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Syria denies reports about escalatory steps against Lebanon
Naharnet
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Reports circulating about the Syrian government's alleged intention to take escalatory steps against Lebanon are unfounded, a source from Syria's Ministry of Information told the state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV on Friday. The source emphasized that the...
Syria Quietly Strips “Syrian Palestinian” Identity from Refugee Documents
Watan
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July 11, 2025
Watan-In a surprising and unannounced move, Syrian authorities have begun implementing major changes to the civil documents of Palestinians residing in the country. These changes include altering their legal classification from “Syrian...
Syrian activist delivers unexpected message from Damascus to Israeli lawmakers
Fox News
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New York Post contributor Douglas Murray joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how President Donald Trump's removal of Syrian sanctions will impact the region as the president urges Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords. NEWYou can now listen to...
Syria talks collapse: Damascus rejects Kurdish decentralization
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News – Damascus Talks between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) have ended without progress, a senior Kurdish official told Shafaq News, citing Damascus’s continued rejection...
Damascus Affirms “Unity” of Army and Government, Rejects Partition
Enab Baladi
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July 10, 2025
The Syrian government expressed its welcome on Wednesday, July 9, to any course of action with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that would enhance the unity and territorial integrity of Syria. Reaffirming its firm commitment to the principle of...
Syria’s Long Road to Recovery
In These Times - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Aleppo, Syria — Mohamed Zair sat in a neon-lit recovery ward, a thick bandage wrapped around his abdomen and a cast on his leg. A week earlier, in late January, he and a friend were severely wounded in a car crash. His friend, still unconscious,...
Lebanon plans returns, but Syrian refugees say they’re not ready
The New Arab
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July 11, 2025
Fourteen years after fleeing their homes, many Syrian refugees in Lebanon say they dream of returning — but that dream remains out of reach. “We have no money to return, no homes in Syria, we’re in debt, and there are no jobs or salaries like...
Austria's first Syrian deportation unsettles refugee community
The New Arab
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July 11, 2025
The deportation has unsettled Austria's estimated 58,000 Syrian refugees, according to the UN's High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). [Getty] Austria's deportation of a Syrian man to Damascus in early July 2025, marking the first case of its kind...
Syrian National Charged over Knife Attack in Central Sofia
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office has charged and detained a Syrian citizen accused of stabbing another man, also a Syrian national, the prosecution service announced on Thursday. The incident took place on July 6, around 8:00 p.m. near the...
Christians face 'increasingly perilous existence' in Syria; church bombing serves as 'brutal reminder'
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 11, 2025
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, July 11, 2025 Emergency responders work at the site of a blast at the Mar Elias Church on June 22, 2025, in Damascus, Syria. A suspected suicide bombing has killed at least 20 people and injured...
Syrian government and SDF still at odds over merging forces
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T21:40:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus On Wednesday, US Ambassador to Turkiye Tom Barrack, who is also a special envoy to Syria, clarified that there are still significant differences between the Syrian...
Syrian political activist in Israel's Knesset: 'Al-Sharaa sees the opportunity for peace with Israel as once-in-a-century'
All Israel News
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July 9, 2025
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Shara attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi) Amid increasing talk of an agreement between Syria and Israel, Shadi Martini,...
Saudi Journalist and Syrian Activist Visit the Knesset: A Push for Normalisation
The Syrian Observer
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July 10, 2025
Saudi journalist Abdulaziz al-Khamis and Syrian activist Shadi Martini participated in a session at the Israeli Knesset on Wednesday, in a move that appears to promote normalisation with Israel amidst ongoing atrocities in Gaza and continued...
UN and Saudi Arabia Partner to Fight Malnutrition in Syria
Enab Baladi
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July 10, 2025
The Saudi-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has reaffirmed its commitment to combating malnutrition in Syria through an ongoing partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative focuses on...
Western Soft-Power Agencies Established a Support Front for Armed Insurrection in Syria by Al-Qaeda-Linked Rebels
CovertAction Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, circa 2014, inside Damascus, Syria. [Source: unrwa.org] [This is the second of a two-part series. Part I can be found here—Editors] From 2011 to 2016, demonstrations in Syria against the Ba’athist government...
Syrians fear Israel normalisation could plunge the country back into war
Middle East Eye
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July 9, 2025
Syrians fear the country could plunge back into the throes of war if its new rulers press ahead with a normalisation deal with Israel. Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told journalists that his government was seeking more...
How journalism is finally confronting its mental health crisis
Journalism
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July 10, 2025
Clarissa Ward (right), chief international correspondent, CNN, speaking at Mediastrong 2 July 2025 Credit: Mediastrong Pre-register your interest in joining our new media community by filling out this brief form "I was 23 and felt invincible,"...
Can the Church help Syrian Christians? Can Damascus again be place of conversion?
Aleteia
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July 10, 2025
In an in-depth interview, Archbishop Mourad of Homs, Syria, talks about the difficult situation of Christians in his country after the fall of the Assad regime. During a visit to Rome, Archbishop Jacques Mourad, Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Homs,...
Trump’s push for Israel-Syria peace gets major backing as activist brings message to Jerusalem
Fox News
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New York Post contributor Douglas Murray joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how President Donald Trump's removal of Syrian sanctions will impact the region as the president urges Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords. NEWYou can now listen to...
‘We Are Being Held Without Protection’: North Caucasus Women Decry Dire Conditions in Kurdish-Run Syrian Camps
The Moscow Times
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July 10, 2025
“There are 2,000 Dagestani women without children in the Al-Hawl and Roj camps, which are under Kurdish control in Syria,” said L., a Dagestani woman recently rescued from Al-Hawl, a sprawling detention facility in northeastern Syria. “Many more...