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War-battered Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict

May 1, 2026 admin

Residents remove rubble from damaged buildings in the al-Hajar al-Aswad neighbourhood on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. File | Photo Credit: AP Ahed Badawi lived for more than a decade in Bahrain, a small Gulf country that — unlike her native Syria — rarely made headlines. It provided a refuge for her, her sister and…

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Syria’s long-ruling Baath party faces collapse

December 30, 2024 admin

A Syrian fighter, left, stands guard as members of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army step on his portrait as a sign of disdain, lining up before they register their names with Syrian rebels as part of an “identification and reconciliation process” in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A few…

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Global conflicts in 2024: A year of intensifying wars in Ukraine and Gaza amid global turmoil

December 26, 2024 admin

A car is seen damaged after recent Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The year 2024 was marked by a series of international conflicts that challenged geopolitical landscapes and global stability. From the ongoing war in Ukraine to escalating tensions in the Middle East, the year witnessed shifting…

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Syria’s HTS chief says to dissolve armed wing, integrate into forces

December 18, 2024 admin

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s military chief Abu Hassan al-Hamwi is pictured during an interview in the Syrian western port city of Latakia, on December 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The military chief of Syria’s victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) it would be “the first” to dissolve its armed…

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Syria’s new rulers step up engagement with the world

December 17, 2024 admin

Syria’s new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) with countries that deemed ousted President Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade. Mr. Assad fled Syria just over a week ago, as his forces abandoned tanks and other equipment in…

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U.N. to Jolani: Syria must have a ‘credible’ transition

December 16, 2024 admin

Geir Pederson, the United Nations’ special envoy to Syria, center, listens to a woman who was looking for her missing relative in the Saydnaya prison, during his visit to the infamous Saydnaya military prison, in Saydnaya north of Damascus, Syria, on December 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations told the leader of…

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Syria rebel leader meets U.N. envoy in Damascus

December 16, 2024 admin

UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen meeting with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus. | Photo Credit: AFP The Syrian Islamist leader whose group led the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad met on Sunday with U.N. envoy Geir Pedersen, who was visiting Damascus, said a…

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Britain announces 50 million pounds Syria aid package

December 15, 2024 admin

A Syrian fighter shouts at people suspect of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad’s military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. | Photo Credit: AP Britain on Sunday announced a 50 million pounds ($63 million) aid package to help vulnerable Syrians after rebels last week overthrew…

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Britain has had ‘diplomatic contact’ with Syria’s HTS group

December 15, 2024 admin

Smoke billows, after Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was ousted, near Damascus, Syria. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain has had diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that swept Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power last week, British foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday. “HTS remains a proscribed organisation, but we can have diplomatic…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, December 15, 2024

December 15, 2024 admin

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File. | Photo Credit: AP Hasina involved in forced disappearances, says Bangladesh inquiry commission In a new turn of events, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance set up by the interim government of Bangladesh filed a report on Saturday (December 14, 2024) stating that it found the “involvement of…

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