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Qatar Confirms Support for Syria Via Economic Aid
MENAFN
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June 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Qatar reaffirmed its dedication on Tuesday to sustaining Syria’s energy infrastructure, resolving its obligations to the World Bank, and extending financial assistance for public employee wages over a three-month span. These affirmations...
Militant Factions Threaten Syria’s Leader
MENAFN
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June 1, 2025
(MENAFN) The insurgents who overthrew the former Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s regime and installed interim Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa now pose a significant risk to his political future, as reported by a newspaper on Saturday. Various militant groups,...
Trump clarifies intentions on Syria
MENAFN
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May 31, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump’s recent declaration to lift all sanctions on Syria marks one of Washington’s most surprising and contentious foreign policy decisions in recent years. Announced during Trump’s Middle East tour at the US-Saudi...
Syrian Authorities Take Action to Prevent Sectarian Clashes
MENAFN
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April 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Syrian officials and community leaders in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, reached a resolution on Tuesday to restore order following deadly sectarian clashes. The agreement, announced in a joint statement after a high-level meeting,...
Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East?
Middle East Institute
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July 28, 2025
After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in new strategic and political territory. Two...
New book tells story of how a mystic drink impacted politics, cultures, and lifestyles in Europe and the Middle East
EIN Presswire
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May 26, 2025
New book chronicles the impact Turkish coffee has exercised on the way of life in both Europe and the Middle East. SHARJAH, EMIRATE OF SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, May 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new book shows how Turkish coffee has...
Court Sees 'Change in Attitude' for UK Far-Right Activist
MENAFN
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose birth name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is anticipated to be released from incarceration in the coming days following a High Court decision to shorten his contempt of court punishment by four months....
CSI welcomes Trump’s decision to end Syria sanctions
EIN Presswire
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May 15, 2025
— Calls for further measures to protect religious minorities ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, May 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Christian Solidarity International (CSI) welcomes President Trump’s long-overdue decision, announced on May 14, to lift the...
UN Welcomes Trump’s Intent to Remove Syria Sanctions
MENAFN
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May 14, 2025
(MENAFN) UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, expressed approval of U.S. Leader Donald Trump’s recent statement regarding the potential lifting of sanctions imposed on Syria. Pedersen viewed this as a positive development and aligned it with...
Syrian president declares new government
MENAFN
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April 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced the formation of a new 23-member transitional government aimed at unifying the country after the ousting of former President Bashar Assad. The cabinet, which includes representatives from...
Putin talks about Middle East situation with Netanyahu
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone on Monday to address rising tensions in the Middle East, according to a Kremlin statement. During the call, Putin reaffirmed Russia’s strong...
The Damascus-SDF agreement two months on: Fragile progress or delayed collapse?
Middle East Institute
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May 9, 2025
On March 10, 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, and Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), signed a historic agreement, ending a long-running divide between Damascus and the Democratic Autonomous...
GERMANY: New government takes office; immediately orders police to turn away most undocumented people at border ― Far right party labelled ‘extremist’ by intelligence agency ― Proposal to let Syrian refugees visit home ― Rise in attacks against people …
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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May 8, 2025
Friedrich Merz has become chancellor after securing a majority in the Bundestag after an unprecedented two rounds of voting. The new government has announced that it will refuse entry to most people seeking asylum with immediate effect. The...
IDF declares Israel bombing targets close to Syria’s presidential palace
MENAFN
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May 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel confirmed on Friday that it conducted airstrikes near Syria’s presidential compound in Damascus, targeting areas close to Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa’s palace. The attack was a direct response to escalating violence against the Druze...
Clashes Erupt in Southern Damascus Suburbs, Leaving 18 Dead
MENAFN
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April 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Clashes erupted with heightened intensity late Tuesday and early Wednesday in the southern suburbs of Damascus, amid growing sectarian tensions, as reported by a key Syrian monitoring group. Fierce fighting, involving light and medium...
UN Urges Swift Sanctions Relief to Reactivate Syria's Economy
MENAFN
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April 26, 2025
(MENAFN) The UN stressed on Friday the urgent need for expanded sanctions relief to help Syria recover, citing the continuing hindrance posed by sanctions despite some limited suspensions. "Almost all Syrians in and out of the country echo the...
Iraqi Premier, Syrian Leader Hold Qatar Meeting on Syria’s Crisis
MENAFN
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April 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Syrian Leader Ahmad al-Sharaa and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met earlier this week during a short visit to Qatar, according to a senior Iraqi government source quoted by an Iraqi media outlet on Thursday. The meeting,...
Study suggests Copernicus may have leaned on an ancient Muslim astronomer in developing his cosmological system
EIN Presswire
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April 15, 2025
New research finds striking resemblance between Copernicus’s heliocentric treatise and a Muslim scientist’s cosmological model designed nearly 200 years prior. SHARJAH, EMIRATE OF SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, April 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/...
Education Above All Foundation Reopens Previously Destroyed Al Fakhoora House in Gaza
EIN Presswire
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February 16, 2025
DOHA, QATAR, February 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global development and education foundation, with support of Qatar Fund for Development, has reopened the Al Fakhoora House in Gaza - a vital education...
International Mine Awareness Day: Addressing the threat of explosive ordnance in Syria
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 3, 2025
Since December 8, 2024, Syria has witnessed a tragic rise in casualties from explosive ordnance. Between then and March 25 this year, 748 casualties have been reported— 500 of them since January 1 alone. This, compared to 912 casualties reported...