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Internet censorship in Syria is extensive; with numerous websites and online platforms being banned for political reasons. Internet usage is authorized only through state-run servers and people accessing through other means are arrested. [1] [2] Filtering and blocking was found to be pervasive in the political and Internet tools areas, and ...
The mass media in Syria consists primarily of television, radio, Internet, film and print. The national language of Syria is Arabic but some publications and broadcasts are also available in English and French. [1] While television is the most popular medium in Syria, the Internet has become a widely utilized vehicle to disseminate content.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is located in the old city of Damascus.. Although Syria has some of the oldest cities in Western Asia, such as Damascus and Aleppo (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), tourism in Syria has greatly reduced as a result of the Syrian War, that began in 2011 and is ongoing, and its associated refugee crisis.
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
The Northern Syria Buffer Zone (also known as the Safe Zone, Peace Corridor, or Security Mechanism) was a temporary Syrian Civil War demilitarized zone (DMZ) established on the Syrian side of the Syria–Turkey border in August 2019 to maintain security along the border and to dissuade a prospective Turkish invasion of the self-proclaimed Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Syrian Arab Republic, Damask. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kazakhstan). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021. ^ "Belgium closes its embassy in Syria". Reuters. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
The Scientific Studies and Research Center ( SSRC ), better known by its French name Centre D'Etudes et de Recherches Scientifiques ( CERS ), [2] [3] is a Syrian government agency that has the goal of advancing and coordinating scientific and military research activities in the country. [3] [4] It works on research and development for the ...
New York ( Permanent Mission to the United Nations, also served as Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United States) Paris (Permanent Missions to UNESCO) Rome (Permanent Mission to the Food and Agriculture Organization) The Hague (Permanent Representation to the OPCW) Vienna (Permanent Mission to the United Nations)