George Soros' Open Society Foundations intend to cut programs in Europe, worrying grantees
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Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff on the continent, the foundations leaders ...Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition
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A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate against the Trump administrations crackdown ...This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
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Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after ...Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
December 21, 2024
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule. ...Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?
December 8, 2024
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image , ...Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's shock insurgency?
December 4, 2024
Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing ...US military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge?
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It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly -- wearing a hijab – ...Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials say
January 29, 2025
Palestinian health authorities said an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank killed at least 10 people late Wednesday, as Israeli forces have carried ...Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
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The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president on Wednesday in ...Middle East latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes in West Bank kill at least 8 Palestinians
December 24, 2024
At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian ...Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
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The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted ...Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
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Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel ...Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
December 11, 2024
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees ...The Detroit area's many Syrians are celebrating Assad's overthrow and planning long-delayed visits
December 14, 2024
Nizam Abazid is gleefully planning his first trip in decades to Syria, where he grew up. Rama Alhoussaini was only 6 years old when ...Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
December 2, 2024
Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages. The ...South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule
December 3, 2024
The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a ...Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
November 19, 2024
Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights ...Evangelicals emerge as a potent lobby for US support of Ukraine
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Since the war in Ukraine began, Yaroslav Pyzh, a Baptist pastor in Lviv, has worn many hats. He runs the large and growing Ukrainian ...Jews and Catholics warn against Trump's latest loyalty test for religious voters
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Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming members ...Russians mock US election allegations as Putin teasingly says he supports Harris
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Russian commentators on Thursday mocked allegations that Moscow was meddling again in the U.S. presidential election, and President Vladimir Putin appeared to bolster the ...