#aljazeera.com. The man behind the graffiti that sparked the Syrian revolution. The Syrian revolution was sparked by a few teens who wrote anti-government graffiti on the walls of their school.
#Jan.15.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. UN’s Volker Turk meets with Syria’s al-Sharaa, visits Sednaya prison. Volker Turk has become the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Syria.
#Jan.15.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Israel has declared war on the promise of a strong, democratic Syria. After being quite comfortable with al-Assad’s tyranny for decades, Israel now fears what Syrian democracy could do.
#Jan.15.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. Live updates: Officials optimistic about talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. President Joe Biden said a deal was “on the brink” of being finalized. A ceasefire could halt, for now, a war that has raged for 15 months and killed tens of thousands.
#Jan.14.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace. As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas of their own pasts.
#Jan.14.2025 ×
#economist.com. Violent Jihadists are getting frustrated by the new Syria. Tipsy dancers, Christmas decorations, Shias and women’s rights are in the crosshairs
#Jan.14.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Video: Saudi Arabia hosts diplomatic meetings on lifting Syria sanctions. Talks among Western and Middle Eastern diplomats were held in Riyadh on Sunday.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Will the West move fast enough to lift al-Assad-era sanctions on Syria?. Damascus launches a diplomatic outreach to push for an end to restrictions.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Syrian engineers disarm landmines planted by Assad regime. Bomb disposal teams in Idlib are working to disarm landmines planted by the Assad regime.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. Live Briefing: Biden discusses ceasefire and hostage release deal with Netanyahu. The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Syria’s new rulers invite Assad security officials to surrender. Headquarters of intelligence service in Damascus is now ‘settlement centre’ where those who served inside turn themselves in
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Syrians eye future without Russia, but Moscow still hopes to stay. With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Ministers from 17 countries meet for Saudi talks on speeding aid to Damascus. Riyadh meeting also discussed keeping pressure on Syria’s new leadership to meet commitment to inclusive transition
#Jan.12.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Syria does not need a ‘handshake litmus test’. The Syrian leadership’s handshake choices will not determine the country’s future.
#Jan.12.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Crowd crush at free lunch event at Damascus mosque kills four people. Four people were killed and several others injured in an apparent crowd crush outside Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.
#Jan.12.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. EU agrees to tackle Syria sanctions as Western, Arab leaders meet in Riyadh. Top Western and Middle East diplomats and ministers met to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s removal.
#Jan.12.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Lebanon’s PM meets Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus. Lebanon’s Mikati and Syria’s al-Sharaa discuss relations, including smuggling between countries and border challenges.
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Syrian man died trying to cross Channel to UK on leaky dinghy, say French authorities. Man in his 20s, first such migrant fatality of 2025, suffered cardiac arrest reportedly as result of being crushed
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Syrian intelligence says it thwarted ISIL attempt to blow up Shia shrine. The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria.
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Italian FM meets Syria’s new rulers, discusses easing of EU sanctions. Antonio Tajani says Italy wants to serve as a bridge between Damascus and the European Union.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support. U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to maintain equipment and provide care.
#Jan.10.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy?. After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy is in ruins.
#Jan.09.2025 ×
#economist.com. The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions. Outsiders should be much clearer about how and when they will be lifted
#Jan.09.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Kurdish general urges Trump to leave US troops in north-east Syria. Exclusive: SDF leader says removal of 2,000-strong force would leave door open for Islamic State resurgence
#Jan.09.2025 ×
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