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

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

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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World must ‘re-evaluate’ sanctions to help rebuild Syria: U.N.

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World must ‘re-evaluate’ sanctions to help rebuild Syria: U.N.

Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The raft of international sanctions on Syria must be reassessed to help the country rebuild following the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, the head of the UN’s migration agency said on Friday (December 20, 2024). Amy Pope also said…

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

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

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 Ex-Rebel Military Chief Calls For End To “Terrorist” Label

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Syria Ex-Rebel Military Chief Calls For End To “Terrorist” Label

Damascus: The military chief of Syria’s victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham called on the international community Tuesday to find a solution to Israel’s repeated strikes and “incursion” into Syrian territory. “We view the Israeli strikes on military sites and the incursion into southern Syria as injust… we call on the international community to find…

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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes

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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes

The prisoner freed by a CNN reporter alongside rebels from a secret facility in Syria was actually an intelligence member working under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, according to a local fact checker, as confirmed by the publication itself. In a video that was shared widely, CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward came across a cell…

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Germany’s move to freeze Syrian asylum applications cloud celebrations of Assad regime’s fall

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Germany’s move to freeze Syrian asylum applications cloud celebrations of Assad regime’s fall

Germany’s move to freeze Syrian asylum applications cloud celebrations of the Assad regime’s fall Imad Al Suliman, 37, did not even catch a wink between December 7 and 8. As news emerged that the 54-year dictatorial regime led by the Assad family was brought to an end by militant forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham…

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

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

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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14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter

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14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter

On December 17, 2010, Mohammed Bouazizi, a Tunisian fruit vendor, set himself on fire to protest against local officials having confiscated his stall. His act ignited the flames of a pan-Arab anti-establishment mass uprising that came to be called the ‘Arab Spring’. On the eve of the 14th anniversary of that incident and in the…

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