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UN prepares aid to Syria’s Sweida, site of sectarian conflict, after government okay
The Times of Israel
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July 30, 2025
The United Nations is preparing to send a convoy of humanitarian aid to Syria’s southern province of Sweida, three aid officials told Reuters, after days of bloodshed left hundreds dead and displaced an estimated 175,000 people. The preparations...
Director of General Secretariat for Political Affairs meets female activists from Damascus, Damascus countryside
SANA
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July 30, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Director of the General Secretariat for Political Affairs, Mohammad Kahala, met Wednesday a group of female activists in Damascus and its countryside to discuss enhancing Woman’s role in building society and consolidating her...
UN prepares aid to Sweida after Syrian government green light
The Gazette - Colorado
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United Nations is preparing to send a convoy of humanitarian aid to Syria's southern province of Sweida, three aid officials told Reuters, after days of bloodshed left hundreds dead and displaced an estimated 175,000...
In Syria’s Sectarian Fights for Power, Humanity is the Loser
Inter Press Service
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July 30, 2025
Aid, Armed Conflicts, Development & Aid, Education, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Armed Conflicts The Syrian humanitarian...
Minister of Higher Education discusses developing Daraa university
SANA
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July 30, 2025
Daraa, SANA- Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi visited Daraa on Wednesday and discussed the educational environment at Daraa branch of Damascus University and ways to solve difficulties facing students, and the...
For All These Reasons, Syria is Still Being Monitored Internationally
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The recent meeting between the United States, France, and Syria remains the subject of much speculation and debate, with much of the focus on what was actually agreed upon... This state of affairs is neither new nor surprising, given the unusual...
Is it Time for a ‘Syrian Taif’ under Saudi Auspices?
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The recent events in Sweida were not merely sectarian clashes between unruly, radical, or tribal forces and the people of Jabal al-Druze. Rather, they were also a window into the profound structural crisis that has been rattling Syria since the...
Syria Accused of Dismissing Alawite Women’s Disappearances Amid Rising Abduction Crisis
teleSUR
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(FILE) Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Photo: EFE. July 28, 2025 Hour: 4:55 am Amnesty International (AI) called on Syrian authorities on Monday to launch “urgent and thorough” investigations into the abductions of women and girls from...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Syrian Forces and Tribal Militants in Sweida
Jordan News
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July 30, 2025
Israeli fighter jets launched airstrikes early Wednesday targeting the vicinity of Al-Thaala village and several other locations in the Sweida countryside, according to Syrian sources and eyewitnesses.اضافة اعلان Syrian outlet Sham TV reported via...
Türkiye to Start Providing Syria with Natural Gas on Aug 2, Minister Says
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 30, 2025
President Donald J. Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia spotlighted the enduring ties between the Kingdom and the United States, a relationship built on shared interests in economic development, security, and technological progress, said Asaad...
Syria sets September date to form new transitional parliament under five-year plan
Malay Mail
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July 28, 2025
DAMASCUS, July 28 — Syrian authorities announced on Sunday that a new transitional parliament would be selected in September, with local electoral bodies picking two-thirds of the lawmakers and the country’s interim president naming the rest....
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska
Hastings Tribune - Nebraska
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....
Why Canada should follow Israel’s lead and help the Druze in Syria
The Canadian Jewish News
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July 30, 2025
For nearly three weeks now, members of Canada’s Druze community have been desperately sounding the alarm after an outbreak of ethnic violence in the Sweida area of Syria resulted in the deaths of roughly 1,000 people, mostly civilians. Tensions...
QRCS supports orphan homes, families in Syria
Qatar Tribune
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July 30, 2025
Tribune News Network Doha Concluding eight months of humanitarian efforts, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a project to back orphans and their families in northern Syria. Implemented in cooperation with Ataa Humanitarian Relief...
Syria announces September date for transitional parliament selection
The Sun Daily
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July 28, 2025
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities have confirmed that the selection process for a new transitional parliament will take place in mid-September, marking a key step in the country’s post-war political transition. The announcement follows months of...
QRCS supports orphans, families in Syria
The Peninsula
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July 30, 2025
QRCS officials with beneficiaries. Doha: Concluding eight months of humanitarian efforts, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a project to back orphans and their families in northern Syria. Implemented in cooperation with Ataa...
Syria: Authorities must investigate abductions of Alawite women and girls
Amnesty International
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July 28, 2025
The Syrian government must urgently step up efforts to prevent gender-based violence and promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate cases of abducted and kidnapped Alawite women and girls, and hold perpetrators accountable, Amnesty...
Opinion Israel And Syria II: When Realpolitik Meets Fragile Transitions - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) In continuation of the previous analysis, there is no inconsistency in Israel's stance toward developments in Syria. From the outset of the Syrian crisis and the potential fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Tel Aviv has...
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Urges Muslim Unity against US, Israel
Tasnim News Agency
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July 30, 2025
In a meeting with Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmus, held on the sidelines of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva on Tuesday, Qalibaf said regional challenges are rooted in the US’...
On the Ground in Syria: Protecting Christians From Genocide
Townhall
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July 30, 2025
The ACLJ’s connections on the ground in Syria are painting a devastating picture of what is actually happening under Ahmed al-Sharaa’s leadership. More than 1,300 civilians have been killed in recent sectarian violence, including Druze, Alawites,...