• They were receiving threats from Iraq while they were in Syria. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the 1950s and 1960s many emigrated from Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. (cnewa.org)
  • 1 His visit demonstrated a clear message about the significance of Iraq to France, especially as it immediately followed his important trip to Lebanon. (csis.org)
  • Such apprehensions were stoked by recent movements of Shiite Muslim militias - loyal to Iran and fighting alongside Syrian government forces - toward Jordan's border with Syria, and to another strategic area in the southeast, close to where the two countries meet Iraq. (timesofisrael.com)
  • But Syria's neighbors suspect that Iran is pursuing a broader agenda, including carving out a land route through Syria that would create a territorial continuum from Iran and Iraq to Lebanon. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The two sides also vie for influence in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. (com.pk)
  • Despite their efforts, even Palestinians specializing in anti-Israeli propaganda have found it hard to make their accusations stick if only because of the endless incidents of rape, murder and vandalism perpetrated against Christians by the forces of radical Islam in various locations around the globe, including Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, Iraq and throughout Africa. (investigativeproject.org)
  • AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A separate truce for southern Syria, brokered by the US and Russia, is meant to help allay growing concerns by neighboring Israel and Jordan about Iranian military ambitions in the area, including fears that Tehran plans to set up a disruptive long-term presence there. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Information on truce compliance could be shared and discussed in different locations, including Jordan, the official said. (timesofisrael.com)
  • A successful truce could pave the way for talks about Syria retaking control of border crossings with Jordan that it lost to rebels during the war, the Jordanian official said. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The map includes the modern day nations of Israel, Palestine and Lebanon with parts of adjacent Syria and Jordan. (geographicus.com)
  • As of 2 June 2020, there were 158 positive cases of COVID-19 among Palestinian Refugees registered with UNWRA: Jordan (6), Lebanon (10), West Bank (99), Gaza (43). (who.int)
  • the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic includes Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey). (who.int)
  • While in Syria, the band was able to hold a concert for metal fans in the basement of a Damascus hotel. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the Knesset heard about potential scenarios for reaching peace with Damascus on Thursday, senior defense officials warned of an unprecedented military buildup in Syria and said that prevailing in a war with Israel's northeastern neighbor would not be as simple as some might have been led to believe. (jpost.com)
  • Syria feels empowered by Hizbullah's surprising success last summer and Damascus now believes it can use Hizbullah-like tactics in a future confrontation with Israel and possibly even defeat the once-thought-to-be invincible IDF. (jpost.com)
  • Since that time they have resided in Mar Barsauma monastery (1034-1293), Der ez-Za'faran monastery (1293-1924), Homs, Syria (1924-1959), and finally Damascus (since 1959). (cnewa.org)
  • The outbreak of civil war in Lebanon forced the removal of the students to Damascus, Syria. (cnewa.org)
  • Abdullah Ghadawi, an Arab reporter in Damascus sent me the following interviews with Kurdish students at the University of Damascus on the topic of Kurdish rights, Kurdish nationalism, and their attitude toward US pressure on Syria and serving in the Syrian military. (joshualandis.com)
  • Nadim Houry of Human Rights Watch wrote an op-ed, ' The road to Damascus ,' published the eve of EU President Solana's visit to Damascus yesterday in which he writes, 'Javier Solana's visit to president Assad signals a fresh start for the EU's relations with Syria. (joshualandis.com)
  • It lessens the chances of Damascus from starting a war with Israel or re-occupying Lebanon. (danielpipes.org)
  • The upper left quadrant features an engraved view of Damascus, Syria. (geographicus.com)
  • His main thesis was that disease the quality of the available water and the Damascus, Syria in 1210 CE (Figure 1) causality can be attributed to climate, prevailing environmental conditions. (who.int)
  • Iran regularly uses "ghost ships" - tankers that have turned off their location transponders to obscure their movements - to carry out ship-to-ship transfers of oil in a bid to evade US sanctions on both Iran and Syria. (yalibnan.com)
