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1 day ago · Gaza, [b] also called Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Prior to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, it was the most populous city in the State of Palestine, with 590,481 inhabitants in 2017. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, [6] Gaza has been dominated by different peoples and empires throughout its history.
6 days ago · Saudi Arabia appoints first ambassador to Syria in over a decade. A view of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in the Syrian capital city, Damascus (file photo) Saudi Arabia has appointed its ambassador to ...
5 days ago · The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing violent conflict in Syria between pro-democratic insurgents and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s long-standing dynastic regime. The war has been a source of significant instability in the Middle East since 2011, and the resultant civilian displacement and refugee exodus constitute one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history.
1 day ago · In April 1967, after Syria heavily shelled Israeli villages from the Golan Heights, Israel shot down six Syrian MiG fighter planes and warned Syria against future attacks. [82] [84] In the period between the first Arab–Israeli War and the Six-Day War, the Syrians constantly harassed Israeli border communities by firing artillery shells from their dominant positions on the Golan Heights. [85]
4 days ago · A child stands by a bullet riddled wall in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, the former Syrian capital of the Daesh group, on August 21, 2019. (AFP file) Daesh carries out attacks on both regime-held areas and regions held by the SDF. According to Darwish, these attacks are attempts “to show continued presence and strength.”.
4 days ago · FM hails high morale of Iran's military advisors in Syria. TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian detailed his Monday trip to the Syrian capital of Damascus and meeting with the high-ranking officials of the friendly country and the Iranian military advisors there.
5 days ago · In the Southern Asia subregion, eight independent countries exist. South Asia is home to an estimated 1.94 billion people (in 2020). Here is the complete list of Southern Asian Countries: Name of Country. Population. Afghanistan. 38,928,346. Bangladesh.
