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In the background of a brutal genocide, Palestine’s national team has achieved historic success. Last January, the team advanced to the knockout stages of ...

The Arab head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) on Thursday described the 14-year civil war in Syria as one of the "deadliest conflicts in recent history," with “90% of the population” in ...

Internal displacement in Syria was used by the Assad regime to reshape the country's political and social landscape, a new ...

The population pyramid displays the population composition in the Netherlands per year. For each age, the number of men is shown on the left and the number of women on the right. The pyramid contains ...

The United Nations estimates that some 90% of Syria’s population lives in poverty. Clashes in Syria’s coastal areas kill more than 700 people, a monitor says. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa ...

Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

The Alawites are a religious minority in Syria, constituting about 12 per cent of the population. Originating from Shia Islam, they have distinct beliefs and rituals. Historically, the Alawites ...

March 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it ... villages where the majority of the population are members of Assad's Alawite ...

EU conference aims to gather aid pledges for Syria's recovery Pledges expected ... Syrian pound tumbling and pushed almost the entire population below the poverty line. “While the needs are ...

By Ben Hubbard Syria’s new president has spoken often about the urgency of merging the many armed groups that fought to topple the strongman Bashar al-Assad into a unified national army.

Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since ... some 10% of the population – were ...