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This Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by the St. Paul's and St. George's Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria. In the midst of a civil war rife with ...
BEIRUT — In the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three factions in the country ...
Baathist leaders struggled to unify Syria which, to this day, is a patchwork of ideologies, religions and ethnicities (see map 4). In 1970 the defence minister, Hafez al-Assad, took over the party ...
A bronze statue of Jesus erected on a Syrian mountain stands 105 feet tall on its base. The statue was erected under cover of a truce among three factions in Syria%27s civil war.
Tracking the front lines in the fighting may become easier. The Carter Center has launched a new web-based tool that shows in near real time which groups control what areas of Syria.
The 11-nation group of foreign ministers are in the Qatari capital, Doha, to discuss the logistics of arming Syrian rebels who are seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
"The Map of Salt and Stars," by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar. Simon & Schuster. 360 pages. $27. Every once in a while, a novel comes along that perfectly aligns with the cultural moment. "The Map of ...
The debate on Syrian refugees crosses many lines, as seen in the posters displayed by Tom Compton of Arizona, who recently showed his support of allowing refugees. Ross D. Franklin AP The ...
This Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by the St. Paul's and St. George's Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria. his Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by ...
“I think Jesus told us what he would do in Mathew 25:35: ‘I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me ...