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Syrian Rebels Vow To Search For Missing US Journalist Austin Tice

December 13, 2024 admin

Damascus, Syria: Syria’s new leadership said Thursday it was searching for missing US journalist Austin Tice and had secured the release of another American it said had been held by the ousted government. In 2022, US President Joe Biden accused Syria of holding Tice, a freelance photojournalist detained near Damascus a decade earlier, and demanded…

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Ripple Effects Of Syria’s Events In India

December 11, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Online radicalisation has always been a matter of huge concern for India, but the fall of Assad regime in Syria is now acting as a force multiplier, keeping the investigation agencies on their toes. Over the last two weeks, India has re-strategised its approach to Syria. The Union Home Ministry has asked agencies…

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Watch: At Syria’s infamous Sednaya Prison, relatives search for their loved ones

December 11, 2024 admin

Syria’s Sednaya Prison | Video Credit: The Hindu As Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in Syria on December 8, relatives of detainees in the country’s various prisons have been lining up to search for their missing family members. One such prison, Sednaya prison, became infamously known as a ‘human slaughterhouse’ due to its alleged brutal treatment…

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Signed Portrait Found In Bashar Al-Assad’s Palace

December 11, 2024 admin

A signed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, dated 2002, was among the treasures inside Bashar al-Assad’s New Shaab Palace in Damascus, now overrun by rebel forces. The portrait, a relic of the Syrian president’s diplomatic visit to Buckingham Palace with his British-born wife Asma, was discovered in a room stuffed with prized…

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The Fall Of Damascus And Lessons In Liberalism For Delhi

December 11, 2024 admin

Damascus has fallen. Once again. One of the oldest cities in the world has fallen. To rise again from its rubble, heralding a new order. In its rise and fall, Damascus has lessons for all civilisations, all rebels, and all regimes. It was in July 2012 that rebels penetrated Damascus, hitherto considered inviolable. Both the…

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75 Indians Evacuated From Syria As Rebels Take Over, Now In Lebanon

December 11, 2024 admin

At least 75 Indians have been evacuated from war-torn Syria where the rebels have toppled the Bashar al-Assad government and are set to form a government on their own. The Indian nationals have safely crossed to Lebanon and will return by commercial flights to India, the External Affairs Ministry said late last night. The ministry…

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75 Indians Evacuated From Syria As Rebels Take Over, Now In Lebanon

December 11, 2024 admin

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75 Indians Evacuated From War-Torn Syria

December 10, 2024 admin

New Delhi: India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian government. The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of India in Damascus and Beirut, was put into effect following an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. “The Government of…

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How Fall Of Syria’s Assad Exposed Limits Of China’s Middle East Diplomacy

December 10, 2024 admin

Beijing: Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader a rare break from years of international isolation since the start of a civil war in 2011. As the couple attended the Asian Games, President Xi Jinping…

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Assad’s Exit Shatters Iran’s Influence But Risks Islamists’ Rise In Syria

December 9, 2024 admin

Doha: The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran’s network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must now deal with the risk of instability and extremism from the mosaic of forces that replaces him. Chief among the rebel…

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