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After a decade of unfathomable violence and human tragedy that has made Syria the defining war of the early 21st century, the fighting has tapered off but the suffering hasn't. It took time for the wave of protests to take hold in Syria, where demonstrations had been banned for half a century and the government seemed more entrenched than anywhere else in the region.

Al Jazeera reports in the attack aftermath. And The Associated Press described of the mystery strikes the following on Sunday: A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria sparked a massive blaze across a large area where oil tankers are normally parked, aerial and satellite images show. Syrian opposition groups and at least one war monitor blamed Russia for the strike Friday night near the towns of Jarablus and al-Bab, near t...

Mar 8, 2021 rome bureau chief Pope Francis is welcomed by the Chaldean patriarch, Cardinal Luis Sako, at the Sayidat al-Nejat (Our Lady of Salvation) Cathedral, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 5, 2021. Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq to urge the countrys dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Although the impact of papal trips is oft...

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It was the International Fair in Damascus and there were stalls from all over the world; agricultural, cultural. I was a 14-year-old girl moving through a throng of people that simmering summer evening, air thick with noise, fun-seeking tides, a continuous motion of bodies.   With candyfloss sticky hands, I jostled to stay close to my female herd:  Mama, my younger sisters, our neighbour and her daughters. We were stood by some counter or other - and then. A hand. At first I didn’t realise ...

New York City doesn’t own the copyright to delicious bagels. That’s the main takeaway from Food and Wine’s round up of the top 50 bagel shops across the country. Of course the top spot still goes to a NYC favorite, the Upper West Side’s Absolute Bagels. It’s a well-deserved win; the cash only joint still sees long lines every morning for their paradoxically crispy and doughy fare. It’s also probably one of the few places where you can wash down your bagel with a Thai iced tea. A tes...

How to make loaded toasted sandwiches à la Meghan Markle Those are the words of Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, which has gone viral. The former member of the British Royal Family said thd phrase during her interview with Oprah Winfrey early on Monday morning, South African time. nah cause they’re never coming back from this one...discussing Archie’s skin tone? an unborn baby’s skin tone?? the palace is sick for this pic.twitter.com/qBwMIY1LNc— river ! (@1980SMITHS) ...

JEA: If you think that Russia is or has been a threat to America and much of the West, I think you are mistaken. It was the same delusion that poison the mind of people like George Soros, who wrote in the Guardian back in 2016 that Vladimir Putin “is a bigger threat to Europe’s existence than Isis.”[1] Without the slightest evidence, Soros posited: “The leaders of the US and the EU are making a grievous error in thinking that president Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a potential ally in th...

Putin & Assads Revenge: Ballistic Missiles Pummel "Stolen" Syrian Oil Convoy & Refinery Published: March 8, 2021 Multiple major missile strikes reportedly on a convoy of oil tanker trucks and a refinery in northern Syria lit up the night sky on Friday. Initially there was confusion as to who was behind the devastating attack which obliterated multiple dozens of oil tanker trucks. Stunning video of massive fireballs near the towns of al-Bab and Jarablus, close to the Turkish border, circulated ...

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