  • With Syria out of the picture, the story goes on to shift the blame to Iran and HA. (joshualandis.com)
  • The Archbishop of Canterbury , Rowan Williams, has issued an angry rebuke to those in the United States who favour military action against Syria or Iran. (joshualandis.com)
  • When people talk about further destabilising of the region, when you read about some American political advisers speaking about action against Syria and Iran, I can only say that I regard that as criminal, ignorant and potentially murderous folly,' he said. (joshualandis.com)
  • Iran and Israel engaged in a war or words two days after an exchange of missile fire in Syria, with a prominent Iranian cleric threatening to 'raze' two Israeli cities if it 'acts foolishly' and attacks Iranian forces in Syria again. (rferl.org)
  • On May 10, Israel accused Iran of firing rockets from Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the first time that Iran is believed to have attacked Israel with rockets. (rferl.org)
  • Israel has warned it will not allow Iran to establish a military presence close to its borders in Syria, where Iranian military advisers, troops, and allied Shi'ite militia have since 2011 played a key role backing Assad in his civil war against Sunni rebels. (rferl.org)
  • Iran on May 10 called Israel's accusations, which were supported and corroborated by the United States and Western allies, 'fabricated and baseless excuses' to stage attacks in Syria. (rferl.org)
  • The southern Syria truce is separate from so far unsuccessful efforts by Russia, Turkey and Iran to set up "de-escalation zones" in Syria, including in the south. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Israel has repeatedly said it will not allow Iran to set up a permanent presence in Syria. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The deal-reshaping alliances and conditions from Syria, Iran and the rest of the Middle East to Ukraine and surrounding region-is the cornerstone of U.S. imperialism's efforts to establish a new order in the Mideast, but from a much weaker position than when the now-disintegrating order was imposed after World Wars I and II. (noisyroom.net)
  • Iran "has sent Revolutionary Guard Quds forces to help prop up Assad, and collaborates with Moscow on operations in Syria," she notes. (noisyroom.net)
  • Dr Williams has just returned from a visit to Syria where he met hundreds of Christian Iraqi refugees. (joshualandis.com)
  • The Carnegie grant will also support a ground-breaking research study with policy-relevant recommendations to meet the education needs of university age refugees from Syria. (iie.org)
  • The United Nations says one out of five people living in Lebanon are refugees who have fled the conflict in neighboring Syria. (shiatv.net)
  • The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has surpassed the eight hundred and 48 thousand. (shiatv.net)
  • Lebanon has refused to set up official camps for refugees from Syria. (shiatv.net)
  • Lebanon currently hosts the highest number of refugees from Syria. (shiatv.net)
  • As of 29 May 2020, according to UNHCR, there were at least 15 COVID-19 cases among Syrian refugees living in the same building in a village in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. (who.int)
  • Previously, only one Syrian refugee in Lebanon had tested positive for the virus, while at least six cases were detected among Palestinian refugees in a camp in the Bekaa Valley last month. (who.int)
  • Refugees in Lebanon continue to endure layered forms of vulnerability - particularly amid the country's ongoing and worsening socio-economic crisis. (lu.se)
  • Presently, refugees in Lebanon are at the center of heightened demands to repatriate them and forcibly return them to Syria - ultimately, leading to tensions between refugees and hosts in multiple regions of Lebanon, as well as impacting refugees' mobility. (lu.se)
  • What have been some of the most surprising or significant findings from your research that have deepened our understanding of the challenges and resilience of the LGBT refugees in Lebanon? (lu.se)
  • Conflicts between the camps have escalated in recent years, including in proxy wars in Syria and Yemen. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Due to this and the increasing violence in Baghdad the members of the band fled first to Syria and then Turkey before being granted refugee status in the United States of America. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Security Council Resolution governing the humanitarian cross border activities has been extended till 10 July 2021 with one remaining crossing point from Turkey into northwest Syria. (who.int)
  • But when it comes to peace in Syria, the Turks are unsure because Turkish goals in Syria are more about Turkey than Syria. (strategypage.com)
  • Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon from July-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip from December 2008-January 2009. (carnifest.com)
