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At least 18 civilians were killed on June 12 when missiles struck Afrin’s Al-Shifaa hospital The strike on the facility seemed to have been planned and executed with military precision Updated 59 min 35 sec ago Oubai Shahbandar July 03, 2021 18:50 ALEPPO, SYRIA: In Arabic, the word Shifaa means “to heal.” The aptly named Al-Shifaa hospital in northwest Syria was the largest in rebel-held Afrin, treating tens of thousands of patients every month. With its emergency room and maternity unit, including pre- and post-natal care for mothers and their children, Al-Shifaa offered Syrians the g...

Courtesy of Kerry Wolfe Isolation is tough—people have had to endure not seeing friends, spending the holidays and milestones without family, and getting to the end of everything on Netflix. But for medieval monks, isolation wasn't only a way of life, but a means to protect all of Christendom. According to the 5th century's Augustine of Hippo, monks lived in the “City of God,” and their holy work protected those who lived in the “Earthly City,” a.k.a. the rest of us. In other words, the more isolated the monastery, the better. Feast your eyes on five of the world’s most precarious...

April 2 - 555 Turkish citizens from Algeria evacuated by Algerian Airlines to Samsun in Turkey's Black Sea region. April 6 - Turkey's flagship Anadolu Agency celebrates its centennial, as it was founded on April 6, 1920 – 17 days before the Turkish Grand National Assembly convened for the first time on April 23, amid the Turkish War of Independence. Since its foundation, Anadolu Agency has worked to speedily disseminate factual news across the globe with confidence, impartiality, and professionalism. It is seen as one of the world's most prestigious news agencies, currently producing news i...