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Damascus pushes for wage and pension increases
Atalayar
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June 28, 2025
Context Salaries and pensions Financing Risks and concerns Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa signed Decree No. 102 of 2025, which increases public sector salaries and pensions by 200%. The aim is to alleviate the difficult economic situation of a...
Syria speeds up health, education projects with Turkish support
Yeni Safak
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Syria has taken major steps in the reconstruction of its higher education and health care sectors through cooperation agreements signed with Türkiye to improve the quality of services nationwide. The agreements aim to enhance the quality of...
Families of Missing Alawite Syrian Women Plead for Help Amid Targeted Abductions
Media Line
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June 28, 2025
Dozens of Alawite women and girls have gone missing across Syria since March, raising fears of a targeted campaign of abductions following the fall of President Bashar Assad. A Reuters report published on Friday noted at least 33 such...
Looting, vandalism reported at ancient artifact warehouse in Syria’s Afrin
North Press Agency
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June 28, 2025
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) – North Press obtained on Saturday images and video footage documenting the vandalism and looting of a historical artifact warehouse at the Ain Dara archaeological mound, located near Afrin in northwestern Syria. The...
Syria on brink of joining Abraham Accords
Enab Baladi
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June 27, 2025
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) reported today, Friday, June 27, that the White House is seeking to expand the Abraham Accords with Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Lebanon, following the end of hostilities between Israel and Iran. US Special Envoy to...
Alawite Women Vanish in Syria As HTS Extremists Resurrect Daesh-Style Reprisals
Tasnim News Agency
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June 28, 2025
Dozens of Alawite women and girls have disappeared from Syria’s coastal provinces in a wave of kidnappings and intimidation widely attributed to extremist factions emboldened by the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), leaving families desperate...
Deportations Without Borders: How U.S. Immigration Policies Are Redefining Human Rights
teleSUR
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A Turning Point in U.S. Immigration Policy March 16, 2025, marked a turning point in U.S. immigration policy. More than 200 Venezuelan migrants were transferred to the Terrorism Detention Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, a country where they had no...
Dozens of Women from Syria’s Alawite Minority Kidnapped After Fall of Assad
Breitbart
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June 27, 2025
A disturbing spree of kidnappings has struck women in the Alawite Muslim minority community in Syria since the fall of dictator Bashar Assad, reports revealed this week, including at least 33 known cases of brazen abductions in broad daylight. The...
Mental health interventions: Culturally appropriate, but not always culturally specific
The University of New Mexico
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June 27, 2025
Do culturally appropriate mental health interventions have to be culturally specific? University of New Mexico Sociology Professor Jessica Goodkind says no.In her article, Is cultural appropriateness culturally specific? Intersectional insights...
Lacroix confirms the role of United Nations peacekeeping in Lebanon and Syria
The European Times
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June 28, 2025
Jean-Pierre Lacroix informed journalists of his recent visit to the two countries before Security advice Meetings on the extension of the mandates of the provisional force of the United Nations in Lebanon (Unifil) and the strength of the United...
Afghan ally detained by ICE after immigration court hearing
Sandhills Express - Nebreska
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An Afghan man who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan was placed in expedited removal in San Diego on Thursday, according to court documents reviewed by CBS News. Sayed Naser was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Who Really Bombed a Damascus Church?
FrontPage Magazine
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June 26, 2025
[Want even more content from FPM? Sign up for FPM+ to unlock exclusive series, virtual town-halls with our authors, and more—now for just $3.99/month. Click here to sign up.] After Muslim terrorists attacked the St. Elias church in Damascus,...
Archbishop Nassar visits archdiocese as part of Damascus Partnership
The Catholic Spirit - Minnesota
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June 27, 2025
Archbishop Samir Nassar, leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus in Syria Archbishop Samir Nassar, leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria, visited the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to continue...
Real men, public education, and choice words
The Pillar
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June 27, 2025
Pillar subscribers can listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DR Happy Friday friends, And a happy feast of the Sacred Heart to you all. Fair warning, I am supposed to be going on vacation once this is out, so it’s possible I might...
America’s war on heritage: How culture became collateral damage
The Business Standard
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June 27, 2025
When the US forces invaded Iraq in 2003, they came with grand promises of democracy, freedom, and the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction. But behind the slogans and political words, there was a brutal reality: the calculated destruction of...
British MP suggests Palestine Action activists should expect to be shot
Middle East Eye
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June 27, 2025
British MP Rupert Lowe has suggested the Palestine Action activists who recently infiltrated a military base to spray-paint planes should have expected to be fired at. The independent parliamentarian said in a post on X on Thursday that "if you...
Lower immigration in 2024, particularly among knowledge migrants
Statistics Netherlands
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June 27, 2025
Almost half of migrants came from countries outside the European Union (EU). Around 4 in 10 migrants arrived from an EU or EFTA country and 1 in 10 were of Dutch nationality. These are often people who return to the Netherlands, having previously...
How passionate Colombians are shaking up Cartagena's cultural scene
AOL
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Locals make up the vibrant street scene in Cartagena's Getsemani district. Photograph by Karolina WiercigrochThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The roar of scooters battles with the beat of salsa and the bellows of...
Study questions if culturally appropriate care must be culture-specific
ABQ Times - New Mexico
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June 27, 2025
James Holloway, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New Mexico | The University of New MexicoJames Holloway, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New Mexico | The...
'Extremely proud': Adult education service goes from 'inadequate' to 'good' in new Ofsted rating
TeessideLive
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June 27, 2025
A council-run adult education service has completed a turnaround going from being rated ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in the space of about 18 months. Ofsted said Redcar and Cleveland Council’s provision for adult learners, which is funded by the Tees...