A Christmas tree at the Monastery of Our Lady of Sednaya square on December 24, in Sednaya, Syria. Getty Images
A Christmas tree at the Monastery of Our Lady of Sednaya square on December 24, in Sednaya, Syria. Getty Images

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'Don't smash things with a hammer': A piece of advice to Syria from East Asia

Sholto Byrnes is an East Asian affairs columnist for The National

December 26, 2024

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