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In this photo provided on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, by the Rased News Network, a Facebook page affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, Muslim worshippers attend Friday prayers in a mosque in the central Syrian town of Qaryatain. (Rased News Network via AP)


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In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 file photo, Syrian Orthodox Christians attend Easter mass in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)


Opinion: The Eastern Question, 2014 Style

Opinion: The Eastern Question, 2014 Style

The recent resolution of internal differences within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was a significant development, as these have allowed the enemies of the Arab Mashreq (East) to score an undeniable victory in Yemen. Equally significant is the beginning of the...
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Syrian Kurd demonstrators hold flags and portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest in Hasakah, Syria on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)


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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a group of nuns who were freed after being held by rebels, greet church officials at the Syrian border town of Judaydat Yabus, early Monday, on March 10, 2014. (AP Photo/SANA)


Syria: Kidnapped nuns released

Syria: Kidnapped nuns released

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thirteen Lebanese and Syrian nuns seized by Syrian rebels three months ago were released on Sunday after intense international mediation efforts involving Lebanese, Qatari, Turkish and Syrian officials. The nuns were released in exchange for...
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A picture taken on September 18, 2013 shows the road leading to Syria’s ancient Christian town of Maalula. Inter-sectarian violence has long troubled Syria. (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)