  • above 1,200 families, or 6,000 people, arrived in Arsal in the Bekaa Valley over the past week, adding to the more than 800,000 who have crossed to Lebanon to escape the conflict. (unhcr.org)
  • After more than 33 months of unrest, the conflict between the regime and the opposition in Syria has escalated to a full-scale civil war. (cnewa.org)
  • Growing up in Lebanon, narratives around migration and displacement have long formed part of my reality - as have debates around gender equality, gender inclusivity, peace and conflict. (lu.se)
  • They are having problems with their Syrian Arab mercenaries operating in Syria and in Libya. (strategypage.com)
  • Whether sooner or later, after Assad and his lovely wife decamp, Islamists will likely seize power, Sunnis will take vengeance, and regional tensions will play out within Syria. (danielpipes.org)
  • As many as 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in rebel-held Idlib Province in northwest Syria as the Assad government and Russia have been bombing relentlessly during their latest military offensive there. (dailyalert.org)
  • Author affiliations: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon tober 29. (cdc.gov)
  • Beirut is the nation's capital, and the official language of Lebanon is Arabic. (goldprice.org)
  • [1] Now depopulated, it was previously home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria . (wikipedia.org)
  • Living conditions in Yarmouk appeared to be better than in other Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, and residents of the camp numbered many professionals-doctors, engineers and civil servants, as well as many casual laborers and street vendors. (wikipedia.org)
  • As Lebanon continues to lack a national refugee policy, and continues to be a non-signatory to the Refugee Convention, it strategically positions itself outside the refugee conversation until it wishes to politically leverage this community. (lu.se)
  • ARSAL, Lebanon, November 19 (UNHCR) - Mohammed, a construction worker from the western Syria city of Homs, had been forced to flee his home six times since the Syria crisis erupted in March 2011. (unhcr.org)
  • Israeli artillery at an undisclosed location in northern Israel bordering Lebanon on October 8, 2023. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The September Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear site in Syria had been in the works for months, ABC News has learned, and was delayed only at the strong urging of the United States. (joshualandis.com)
  • A prominent Iranian ally in Lebanon joined the verbal volley on May 10, warning that both Israel and the United States will face retaliation for repeated Israeli air strikes in Syria that monitors say have killed dozens of Syrian, Iranian, and Hizballah fighters in recent weeks. (rferl.org)
  • After a telephone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May, 'both leaders condemned the Iranian regime's provocative rocket attacks from Syria against Israeli citizens,' the White House said. (rferl.org)
  • The story notes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Putin in Moscow on September 21, saying his concern was to "prevent misunderstandings" between Israeli and Russian troops, since Israel has carried out airstrikes in Syrian territory targeting weapons being transported to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. (noisyroom.net)
  • There was much hope that stateless Kurds in Syria, which number close to 300,000 would have their citizenship, which was taken from them in 1962 shortly before the Baath took power, restored in 2005. (joshualandis.com)
  • Kurds in Syria lack the ability of self-expression and their culture and. (joshualandis.com)
  • The Kurds needed help paying for the camp and wanted the nations these people came from, including Syria, to claim and take custody of them. (strategypage.com)
  • While Ibrahim "Abe" Suleiman - the Syrian national who appeared before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Thursday - might be right in his prediction that peace between Israel and Syria is possible, war, officials said, was no longer impossible. (jpost.com)
  • In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, Israel conducted bilateral negotiations with Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement with each. (carnifest.com)
  • Feeling the pressure for a solution that would remove Israel from the conquered Palestinian territories, Israel launched the June1982 invasion of Lebanon where the bulk of the PLO institutions and guerrilla fighters were located. (tari.org)
  • Supplement Co-sponsoring Agencies and Question Location, 2002 NHIS. (cdc.gov)
  • Syria was impressed by Hizbullah's strategic success, with its use of small rockets and Israel's inability to neutralize them," Shapir said. (jpost.com)
