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‘India can play an important role in the stability of Syria through its friendship with Syrians and Kurds’
The Indian Express
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August 1, 2025
THE RECENT Israeli airstrikes in Damascus have heightened tensions among the many stakeholders in the region. As commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and one of the most senior leaders in the Kurds-led Democratic Autonomous...
Israel Releases Four Syrians Arrested in Quneitra, Southwest of Damascus
Enab Baladi
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August 1, 2025
The Israeli army released four Syrian citizens, Thursday, 31 July, after arresting them during a patrol in the village of Umm al-Azam in the countryside of Quneitra. Activist Ahmad Abu Zein told Enab Baladi that a patrol consisting of two Israeli...
The Syrian Ministry of Justice forms committee to investigate Suwayda events
Enab Baladi
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August 1, 2025
The Syrian Ministry of Justice has formed a committee to investigate the recent events in Suwayda, according to Resolution No. “1287” was issued, Thursday, July 31. The ministry outlined the committee’s tasks, which include uncovering the...
Syrian Foreign Ministry: The historic meeting between Putin and al-Shaibani outlined the onset of a new phase of political and military understanding between Syria and Russia
SANA
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July 31, 2025
Damascus, SANA – Media Department at the Syrian Foreign Ministry said that the historic meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani outlined the beginning of a new phase of political and...
Syria threatened with carve up as redivision of Middle East draws closer
World Socialist Web Site
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July 31, 2025
Last December, the US—and its regional allies—celebrated the rout of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of al-Qaeda offshoot and US-designated foreign terrorist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Its jihadist leader and...
Syria’s environmental crisis: How women are bearing the brunt of climate change
Middle East Monitor
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July 31, 2025
Syria had been embroiled in a protracted conflict and plagued by authoritarianism for decades. While the brutal regime of Bashar al Asad has collapsed, the ordeal is far from over for Syrians as they are now confronted with the rapidly...
‘Ethnic Cleansing’: Israel Decries Syrian Massacre
PJ Media - Virginia
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July 31, 2025
While many governments falsely accuse Israel of genocide, the Israeli government seems to be the only one vocally decrying and raising awareness about the actual ethnic cleansing going on in Syria. Nearly 1,500 civilians are dead and many...
TrendingUS sanctions PA, and new Syria-Russia relations
The National News
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The US has imposed sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority and members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. A senior Syrian official has visited Russia for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime. The US is turning to...
Letters: An erudite, cultured doyen of the arts world, RTÉ radio’s Seán Rocks will be greatly missed
Irish Independent
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Although he had been a teacher and a successful actor in his own right, he was best known for his work on RTÉ radio’s Arena since 2009. He had such a comprehensive knowledge of all the arts and was such a joy to listen to. This knowledgeable,...
Inside The Rightward Drift Of Kerala’s Syrian Christians
Religion Unplugged
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August 1, 2025
Once known for its secularism and high levels of literacy and political consciousness, the Indian state of Kerala is witnessing a quiet but significant ideological shift — one surfacing not only in its mainstream politics but also within its...
U.N.: Over 2 Million Syrians Have Returned Home Since Assad Fall
American Renaissance
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August 1, 2025
A senior United Nations official informed the Security Council on Monday that, according to the organization’s estimates, over 2 million Syrians have been able to return to their homes in the aftermath of the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in...
World Associated Press Syria's new rulers set up a committee to probe attacks on civilians in recent sectarian violence
Yahoo News
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during recent sectarian violence in the country's south, officials said Thursday. The fighting in Sweida province earlier in July...
Syrian govt hopes ‘rational voices’ will advance YPG integration
Sabah
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July 31, 2025
A senior official at Syria's Foreign Ministry expressed hope that "rational voices" within the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), dominated by the U.S.-backed terrorist group YPG and broader Kurdish groups, will take the lead in implementing an...
Apollodorus of Damascus: The Ancient Greek Genius Who Made Rome Great
Greek Reporter
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July 31, 2025
A digital depiction of Apollodorus of Damascus, the Greek architect behind some of Rome’s greatest imperial monuments. Credit: Greek Reporter archive Roman history is filled with prominent figures and even bigger personalities, one of whom was...
Conflicting Narratives Surround the Death of Youssef Labbad in Damascus Custody
The Syrian Observer
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July 31, 2025
The death of Youssef Labbad, a 28-year-old Syrian from the Qaboun neighbourhood in Damascus, while in the custody of Syria’s Internal Security Forces has ignited widespread controversy and public outrage. Labbad, a father of three who had recently...
Syrians not the largest group of new asylum seekers for first time since 2016
NL Times
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July 31, 2025
For the first time since 2016, Eritreans, and not Syrians, formed the largest group to apply for asylum in the Netherlands, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported based on asylum figures from the Immigration and Naturalization Service for April,...
Who Wants What And Why In Syria’s Future?
Forbes
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DAMASCUS, SYRIA -Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria's interim president, embodies a "hybrid" ideology rather than a purely pragmatic political stance, which significantly impacts actionable intelligence for those working with or against him (Photo by Ali Haj...
Refuge, cultural assimilation and Living Together in Vienna’s integration facilities
STIRworld
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In Franz Kafka’s short story Before the Law, an unnamed ‘man from the country’ stands before the law; a gatekeeper denies him entry. Here, the law is imagined as a physical entity – an unidentified state, a vast, physical space that the man wishes...
Silicon Summit on Technology and Digital Transformation Sparks Syria’s Digital Future
SANA
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July 31, 2025
Aleppo, SANA – The Silicon Summit for Technology and Digital Transformation kicked off Thursday evening at the Sheraton Hotel in Aleppo, to mark the first major technology event to be held in post-liberation of Syria. The second day’s schedule...
Syria Faces Collapse Amid Rising Violence, Warns U.S. Researcher
The Syrian Observer
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July 30, 2025
An American researcher wrote an alarming article in National Security Journal, warning that Syria is descending into chaos under its new Islamist government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate that ousted President...