SYRIA WAS once a thriving hub of diverse merchant cities. During the Islamic Golden Age (from the eighth to the 13th centuries) the region that is modern-day Syria made notable contributions to the ...
Whenever a leader is overthrown, a power vacuum is created that can be exploited by self-seeking actors. The risk is that whoever fills this void will not be interested in peace and reconciliation but ...
Current data on Syrian refugee camps in neighboring countries. Sept. 6, 2013— -- The United States is gearing up to launch a small-scale military strike on Syria in response to President Bashar ...
Israel has pushed troops further into parts of southern Syria, citing the need to secure its borders from armed groups as ...