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In Syria, small Jewish community can again visit synagogue built 720 years before Christ

In a Damascus suburb, remaining Jews can again visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people throughout the region once came to pray.

Cause of plane crash remains uncertain, as Azerbaijan observes day of mourning

National flags were lowered across Azerbaijan, traffic across the country stopped at noon, and signals were sounded from ships and trains as the country observed a nationwide moment of silence.

Can Syria heal? For many, Step 1 is learning the difficult truth.

As Syrians seek to recover from decades of a brutal dictatorship, they want to learn what happened to missing loved ones. For many, the first stop is a notorious prison.

Waste not that broken vacuum. Berlin will pay you to repair your stuff.

The city of Berlin pays half the cost if you repair electronics and don't throw them away. That sounds better than it worked out in practice.

In Syria, what remains of Iran’s regional ‘Axis’ is rubble and resentment

First Hamas, then Hezbollah, now Syria. As key components of Iran’s anti-Israel/anti-U.S. “Axis of Resistance” are sidelined or incapacitated, what is left of Tehran’s regional strategy?

Post Office scandal, the musical? In the UK, news and entertainment blur.

Recent dramatizations about the British Post Office scandal are making it seem that entertainment is a better way to relay news than reported stories.