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Today, costumes often include vibrant sarees and ornamental accessories, adding a visual appeal to the performance. While these changes make the art form more accessible and attractive to a broader ...

Newly captured satellite imagery shows Russia appearing to evacuate military equipment from a key naval base in Syria. The images are the latest sign that Moscow is scaling down its footprint in ...

Russia is hoping to maintain its military bases in Syria, with talks underway between a delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry and the country's new leaders following the fall of long-time ...

DAMASCUS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov is set to meet Syria's new rulers this week in Damascus, two Syrian sources said on Tuesday, in the first visit by ...

Indonesian U-20 National Team player Muhammad Mufli Hidayat (left) tries to pass Syrian U-20 National Team player Anas Hussam Dahhan (center) in the Mandiri U-20 Challenge Series 2025 at the Gelora ...

The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 brought an end to over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule. It may also mark the end of an even longer status quo in ...

Please Enjoy Our Tragedies: Art as a Voice for Myanmar’s Forgotten Struggle An artist flees Myanmar following the 2021 coup and uses art to keep the world engaged in the plight of his nation ...

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Syrian authorities seized a shipment of weapons heading to the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported on Sunday According to SANA ...