What is Israel's Independence Day and how is it celebrated? In this guide, cover a short history, with facts about the ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York and to ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised the country's new flag at the UN, marking a shift in Syrian politics ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again? Syria’s civil ...

In a highly symbolic ceremony at the United Nations, marked by the raising of Syria’s new flag, the UN Special Envoy to Damascus praised the country’s political transition, describing it as having ...

IDLIB, Syria, Apr 17 2025 (IPS) - The Syrian war has left countless Syrians with devastating injuries, ranging from limb amputations and burns to the loss of sensory functions. These injuries have ...

ASHWAUBENON (WLUK) -- GENYOUth and NFL FLAG held a special event at Valley View Elementary School Tuesday morning, promoting physical activity for youth and to end student hunger. The event is ...

His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday attends the flag raising ceremony at Al Husseiniya Palace on the occasion of Jordan’s National Flag Day, which falls on 16 April each year (Photo courtesy of ...

“Most people came for flags and the shmagh, but they stayed to explore other products too.” Restaurants also benefited from the Flag Day enthusiasm. “Even our delivery orders saw a noticeable uptick,” ...

But up close, the damage from Syria’s 13-year civil war is clear: historic arches felled by explosions, statues defaced by extremists and temples reduced to heaps of rubble. Since rebels toppled ...

The backhoe remains unused. Syria's longtime dictator is gone. A nearly 14-year civil war is over. But more than 130,000 people remain missing. And the fledgling new state needs help clearing ...