Syrian Arab Republic

Syria (Arabic: سوريا‎, romanized: Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية‎, romanized: al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkemens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Mandeans, and Greeks. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, and Yazidis. Arabs are the largest …

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NYU: New York University · 25 July 2024 English

Prosecutors can do more to hold al-Sheikh fully to account under the Torture Act and the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act. The post US Arrests Former Syrian Prison …


NYU: New York University · 24 July 2024 English

August 19 will mark 10 years since our son, James W. Foley, an American freelance journalist, was publicly beheaded by ISIS to fuel the violent extremist group’s hate-filled propaganda. Six …


World Bank Group · 12 July 2024 English

This is the April 2024 issue of the bi-annual Regional Poverty and Inequality Update for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which summarizes the main facts related to poverty and …

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CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 9 July 2024

Bashar al-Assad’s regime has used the drug partly as a means of ensuring that Syria is reintegrated into the Arab world, allowing its leadership to reinforce its position after years …


WFP: World Food Programme · 28 June 2024 English

WFP’s Climate Resilience Investment Pipeline, first launched in December 2023, is the organization’s main vehicle to scale up financial, technical and partnership support to provide immediate climate protection, accelerate adaptation …

management of forests in Syria Country Syrian Arab Republic Restoring agricultural irrigation and ecosystems


WFP: World Food Programme · 27 June 2024 English

Update to the 2024-2026 Management Plan

300 Niger 303 315 Sudan 538 731 Syrian Arab Republic 1 496 1 001 Ukraine 1 294 943 operations – Afghanistan, Ethiopia, the Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen and South Sudan. WFP/EB.A/2024/6-B/1/Rev


UN: The United Nations · 25 June 2024

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Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor- Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Yemen


NYU: New York University · 24 June 2024 English

An expert team from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and local partners unpacks patterns of attacks on health care in armed conflicts. The post The Just Security Podcast: Attacks on …


UN: The United Nations · 24 June 2024 English

14 p.

2023) Ninth (Due on 28 July 2027) Syrian Arab Republic (2004) Initial (May 2010) Second (14


UN: The United Nations · 24 June 2024 English

2 p.

the places where ISIS was present in the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq. The weapon of sex and women is


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