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Deadly violence in Syria has once again spotlighted the Alawites, a secretive religious minority tied to Bashar al-Assad.

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Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost ...

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Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...

A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ...

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