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Türkiye's National Security Council stresses need for Syria's unity
Sabah
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July 31, 2025
Ankara reiterated concerns over the future of Syria in case of separatism threats as the National Security Council convened on Wednesday in the Turkish capital. A statement by the council following the meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip...
Lost in limbo: calls for repatriation of Swiss jihadist detainees in Syria grow louder
Swissinfo
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July 31, 2025
In Camp Roj, northeastern Syria, relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group are held. Afp Or Licensors Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English...
With one hand on gun and the other on a camera, Syrian attackers killed Druze
The Hindu
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July 31, 2025
The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed their rifles at the three unarmed men and ordered them out onto a sunny balcony, before barking at them to pause. “One minute. You want to film them?” one of the attackers asked his partner. The...
Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say
Associated Press
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July 31, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N....
SDC reaffirms March 10 agreement as path to democratic, pluralistic Syria
North Press Agency
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July 30, 2025
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) described on Wednesday the March 10 agreement—signed between Syrian Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa, and Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum...
Expanded meeting of Hajjah scholars emphasizes necessity of Muslim unity to support Gaza & Al-Aqsa Mosque
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 30, 2025
Expanded meeting of Hajjah scholars emphasizes necessity of Muslim unity to support Gaza & Al-Aqsa Mosque [Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:49:03 +0300] Hajjah - Saba: An expanded meeting of scholars and preachers from Hajjah Governorate was held on Wednesday...
Do the Suwayda Clashes in Syria Signal Future Clashes Between the Kurds and the New Syrian Regime?
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: The Syrian government’s attempted offensive on Suwayda appears to have been aimed at taking advantage of skirmishes between Bedouin tribal militias and Druze factions to dismantle local autonomy under the pretense of halting...
Syria journalist Noor Suleiman released after arrest in Damascus
The New Arab
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July 30, 2025
The case has sparked a broader debate about press freedom in Syria's fragile transitional phase [Getty] Syrian journalist and activist Noor Suleiman was released late on Tuesday after being detained by the political security branch in Mezzeh,...
Iraqi forces seize Captagon in Damascus drug raid
The National News
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Iraqi counter-narcotics forces seized more than 1.35 million Captagon pills during a raid in Syria's capital, in a rare and significant cross-border operation, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The operation in Damascus was the first...
Turkey to start providing Syria with natural gas this week
The National News
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Turkey will start providing Syria with natural gas from August 2, with Azerbaijan also involved in exports running through Kilis province, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. Ankara, which supported rebel forces in...
Assad Is Gone, but Syria Still a Mess
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 30, 2025
There are about 1.5 million to 2 million Druze in the world. Most of them — roughly 700,000 — live in Syria with about 400,000 in Lebanon and another 170,000 in Israel. When the massacre of the Druze began in Syria, Israel stepped in. Israel...
Norms and strategic calculations in Europe's Syria policy
Sabah
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July 30, 2025
Following the collapse of the Baath regime and Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia, efforts to build a new political, social and institutional order in Syria are rapidly progressing. The challenging process that began after more than a decade of...
'a Moral Emergency': Muslim Leaders Urge Others To Speak Out On Gaza
The Nigerian Voice
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Dearborn — After a nearly two-year military campaign in Gaza that has left more than 60,000 dead and growing fears of widespread starvation, Michigan Muslim leaders are urging Jewish leaders to condemn the civilian death toll and humanitarian...
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...
Syrian charged over Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing
The New Arab
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July 30, 2025
A Syrian man who allegedly supports the Islamic State group has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, prosecutors said Tuesday. The suspect, a refugee partially identified as...
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...
Syrians Report Surge in Thefts Amid Weak Security and Economic Hardship
The Syrian Observer
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July 29, 2025
Syria is witnessing a marked increase in thefts and attacks on both public and private property, driven by economic deterioration and a weakened security apparatus following the collapse of the previous regime on 8 December 2024. Residents in...
Syria Faces Severe Challenges and Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation Despite Sanctions Relief, Says UN Envoy
The Syrian Observer
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July 29, 2025
On 28 July 2025, Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Qusay al-Dhahak, addressed the UN Security Council, outlining the country’s escalating challenges—including ongoing security threats, Israeli airstrikes, and a deepening...
Syrian migrant shouts ‘Free Palestine,’ ‘F*** Israel," and bites off piece of Israeli man’s ear in altercation near Athens
All Israel News
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Stav Ben Shoshan after a Muslim man reportedly bit off a part of his ear (Photo: Screenshot/Channel 12) During an altercation initiated by Syrian migrants near Athens, Greece, Israeli tourist Stav Ben Shoshan had a piece of his ear bitten off,...
Syrian man charged for Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing attack
The Sun Daily
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July 29, 2025
FRANKFURT: A Syrian national accused of supporting the Islamic State group has been formally charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial earlier this year. The 19-year-old suspect,...