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(Encyclopedia) Assad, Bashar al- Assad, Bashar al- bäshärˈ äl-äsˈsäd [key], 1965–, Syrian political leader, son of Hafez al-Assad. A medical doctor, he left Syria (1992) for an…
The roots of this increasingly menacing challenge facing nations and businesses
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A cyberattack is the deliberate breaching of an entity's computer system with the intent of stealing…
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The global spread of the First and Second World Wars made them the two most notable events of the 20th century. But they were far from the only major conflicts.
Large-scale military…
(Encyclopedia) Hafez or Hafiz, Amin al-Hafez or Hafiz, Amin al-ämēnˈ äl-häˈfəz [key], 1921?–2009, Syrian army officer and politician. He served (1963–65) as chief of state in Syria's Ba'athist…
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SyriaSyriasērˈēə [key], officially Syrian Arab Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 18,735,000), 71,467 sq mi (185,100 sq km), W Asia. It borders on Lebanon and the Mediterranean…
(Encyclopedia) Soleimani, Qasem, or Qassem SuleimaniSoleimani, Qasem,käˈsəm Sōləmänˈē [key], 1957–2020, Iranian general. He joined the Revolutionary Guards following the 1979 revolution and was…
