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2 days ago · In fact, three-quarters of the world's 195 countries − 143 U.N. member states plus the Vatican and Western Sahara − say it is a state. A decision by Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognize an ...
3 days ago · May 20, 2024, 5:02 AM ET (The Guardian) Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly tourist attack in Afghanistan. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), transnational Sunni insurgent group operating primarily in western Iraq and eastern Syria. First appearing under the name ISIL in April 2013, the group launched an offensive in early ...
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2 days ago · While Palestine's boundaries have changed throughout history, it has generally comprised the southern portion of regions such as Syria or the Levant. As the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, Palestine has been a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics.
2 days ago · Syria, country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. The capital is Damascus. Find a geographical and historical treatment of Syria, including maps, statistics, and a survey of its people, economy, and government, in this article.
2 days ago · Lebanon. Coordinates: Lebanon ( / ˈlɛbənɒn, - nən / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized : Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn] ), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.
May 10, 2024 · Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (born July 28, 1971, Arāḍī al-Jallām, Baghdād governorate [now in Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn governorate], Iraq—died October 26–27, 2019, Bārīshā, Idlib governorate, Syria) was the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; also called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria [ISIS]) from 2010 to 2019.
2 days ago · The Middle East (term originally coined in English [see § Terminology]) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century.
