political repression. Al Jazeera brings you the latest news, analysis, videos and ...
Syria | History, People, & Maps | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Syria. After Syria gained its independence in 1946, political life in the country was highly unstable, owing in large measure to intense friction between the country’s social, religious, and political groups. In 1970 Syria came under the authoritarian rule of Pres. Hafez al-Assad, whose foremost goals included achieving national security and ...
Syria’s War and the Descent Into Horror - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Syria’s Civil War: The Descent Into Horror. Twelve years after protesters in Syria first demonstrated against the four-decade rule of the Assad family, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been ...
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria Is Exacerbated By Deadly Earthquakes
WEBFeb. 6, 2023. CAIRO — Once again, Syrians heard the roar and thud of buildings coming down, once again saw dust rising from the mounds of gray, jagged concrete and twisted metal where houses and ...
Syria could return ‘to larger-scale fighting’, UN warns
WEB14 Sep 2022. Syria is on the verge of another flare-up that could spell a return to large-scale combat, the United Nations has warned in a new report. “Today, Syrians face increasing and ...
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