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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)

ISIS kidnaps dozens of Christians from central Syrian town, hundreds of families flee

by Paula Astih | Aug 8, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have abducted hundreds of civilians, including dozens of Christians, from a central Syrian town it captured earlier this week, activists say, a development that has prompted hundreds of Christian...

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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

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 20, 2014 | Opinion

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)

Syrian Kurds face split over presidential elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian Kurdish leaders have become increasingly split over whether to allow Bashar Al-Assad’s government to allow voting in Syria’s forthcoming presidential election in areas under their control in northern Syria, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned....

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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

by Layal Abu Rahal | Mar 10, 2014 | Middle East

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)

Syria’s Brotherhood: Doomed to Repeat the Past

by Malik Al-Abdeh | Dec 3, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

In Istanbul last month, the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood launched a new political party known by its Arabic name, Waad (“Promise”). It will be led by Mohamed Walid, a Brotherhood figure, but his deputy will be Nabil Kasis, a Christian. The party will...