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This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Flag of Lebanon: Three horizontal bands of red, white (double-width) and red and the green Cedar Tree in the center of the white band. 2011 to present Flag of Libya: Three horizontal stripes of red, black (double-width) and green and the white crescent and the five-pointed star in the center of the black stripe. 2017 to present Flag of Mauritania
Frishkopf, Michael (2010). "Introduction: Music and media in the Arab world and Music and media in the Arab world as music and media in the Arab world: A metadiscourse". In Frishkopf, Michael (ed.). Music and media in the Arab world. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-293-0. Hourani, Albert Habib (1991).
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The name Levant States was used to refer to the French mandate over Syria and Lebanon after World War I. [3] [2] This is probably the reason why the term Levant has come to be used more specifically to refer to modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and the island of Cyprus. [3]
From pathos to praise of Hamas, songs written by musicians across the Middle East in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza are putting the Palestinian issue back at the forefront of Arab popular ...
Palestine – State of Palestine Capital: Ramallah (administrative), Gaza City (administrative), Jerusalem (claims) Partially-recognised de facto self-governing entity. [k] Palestine claimed sovereignty over a disputed region consisting of three Israeli-occupied territories: the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
But the protests continued, reaching fever pitch in 1933, as more Jewish immigrants arrived to make a home for themselves, the influx accelerating from 4,000 in 1931 to 62,000 in 1935.