Tag: Syria
EXPLAINER: New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions
<p>JERUSALEM — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence.</p>
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Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after a three-week schools closure to...
New players pose additional threats to Jerusalem tensions
JERUSALEM — Competing claims to the holy city of Jerusalem have long fueled fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. But a new mix of...
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
<p>DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after a three-week schools closure to...
New players pose additional threats to Jerusalem tensions
<p>JERUSALEM — Competing claims to the holy city of Jerusalem have long fueled fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. But a new mix of...
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
JERUSALEM — Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in months on Saturday, with Palestinian...
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a gift of 150,000 jabs to Damascus, Syrian...
Biden to recognize atrocities against Armenians as genocide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday plans to follow through on a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian...
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
<p>JERUSALEM — Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in months on Saturday, with Palestinian...
Biden to recognize atrocities against Armenians as genocide
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday plans to follow through on a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian...