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| Full name | Al-Jazeera Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Eastern Lions (Arabic: أسود الشرقية) | ||
| Founded | 1941 | ||
| Ground | Al Baladi Stadium Hasakah | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Manager | Mohammed Jemaa | ||
| League | Syrian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 12th (relegated) | ||
Al-Jazeera Sports Club (Arabic : نادي الجزيرة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club currently playing in the Syrian Premier League. The club is based in the city of Al-Hasakah, and was founded in 1941. [1]
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The Reform Party of Syria is a secular Syrian political party and lobby group based in the United States that was active in the mid to late 2000s. Its leader, Farid Ghadry, is a United States citizen and has been described as "controversial" by Al Jazeera. According to the RPS, they were formed as a response to 9/11. It is a member of fellow lobbying organization the Coalition Against Terrorist Media.
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