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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...