  • The number of environmental surveillance locations has increased substantially (from 21 at the end of 2011 in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan to 138 as of February 2017) and has enhanced the ability to detect poliovirus circulation and possible AFP surveillance gaps. (cdc.gov)
  • The IDF says it is carrying out artillery strikes in Syria after a number of mortars were launched toward northern Israel. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The deal placed indefinitely on hold the prospect of US-led strikes on Syria as punishment for a deadly chemical weapons attack. (cnewa.org)
  • Israel struck back with its heaviest air strikes in Syria since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, saying it had attacked nearly all of Iran's military infrastructure in the country. (rferl.org)
  • Syria ally Russia is to deploy military police in the area. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Obama administration scrambles as Russia attempts to seize initiative in Syria," is how a Washington Post headline described it. (noisyroom.net)
  • Tracking data and business records indicate a pair of shadowy Lebanon-based companies own and operate tankers illicitly transporting Iranian oil in the eastern Mediterranean. (yalibnan.com)
  • She notes that Moscow "seeks more influence and control of the country [Syria] and its Mediterranean ports and a stronger political hand in Mideast politics. (noisyroom.net)
  • By winning the contract, Sandro Overseas (Off Shore) is set to replace another Lebanese company, Synergy SAL Offshore, which processed eastern Syria oil residues in 2018. (yalibnan.com)
  • A new patriarchal residence and conference center in Atchaneh, Lebanon, was inaugurated in June 2018. (cnewa.org)
  • NEW YORK, May 16, 2014-As the Syrian crisis enters its fourth year, the Institute of International Education and its partners around the world announce news and results related to the work of the IIE Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis. (iie.org)
  • The crisis in Syria continues to have a devastating impact on professors, university students, and the education sector. (iie.org)
  • On Tuesday, UNHCR began erecting tents at a small transit site "for those who are most vulnerable … until we find a better location for them," she said. (unhcr.org)
  • This group, led by UNICEF, UNHCR, and other organizations, has issued an urgent call for improved access to education for all Syrian children, both inside Syria and in neighboring countries. (iie.org)
  • Since the Second Lebanon War, Syria has established new commando units and is said to have increased urban and guerrilla warfare training. (jpost.com)
  • Syria has emphasized missile development in recent months. (jpost.com)
  • Mohammed has been forced on the run in Syria for the seventh time, but it's the first time he has fled to Lebanon, adding to the more than 800,000 who have escaped to the neighbouring country. (unhcr.org)
  • The present work develops a comprehensive probabilistic seismic hazard study for Lebanon, a country prone to a high seismic hazard since it is located along the Levant fault system. (researchgate.net)
  • The country is bordered by Syria and Israel, and its location has been a major factor in its ethnic and religious diversity. (goldprice.org)
  • Lebanon is just over 4000 square miles in area, and it is the smallest recognized country on the Asian mainland. (goldprice.org)
  • Safety duplication provides such a safety net through the storage of a duplicate set of seeds or other plant materials at a location distant from the original collection, preferably outside its host country. (croptrust.org)
  • The differences in hematology reference intervals considering age, gender, and geographical location highlight the importance of establishing blood reference intervals in each country considering the ethnic diversity of each country. (bvsalud.org)
  • Geographic location also contributes to variation in immunization schedules by country. (medscape.com)
  • Data from TankerTrackers.com, a US company closely tracking Iranian oil shipments, shows that the tankers Sandro and Jasmine have taken Iranian oil on board from other vessels off Syria's coast after turning off their location transponders. (yalibnan.com)
  • In June, the US sanctioned Synergy SAL Offshore for facilitating the shipment of Iranian oil to Syria. (yalibnan.com)
  • Synergy SAL (Offshore) has shipped tens of thousands of metric tons of Iranian oil into Syria in the past year by sea," the US Treasury said in a press release. (yalibnan.com)
  • the location may be less than ideal, but what better than for it to fight the Pasdaran (Iran's Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) to the death in Syria? (danielpipes.org)
  • Here's how her story began: "Moscow's rapid military buildup in Syria is a result of the 'reset' in relations forged with the Russian and Iranian governments by the Barack Obama administration. (noisyroom.net)
