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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 urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation

January 10, 2026 admin

Syria’s Army said its operation in a Kurdish neighbourhood of Aleppo was nearing completion on early Saturday (January 10, 2026) and urged fighters from the minority to surrender themselves and their weapons. Government forces began striking the Sheikh Maqsud district overnight after the Kurdish fighters defied a deadline to withdraw during a temporary ceasefire. A…

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Saudi Arabia launches humanitarian air bridge to Syria

January 1, 2025 admin

An independence-era Syrian flag and an Islamic black-and-white flag bearing the Shahada (the creed stating a belief in one god and the acceptance that Mohammed was God’s prophet) hang above a stall at the covered Hamidiya market in the old city of Damascus on January 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi Arabia on Wednesday…

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Ambush In Syria’s Tartus Province Kills 14 Interim Government Officers

December 25, 2024 admin

Damascus: Syria’s new interior minister said Wednesday that 14 personnel were killed by “remnants” of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad’s “regime” in Tartus province, after a war monitor reported deadly clashes in the region. Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman said in a statement that “14 interior ministry personnel were killed and 10 others wounded after… a…

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How Bashar al-Assad’s Inner Circle Fled Syria After His Fall

December 21, 2024 admin

Cairo, Egypt: A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria’s ruling clan off guard. President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom sought refuge in neighbouring countries. According to two sources, the ousted president, who fled to Moscow via the Russian military airfield in…

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New Syrian Leaders Say They Want To Contribute To ‘Regional Peace’

December 21, 2024 admin

Damascus: Syria wants to contribute to “regional peace”, the country’s new authorities said late Friday, after a meeting between leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and a US diplomatic delegation. “The Syrian side indicated that the Syrian people stand at an equal distance from all countries and parties in the region and that Syria rejects any polarisation,” the…

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Putin denies Russian defeat in Syria, says he plans to meet Assad

December 19, 2024 admin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in, in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (December 19, 2024) that Russia had not been defeated in Syria and that Moscow had made proposals to the new rulers in Damascus to maintain Russia’s…

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Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russians evacuated him from Syria

December 16, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their…

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Turkey Tells Russia, Iran Not to Intervene In Syria Rebel Push

December 13, 2024 admin

Ankara: Turkey said Friday it had urged Russia and Iran not to intervene militarily to support Bashar al-Assad’s forces as Islamist-led rebels mounted their lightning advance on Damascus that ended with the Syrian strongman’s ouster. “The most important thing was to talk to the Russians and Iranians to ensure that they didn’t enter the equation…

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Blinken Asks Turkey’s Erdogan For Protection Of Syria Civilians

December 12, 2024 admin

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Syrian civilians need to be protected after Ankara-backed Islamists overthrew the Damascus government. The top US diplomat met late Thursday for more than an hour with Erdogan at a lounge at the airport of the capital Ankara, moments after…

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