Syria Needs a Strong Society, Not a Strongman: The Islamism vs. secularism debate misses the point — the real struggle for the post-Assad state is democracy vs ...
newlinesmag.com/argument/syria-needs-a-strong-society-not-a-strongman/
French investigators 'issue new arrest warrant' for Syria's Assad: France has issued a new arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on charges ...
france24.com/en/live-news/20250121-france-issues-new-arrest-warrant-for-syria-s-assad-source
🔊 'They have also emphasized that their goal is not to impose Islamic law on the general population.' @AminaIsmail on the Reuters World News podcast on the plan by ... Show more
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Russian ships return to Syrian Tartous base ahead of expected withdrawal: Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most ...
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Quick Glance: Southport Murders: Axel Rudakubana Sentenced for Atrocities
- Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three girls.
- The Home Secretary announced a public inquiry to investigate missed opportunities to prevent the attack.
- MP Patrick Hurley is advocating for a law change to allow maximum sentences for juvenile offenders.
- Victims' families expressed profound grief and a desire for answers regarding the circumstances of the crime.
Syria's new leaders have said they want to build a country inclusive of ethnic and religious minorities, but the move to put religion at the center of policing ... Show more
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Fragile peace: Asad has left institutions in Syria hollow: The ruler of the Syrian transitional government Ahmad al-Sharaa is not planning elections for another ...
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Trump administration in contact with Syria’s new leadership, country’s Foreign Minister tells Davos
thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2025/01/23/trump-administration-in-contact-with-syrias-new-leadership-countrys-foreign-minister-tells-davos/
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- Trump campaign against diversity urges govt employees to snitch
- Trump steps up immigration crackdown ... Show more
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China’s air-to-air hypersonic US B-21 bomber’s kryptonite: China's hypersonic air-to-air missiles, designed specifically to shoot down US stealth bombers ...
asiatimes.com/2025/01/chinas-air-to-air-hypersonic-us-b-21-bombers-kryptonite/
The war is over: Israel declares victory in region-shaping conflict: Middle Israel | The military war was between the IDF and the jihadist armies that attacked ...
jpost.com/israel-news/article-838993
Syria's diplomat urges sanctions relief for stability: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Syria’s Foreign Minister, Asaad Al-Shaibani ...
wionews.com/videos/syrias-diplomat-urges-sanctions-relief-for-stability
Russia loses strategic port in Syria - | new rulers throw Putin's troops out: Vladimir Putin's armed forces must withdraw from the Syrian port city of ...
fr.de/politik/russland-verliert-hafen-in-syrien-tartus-vertrag-annulliert-93531527.html
Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal – Reports: Syria’s new government terminated a treaty granting Russia a long-term military presence in the ...
themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/22/syria-terminates-russian-naval-base-deal-reports-a87690
🔊 'There are fears that putting a religion at the center of policing may alienate the cosmopolitan population and minorities who are not interested in ... Show more
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HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa says Israel's advances in Syria unacceptable: Syria's interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has called Israel's advances on his country's ...
middleeasteye.net/news/hts-leader-ahmad-al-sharaa-says-israels-advances-syria-unacceptable
#EXCLUSIVE 🔴: For the new transition government, unifying all of #Syria ’s armed groups to form a national army is crucial to rebuilding a viable country ... Show more
UNICEF deputy executive director Ted Chaiban urged donors to support education as he visited caravan facilities serving as schools in Aleppo ... Show more
Syria Deals Blow to Putin's Fleet in Mediterranean: Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority ...
newsweek.com/syria-deals-blow-putins-fleet-mediterranean-tartus-contract-ended-port-2018710
Syria’s new leader congratulates Trump, looks forward to improving relations: Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated US President Donald Trump on his ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/01/21/syria-s-new-leader-congratulates-trump-looks-forward-to-improving-relations
New LA fire, Davos and DEI, Trump's immigration threats, tariffs-for-tax cuts and Syria’s police reuters.com
“Throughout all of history, neither Pharaoh nor Nimrod, who fought against God, nor Hitler, did to his people what the Assad regime did to its people ... Show more
🔴 #FRANCE24 's James André and Achraf Abid got #exclusive asses to the first joint operation in southern #Syria between the #Damascus Command and the Southern Command ... Show more
Israeli military building in Syria buffer zone, satellite image shows: A satellite image taken 21 January shows new construction within the demilitarised zone.
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Missing US journalist’s mother says new Syria leaders ‘determined’ to find son: DAMASCUS: The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in ...
arabnews.com/node/2587109/media
Turkiye attacking Kurds in northern Syria will be dangerous, Iraqi FM tells Davos
arabnews.com/node/2587531/middle-east
Withdrawal of US support in Syria would be ‘nightmare’ in fight against ISIS, says commander of allies
thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/01/23/withdrawal-of-us-support-in-syria-would-be-nightmare-in-fight-against-isis-says-commander-of-allies/
Israel police arrests east Jerusalem resident for contacting Hezbollah: Further details in the indictment state that during a visit to Jenin ...
jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838897
In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab
npr.org/2025/01/23/g-s1-43325/syria-golan-heights-israel
Since the fall of Assad: around 195,000 Syrians have already returned: Hundreds of thousands have died in the long-running war in Syria and several million ...
n-tv.de/politik/Rund-195-000-Syrer-sind-bereits-zurueckgekehrt-article25499014.html
Syria to privatise and overhaul economy, says foreign minister : Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to privatise state-run companies and secure ...
ft.com/content/43746784-4e14-4c70-a6be-1aa849cd66ee
Syria has issued public tenders for oil and its products, its oil minister says reuters.com
Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned since Assad regime fell, UN says: Hundreds of thousands more came back earlier in 2024 from Lebanon ...
