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Lâm Nhật Tiến (born 3 September 1971) is a Vietnamese- American singer who was affiliated with the music label, Asia Entertainment Inc. from 1994 to 2016. [1] He gained prominence through numerous appearances in Asia Entertainment's music videos, establishing himself as one of Vietnam's leading male pop stars.
Syria, [g] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [h] [16] is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.It borders 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.
Protesters throughout Syria remained defiant despite intensifying arrests and attacks in Daraa and Douma. [1] The Syrian military continued shelling homes in Daraa with tanks. [2] As the military siege on Daraa continued, Assad's security forces allegedly killed 40 civilians elsewhere in the town of Tel Kalakh.
[citation needed] In July 1949, Syria was the last Arab country to sign an armistice agreement with Israel. In March 1949, Syria's national government was overthrown by a military coup d'état led by Husni al-Zaim in a coup. Some authors claim involvement by the United States CIA. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The history of Syria covers events which occurred on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and events which occurred in the region of Syria.Throughout ancient times the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic was occupied and ruled by several empires, including the Sumerians, Mitanni, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Arameans, Amorites, Persians, Greeks ...
Syria, being one of the countries where Christianity had originated, has a long history of church music. It is the origin of the Christian hymnody, which was entirely developed in Syria. [16] And its style of chant, the Syrian chant which continues to be the liturgical music of some of the various Syrian Christians, is the oldest in the world. [17]
Syria was recognized as an independent republic. 1946: 17 April: French troops evacuated Syria. 1947: The first Baʿth Party congress was held in Damascus. 1948: 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Syria was involved in the war. 1958: 1 February: The United Arab Republic (UAR) was formed by the union of Syria and Egypt. 1961: 28 September
[35] [36] Although, regular flare-ups occurred among factions in northwestern Syria, and large-scale protests emerged in southern Syria and spread nationwide in response to extensive autocratic policies and the economic situation. The protests were noted at the time as resembling the 2011 revolution that preceded the civil war.