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Video: Syria Hospital Staff Forced To Kneel. One Who Rose Up Shot Dead
An undated video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shows the execution of employees of a hospital by fighters loyal to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government, reports Russian state-controlled media RT.
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City After Week-Long Clashes
Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria
The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Syrians Find Bodies In Streets While Searching For Loved Ones Amid Clashes
A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Members of its Druze community are returning to search for loved ones and count their losses, finding homes looted and bloodied bodies in the streets.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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Israel Didn't Make Bomb Shelters For Bedouin Villages. They Built Their Own
As the threat of missiles became more dire during the 12-day war with Iran last month, many Bedouin families resorted to building DIY shelters out of available material: buried steel containers, buried trucks, repurposed construction debris.
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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
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Ancient Scrolls Found in Qumran Caves Unlock Secrets of Jewish History and Biblical Texts
Discovered near the Dead Sea, the Qumran scrolls contain ancient biblical texts and writings from a Jewish sect, likely the Essenes. Archaeological and AI research shows the scrolls' origins stretch back over 2,000 years, offering rare insight into Second Temple Judaism. Their preservation in the caves continues to fuel historical and religious sch...
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How A 'Wrong Turn' Led West Bank Settlers To Attack Arab-Israeli Family
Lamis al-Jaar says she can hardly sleep at night after hardline Jewish settlers violently assaulted her and four other members of her Israeli Bedouin family, sparking outcry across the country.
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Israel Indefinitely Postpones Demolition Of Bedouin West Bank Village
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen plans to demolish a strategically located Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that has drawn the world's attention, his office said Sunday.
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Stunning meteorite sheds light on infant Mars
A meteorite found in the Sahara last year by Bedouin tribesmen is a rock from Mars, revealing that the Red Planet's crust formed 4.4 billion years ago, scientists reported on Wednesday.
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Bedouins capture two Britons in Egypt's Sinai: police
Egyptian Bedouin tribesmen on Thursday captured two British nationals in the Sinai Peninsula, a security official said.
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Doha film festival highlights environmental films
Rafea: A Solar Mama, a documentary about a Jordanian Bedouin mother is part of a 'green film' competition at the ongoing fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF).
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Video: Syria Hospital Staff Forced To Kneel. One Who Rose Up Shot Dead
An undated video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shows the execution of employees of a hospital by fighters loyal to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government, reports Russian state-controlled media RT.
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
-
Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City After Week-Long Clashes
Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria
The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
-
"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Syrians Find Bodies In Streets While Searching For Loved Ones Amid Clashes
A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Members of its Druze community are returning to search for loved ones and count their losses, finding homes looted and bloodied bodies in the streets.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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Israel Didn't Make Bomb Shelters For Bedouin Villages. They Built Their Own
As the threat of missiles became more dire during the 12-day war with Iran last month, many Bedouin families resorted to building DIY shelters out of available material: buried steel containers, buried trucks, repurposed construction debris.
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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
-
Ancient Scrolls Found in Qumran Caves Unlock Secrets of Jewish History and Biblical Texts
Discovered near the Dead Sea, the Qumran scrolls contain ancient biblical texts and writings from a Jewish sect, likely the Essenes. Archaeological and AI research shows the scrolls' origins stretch back over 2,000 years, offering rare insight into Second Temple Judaism. Their preservation in the caves continues to fuel historical and religious sch...
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How A 'Wrong Turn' Led West Bank Settlers To Attack Arab-Israeli Family
Lamis al-Jaar says she can hardly sleep at night after hardline Jewish settlers violently assaulted her and four other members of her Israeli Bedouin family, sparking outcry across the country.
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Israel Indefinitely Postpones Demolition Of Bedouin West Bank Village
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen plans to demolish a strategically located Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that has drawn the world's attention, his office said Sunday.
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Stunning meteorite sheds light on infant Mars
A meteorite found in the Sahara last year by Bedouin tribesmen is a rock from Mars, revealing that the Red Planet's crust formed 4.4 billion years ago, scientists reported on Wednesday.
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Bedouins capture two Britons in Egypt's Sinai: police
Egyptian Bedouin tribesmen on Thursday captured two British nationals in the Sinai Peninsula, a security official said.
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Doha film festival highlights environmental films
Rafea: A Solar Mama, a documentary about a Jordanian Bedouin mother is part of a 'green film' competition at the ongoing fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF).
