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Syrian Presidency Announces Agreement with Kurds to Integrate Autonomous Institutions

This is Beirut, 10/03 21:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government. Syria's new authorities under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa have sought to disband armed groups ...

Fear Among Syrian Christians After Deadly Attacks

This is Beirut, 10/03 20:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Members of Syria's small Christian community on the coast are living in fear after attacks killed more than 1,000 mostly Alawite civilians, with Christians reportedly caught up in the violence. "The current conflict in Syria does not concern me, but we are its victims," said Ruwayda, a 36-year-old Christian from the port city of ...

Over 6,000 Syrians and Lebanese Fled to Lebanon from Syria

This is Beirut, 10/03 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Akkar Governor Imad al Labaki revealed that the Disaster Management Room in Akkar recorded around 1,476 displaced families (6,078 individuals) from Syria, including 40 Lebanese families and 1,184 Syrian families. In an interview with the National News Agency, Labaki addressed the issue of displacement from Syria to Akkar, stating that "The ...

Youssef Rajji: Lebanese Stability Depends on Syrian Stability

This is Beirut, 10/03 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji stressed that “stability in Syria is very important for stability in Lebanon”. He also pointed out that a number of “common issues with Syria need to be addressed, including border demarcation, arms and drug smuggling, and terrorism”. Rajji's remarks came at the close of a meeting of Syria's ...

Mass Killings Cast Doubt on New Syria Authorities’ Ability to Rule

This is Beirut, 10/03 12:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The worst violence to hit Syria since Bashar al-Assad's ouster poses a major threat to the transition, with mass killings of civilians throwing into doubt the new authorities' ability to govern. The sectarian violence in the Alawite heartland on Syria's Mediterranean coast has also drawn condemnation from the international community, after 13 ...

The Weaponization of Ambiguity

Charles Chartouni, 10/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The international political scene is marred by uncertainties, and political actors are navigating their courses amidst the imbroglios of an unraveling world order. This state of endemic instability seems to promote the politics of ambiguity and their inherent weaponization. President Trump, with his conventional insinuations and intentional ...

Israel Urges Europe to 'Wake Up' on Syria after Killings

This is Beirut, 09/03 18:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister has urged Europe to "stop granting legitimacy" to Syria's transitional authorities after hundreds of civilians were reportedly killed in clashes, in an interview published Sunday. "Europe must not fail in reading the reality," Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told Germany's Bild ...

Syria President Calls for Unity After Reports of Mass Killings

This is Beirut, 09/03 18:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

HTS Syria Latakia

President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday amid a growing international backlash following the killing of Alawite civilians in the worst violence since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. United Nations rights chief Volker Turk said the killings "must cease immediately", while the Arab League, the United ...

Rubio Says Syria Must Hold Accountable 'Perpetrators of Massacres'

This is Beirut, 09/03 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday condemned the "radical Islamist terrorists" behind "massacres" of minorities in Syria and demanded that the interim administration hold those responsible to account. "The United States condemns the radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis, that murdered people in western Syria in recent ...

Syria Church Leaders Condemn ‘Massacres Targeting Innocent Civilians'

This is Beirut, 08/03 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

HTS Syria Latakia

The leaders of Syria's three main Christian churches issued a joint statement Saturday condemning "massacres targeting innocent civilians", following reports of mass killings of Alawite civilians by the security forces. Britain-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said "532 Alawite civilians were killed in the coastal ...

Syria Forces Beef Up Security Amid Reports of Mass Killings of Alawites

This is Beirut, 08/03 18:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed at least 745 civilians from the religious minority in recent days. Residents of the region continued to report killings of civilians after deadly clashes broke out on ...

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