timesofisrael.com/nearly-200000-syrian-refugees-have-returned-since-assad-regime-fell-un-says/
Syria bans goods from Russia, Iran, Israel: Syria's new administration has banned all Russian, Iranian, and Israeli goods from entering the country in a new ...
kyivindependent.com/syria-bans-goods-from-russia-iran-and-israel/
I dream of a quiet, drone-free Gaza: A ceasefire has been declared, but the torment from the skies has not stopped.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/21/i-dream-of-a-quiet-drone-free-gaza
Syrian defence minister rejects Kurdish proposal for its own military bloc Syrian defence minister rejects Kurdish proposal for its own military bloc | Reuters
Iranians and Israelis barred from entering Syria, airport source says: Iranian and Israeli citizens have been banned from entering Syria, a source from Damascus ...
france24.com/en/live-news/20250117-syria-airport-source-says-iranians-israelis-banned-from-entry
Southern forces loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army: NAWA, Syria: As opposition forces raced across Syria in a surprise offensive ...
arabnews.com/node/2587466/middle-east
US air force looks to upgrade Cyprus air base as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East
arabnews.com/node/2587612/middle-east
How strong is Hamas still?: Hamas has its police and fighters patrolling Gaza again. Show or reality?
sueddeutsche.de/politik/hamas-israel-gaza-li.3186295
US Secretary of State Rubio backs ‘inclusive’ transition in Syria in call with Turkiye
arabnews.com/node/2587611/middle-east
After a 13-year hiatus due to the war in Syria, Turkish Airlines carried out its first flight to Damascus with 349 passengers from Istanbul Airport.
Sweden eyes charges against suspect over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in Syria: STOCKHOLM: Swedish prosecutors have requested the detention of a Swedish man on ...
arabnews.com/node/2587140/middle-east
Sudan's RSF attacks el-Fasher as fighting rages on in Khartoum: Rapid Support Forces launch assault on capital of North Darfur, as both sides prepare for ...
middleeasteye.net/news/sudans-rsf-attacks-el-fasher-darfur-fighting-rages-khartoum
Rebuilding Syria’s infrastructure a critical priority: Rebuilding Syria’s infrastructure is a monumental task that must be prioritized by the new government ...
arabnews.com/node/2587499
ICC chief prosecutor meets with Syria's new leader al-Sharaa: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan met with Ahmad al-Sharaa ...
france24.com/en/middle-east/20250118-icc-chief-prosecutor-karim-khan-meets-with-syrian-leader-in-damascus
Syria's Alawites, tainted by Assad, endure a fall from grace: Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-23/syria-after-assad-alawites-endure-fall-from-grace
Negotiators zero in on potential deal to disarm Syria's last battleground: Negotiations could set the stage for an accord in the coming months that would see ...
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Mahmoud Hamoud was a teenager when he was arrested for protesting against Bashar al-Assad's government, spending seven years in Syrian prisons ... Show more
Syria’s new HTS-led regime reinforces police force with the help of its fighters: After the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad on December 8 ...
france24.com/en/middle-east/20250119-syria-s-new-hts-led-regime-reorganises-police-force-with-the-help-of-its-fighters
Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN: The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/22/over-a-million-people-flee-to-south-sudan-as-sudan-conflict-grinds-on-un
When Israel and Turkey go to war - Asia Times: Over the next three months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have a policy window in which to try to ...
asiatimes.com/2025/01/when-israel-and-turkey-go-to-war/
Actor Bassem Yakhour says the best is yet to come from Syria’s television and film industry
thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2025/01/19/bassem-yakhour-joy-awards-saudi-syria/
Austin Tice's mother sees hope for his release as other American freed in Syria: The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a ...
reuters.com/world/austin-tices-mother-sees-hope-his-release-syria-frees-another-american-2024-12-15/
Damascus after the dictatorship: "Syria now belongs to us again": Bashar al-Assad is gone, there is a spirit of optimism in Damascus. One month after the fall of ...
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Syrians are ready to rebuild their country, but they need solidarity: Syria is not ready to welcome back its refugees. It needs international support to get ...
aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/20/syrians-are-ready-to-rebuild-their-country-but-they-need
Turkey: At least ten people die in hotel fire at ski resort: January is high season in the Turkish ski resorts. But then disaster strikes at a hotel in the ...
welt.de/vermischtes/katastrophen/article255191358/Tuerkei-Mindestens-zehn-Menschen-sterben-bei-Hotel-Brand-in-Skigebiet.html
Canada’s military stops some automatic disqualification in applicant crunch: Canada's defence chief says the four medical conditions that will now be evaluated ...
globalnews.ca/news/10971621/canadian-armed-forces-recruitment-medical/
China Vows to 'Combat Terrorism' After ISIS-Claimed Attack Kills Citizen: "Terrorism is the common enemy of all mankind," Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu ...
newsweek.com/china-vows-combat-terrorism-isis-claimed-attack-citizen-2019823
How business travel is reinventing carbon pricing: Using business travel to implement carbon pricing could help unlock the private capital needed to decarbonize ...
weforum.org/stories/2025/01/how-business-travel-is-reinventing-carbon-pricing/
Syria: Actions instead of words - | the EU must drop the sanctions!: By making sanctions against Syria subject to new conditions, the EU is harming itself and ...
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/geopolitik/syrien-taten-statt-worte-jetzt-muss-die-eu-die-sanktionen-fallen-lassen-li.2289420
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster: Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency ...
apnews.com/article/syria-war-economy-sanctions-poverty-2c88ed79ced20ae79de64a3e92a471eb
#VantageOnFirstpost : Russian Military Convoy in Mali Fuels Speculation
A Russian military convoy carrying tanks, armoured vehicles, and artillery systems was spotted near ... Show more
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