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Syrian Ex-General to Face Swedish Court Over War Crimes

par This Is Beirut, 10/01 21:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A former Syrian army general is set to appear before a Stockholm court for his purported involvement in war crimes committed in Syria in 2012, as outlined in the indictment revealed on Wednesday, January 10, as reported by AFP. A former Syrian army general will appear before a Stockholm court over his alleged role in war crimes committed in Syria ...

First UAE Ambassador in Syria in 13 Years

par This Is Beirut, 30/01 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates ambassador to Syria assumed his position for the first time in 13 years, marking Syria's reintegration into the regional fold. The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Syria took up his post for the first time in 13 years on Tuesday, as Syria has been reintegrating into regional acceptance. Syrian state media said ...

Blast Kills 7 Children in Southern Syria

par This Is Beirut, 06/04 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Seven children were killed in southern Syria's Daraa province on Saturday when an "explosive device" detonated, state media reported. "Seven children" were killed "and two other people were injured, one of them a woman, when an explosive device planted by terrorists" went off in the city of Sanamayn, state news agency SANA reported, quoting a ...

Former Syrian General in Swedish Court, Accused of War Crimes

par This Is Beirut, 15/04 11:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A former Syrian general's trial for war crimes will begin on Monday in a Swedish court, the highest ranking official prosecuted in Europe for his role in Syria's civil war. The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during ...

Bashar Al-Assad Says Syria Has Held ‘Meetings’ With US

par This Is Beirut, 21/04 23:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Sunday by official news agency that Syria had held meetings "from time to time" with Washington. US-sanctioned President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Sunday Syria has held meetings "from time to time" with Washington, as it seeks openings after over a decade of ...

Senior Syrian Officials to Go to Trial for Crimes Against Humanity

par This Is Beirut, 19/05 16:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to The Guardian, three high-ranking Syrian officials are to go on trial in Paris on Tuesday. They are accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes. In 2013, 20-year-old student Patrick Dabbagh was arrested by the Syrian army at his home in Damascus. Within 24-hours, the army returned for his 48-year-old father. Their fate remained ...

Syria's First Lady Diagnosed With Leukemia

par This Is Beirut, 21/05 12:36 - Reading : less than a minute

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's British-born wife, Asma, who recovered from breast cancer in 2019, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the president's office said on Tuesday. She will undergo a "specialized treatment protocol" that requires social distancing to avoid infection, the statement said, adding that she will "temporarily withdraw from ...

French Prosecutors Seek Life Sentences for Assad Officials

par This Is Beirut, 24/05 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prosecutors in France's first trial of officials from the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that they were seeking life sentences for three top security officers. On the final day of the trial before the Paris Criminal Court, they also asked for an international arrest warrant for the three, who are being tried in absentia for ...

French Court Confirms Arrest Warrant for Bashar al-Assad

26/06 21:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Paris judges on Wednesday confirmed a French arrest warrant for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad over alleged complicity in crimes against humanity in the 2013 chemical attacks, the plaintiffs' lawyers said. The Paris appeals court found Assad could be sought over deadly August 2013 attacks on Syrian soil with chemical weapons. "This is a historic ...

Syria to Demobilize Tens of Thousands of Reservists

par This Is Beirut, 27/06 18:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria is planning the phased demobilization of tens of thousands of reservists from next month, a defense ministry official said, as fighting in the civil war has wound down in recent years. "Tens of thousands will be demobilized by the end of the current year, and the same next year, while maintaining combat readiness and acting in the interests ...

French Court Refers Assad Arrest Warrant

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 14:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The General Prosecutor's Office of the Paris Court of Appeal stated on Tuesday to AFP that it had referred the French arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad to the Court of Cassation for a ruling on a "legal question." Al-Assad is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity for the 2013 chemical attacks in Syria. "Without calling into question ...

Bashar al-Assad's Aide Luna al-Shibl Dies After Car Crash

par This Is Beirut, 05/07 22:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's media adviser Luna al-Shibl died on Friday three days after being injured in a car crash, Assad's office announced. "The presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic mourns the death of the adviser Luna al-Shibl, who passed away today after a serious car accident", it said in a statement. "She served in recent years ...

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