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What to Know About Syria’s Minorities and Sectarian Violence
The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is ...
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Historic day at the UN: New Syrian flag raised amidst optimism for political transition
In a highly symbolic ceremony at the United Nations, marked by the raising of Syria’s new flag, the UN Special Envoy to Damascus praised the country’s political transition, describing it as having ...
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While Israel aims for land border deal with Lebanon, history weighs heavy
According to Khatib, some Ghajarites fled to Lebanon during the 1967 Six Day War, but “the Lebanese government dumped them at the Syrian border, telling them, ‘We don’t need more refugees.
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Syrian foreign minister raises new flag at UN headquarters
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani raises his country's new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York, in what he calls a 'historic' moment. Shaibani 'raises the new Syrian flag in ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad’s fall
Syria’s foreign minister attended a U.N. Security Council briefing Friday after raising his country’s new flag at the ...