London Review of Books1h
James Romm: The World according to Strabo
The era in which Strabo lived, the saddle between the first centuries bc and ad, was highly receptive to kolossourgiai. The ...
Greek Reporter1d
Expert Who Predicted Turkey’s Mega-Earthquake Says Greece Faces Volcanic Risk
Controversial Dutch researcher and seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets said on Monday that Greece is in volcanic and earthquake ...
La Brújula Verde5d
Three Brothers-in-Law Dominated the Near East in the 6th Century BC, Until Cyrus the Great Changed History
BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of Astyages, the Neo-Babylonian Empire of ...
Al Jazeera English3d
The Maronite community sheltering Lebanon’s displaced in Cyprus
After Israel launched its full-scale offensive in Lebanon in September, many fled to the Mediterranean island.
The Times of Israel4d
The 2-State Stalemate and Abraham Accords are Linked to the Gazan ‘Day After’
The Abraham Peace Accords consist of multiple agreements signed between Israel and several Arab states which encourage a ...
awm.gov.au3d
Hama Ouest [cartographic material] : Levant, 1:50,000 / dresse, heliograve et publie par le Service Geographique de l'Armee en 1931.
Note Sheet NI-37-19-2a from the Levant topographical map series covering the western part of the Syrian city of Hamah (Hama) and surrounding area. Shows populated places, main roads and tracks, ...
‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...
In One Devastated Syrian Suburb, the Only Sign of Life Is the Gravedigger
The former rebel stronghold of Jobar points to the challenges facing the new government as it embarks on rebuilding a broken country.
A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty
The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic ...
On GPS: Where does Syria go from here?
Fareed sits down with Syrian-American journalist Alia Malek to discuss Syria’s fate just two months after Islamic rebels ...
The Washington Post6d
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...