  • Syria saw the difficulty the IDF had during the fighting inside the southern Lebanese villages and now the military there wants to draw us - in the event of a war - into battles in built-up areas where they think they will have the upper hand," explained a source in the IDF Northern Command. (jpost.com)
  • Christian Split in Lebanon Raises Specter of War, Oct. 5 - With the Islamist group Hezbollah having brought Lebanese politics to a standstill, the country's once-dominant Christian community feels under siege and has begun re-establishing militias, training in the hills and stockpiling weapons. (joshualandis.com)
  • Our results assign a slip-rate of 0.86-1.05 mm/year along the Roum fault, which shows that it accommodates about 14% of the total predicted strike-slip motion within the Lebanese restraining bend, and it should be considered a potential seismogenic fault for seismic hazard estimates in Lebanon. (researchgate.net)
  • and fight the Sunnis of Lebanon, reigniting the Lebanese civil war. (danielpipes.org)
  • Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, who is allied with Hizballah, told the Associated Press in an interview that some 1,000 U.S. troops that are stationed in northern and eastern Syria to fight the Islamic State extremist group may be in danger. (rferl.org)
  • Lebanon is officially known as the Lebanese Republic. (goldprice.org)
  • The official currency of Lebanon is the Lebanese Pound. (goldprice.org)
  • During the early phase of the culture they occupied caves north of Beersheba and south of the Lebanon mountains. (biblewalks.com)
  • If you served in any of these locations and time periods, we've determined that you had exposure to burn pits or other toxins. (va.gov)
  • Officials said they were concerned about the impact an attack on Syria would have on the region. (joshualandis.com)
  • Syria has close to 30 launchers for its Scud missiles, according to foreign sources. (jpost.com)
  • Syria has a massive military divided into 12 divisions and totaling close to 400,000 soldiers at full mobilization. (jpost.com)
  • The cease-fire for southern Syria, set to start at noon Sunday, is meant to keep all forces pinned to their current positions, said Jordan's government which participated in the talks. (timesofisrael.com)
  • He added that three locations for the talks had been suggested, without specifying which. (com.pk)
  • In the late phase, the Natufian population expanded to the south Negev area (Mt. Harif) and to northern Syria. (biblewalks.com)
  • Sunnis jihadi warriors, in response, could turn Syria into the global nexus of violent Islamist terrorism - one bordering NATO and Israel. (danielpipes.org)
  • In mid-July, Al-Watan published an article criticizing Syria's Oil Ministry for awarding Sandro Overseas (Off Shore) a contract to process oil residues from eastern Syria. (yalibnan.com)
  • In its analysis of the controversy, the Syria Report business newsletter said that there is a "high probability" that Sandro Overseas (Off Shore) is affiliated to Samer Foz, one of the most prominent businessmen in Syria. (yalibnan.com)
  • The headline over The Militant story by Maggie Trowe caught my eye: "'Reset' with US allows Moscow to send arms, troops to Syria. (noisyroom.net)
  • With more than 84 health facilities closed or suspended in northwest Syria due to insecurity, lack of health staff, attacks on health care or change of control, WHO is working to fill the gap by revising and redirecting referral networks, trying to sustain stocks of life-saving medicine for those with non-communicable diseases and supporting the relocation of some of the health facilities to safer places. (who.int)
  • Use this information carefully as this is based on where their domain name is registered and may not always be an accurate identifier of the actual geographic location of this visitor. (lu.se)
  • But a fresh round of violence starting last week levelled his latest home and drove him and what was left of his extended family to cross 40 kilometres over the mountains into Lebanon. (unhcr.org)
  • The Syrian Orthodox Church traces its origins back to the early Christian community at Antioch in the ancient Roman province of Syria. (cnewa.org)
  • Following the Second Lebanon War, IDF Military Intelligence noticed a change within the Syrian military. (jpost.com)
  • The Roum fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault, that bounds the Mount Lebanon range to the south (Fig. 2). (researchgate.net)
  • In this dynamic space, WHO's rules of engagement in Syria continue to be framed alongside the UN posture in Syria. (who.int)
  • This page articulates WHO's vision of and approach to its Whole-of-Syria (WoS) operations in 2020 in response to the changing situation on the ground and within the parameters of the UN engagement in Syria. (who.int)