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Syria jihadists, allies cut key highway as escalating violence kills around 200
Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, ...
Archaeologists Uncover 7,000-Year-Old Focaccia Seasoned With Animal Fats and Plant Oils
An international team of researchers analyzed organic residues in ceramic trays used by Neolithic people in the Near East to ...
Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire with Israel holds
Thousands of people are crossing into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after ...
Syrian insurgents launch large-scale attack on government forces in the country’s northwest
Syrian armed groups launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces and seized territory in ...
Syria War Monitor Says More Than 130 Dead In Army-jihadist Clashes In North
A monitor of Syria's war said on Thursday that more than 130 combatants had been killed in clashes between the army and jihadist groups in the country's north, as the government also reported fierce ...
Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebel-held northwest Syria
The Russian and Syrian air forces bombed rebel-held northwest Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday to push back a rebel offensive that captured territory for the first time in years, Syrian ...
Putin's Forces Under Attack in Syria as Rebels Charge on Aleppo
Russian forces in Syria are under attack from rebel groups in the Syrian capital, Aleppo, in response to increased strikes.
Syrian rebels launch attack against army in Aleppo province
Syrian rebels in the last opposition enclave in northern Syria launched on Wednesday a wide-scale military operation against ...
Human burial practices had their origin in the Levant, Israeli researchers say
The burial practices of Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens originated in the Levant region around 120,000 years ago, ...
Scientific American6d
World’s Oldest Alphabet Found on an Ancient Clay Gift Tag
A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...
Los Angeles Times13d
Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus and a suburb, killing 15 people, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel carried out at least two airstrikes ... the National News Agency said. Throughout the day, sporadic airstrikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs in a clear increase ...