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U.N. approves U.S.-backed effort to lift sanctions on Syria’s President

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U.N. approves U.S.-backed effort to lift sanctions on Syria’s President

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa. File photo: Sputnik/Sergey Bobylyov/Pool via Reuters The U.N. Security Council on Thursday (November 6, 2025) voted to lift a series of sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government days before he is set to arrive in the U.S. for a historic visit to the White House. The…

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Syrian forces uncover drugs, weapons in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese border

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Syrian forces uncover drugs, weapons in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese border

In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory. Syria’s new authorities launched a security campaign last week around Qusayr at the porous Lebanese border, cracking down on drug and weapons smugglers. They have…

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Assad’s Cousin, Who Suppressed 2011 Peaceful Protests, Arrested In Syria

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Assad’s Cousin, Who Suppressed 2011 Peaceful Protests, Arrested In Syria

Damascus: Syria’s new authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, accused of orchestrating a crackdown in Daraa, where the 2011 uprising began. Atif Najib, the former head of political security in Daraa in southern Syria, was arrested in Latakia, on the country’s west coast, the official SANA news…

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Syria’s New Leader Pledges “National Dialogue Conference”

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Syria’s New Leader Pledges “National Dialogue Conference”

Damascus: Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a “national dialogue conference” in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period, vowed to preserve “civil peace” and Syria’s territorial unity. “We will announce…

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Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats

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Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from West Asia and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country’s future. The Gulf kingdom, the region’s biggest economy, is seeking to increase its influence in Syria after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month, analysts…

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Mossad Spy Was Publicly Hanged By Syria In 1965. Israel Wants His Body Back

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Mossad Spy Was Publicly Hanged By Syria In 1965. Israel Wants His Body Back

New Delhi: Businessman Kamel Amin Thaabet arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus in 1962. He threw lavish parties, became part of the city’s social elite and quickly gained access to the country’s most powerful men. Three years later, he was publicly executed in central Damascus’ Marjeh Square. Why? Because Kamel Thaabet was Eli Cohen,…

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Top European diplomats urge inclusive transition in Syria visit

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Top European diplomats urge inclusive transition in Syria visit

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA shows France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) meeting with Syria’s new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa (C) and Asaad Shaybani, Foreign Minister for the interim Syrian government (R) in Damascus on January 3, 2025. Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot…

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US Army Veteran Indicted Over Attempts To Join Hezbollah

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US Army Veteran Indicted Over Attempts To Join Hezbollah

Washington: A US Army veteran who allegedly went to Lebanon and Syria to try to join Hezbollah has been indicted for attempting to support a “terrorist” organization, the Justice Department said Thursday. Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a dual US-Irish national, was arrested in Chicago last month and brought to Pennsylvania on Monday to face charges,…

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War Or Peace: What Will Become Of Middle East In 2025?

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War Or Peace: What Will Become Of Middle East In 2025?

Picture this: the current interim government in Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), gives way to an elected government. Under this fledgling democratic setup, a phoenix-like Syria rises from the ashes of its long, bloody civil war. Millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people are returning home joyously; investors are trickling in; broken…

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