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Aoun Sends Well-Wishes to Al-Sharaa During Airspace Transit

This is Beirut, 09/12 21:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Syrian state news agency SANA reported Tuesday that President Ahmad al-Sharaa received a diplomatic cable from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as Aoun’s aircraft transited Syrian airspace on its way to the Sultanate of Oman. The gesture came as Damascus marked the first anniversary of its liberation from the former Assad regime. In his message, ...

Who Really Defeated ISIS in Syria?

Mario Chartouni, 09/12 20:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In the narrative promoted by Moscow and Damascus, Russia and Bashar al-Assad’s regime are credited with delivering the decisive blow against ISIS in Syria. This account frames Russia’s military intervention, which began in September 2015, as the turning point in the fight against the terrorist group. Yet, a closer look at the data paints a ...

The Damask Rose, Defiant Memory of a Wounded Syria

Bélinda Ibrahim, 09/12 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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South of Damascus, each spring returns with a scent that war could not wipe away. In the fields of Al Marah, the same quiet wonder unfolds again. The Damask rose blooms with stubborn grace. As every year, the steady ritual of renewal stirs a sense of hope, and Roula Ali Adeeb walks the rose-a tad tweaked but close lined paths, gathering each ...

Damascus Celebrates a New Era

This is Beirut, 08/12 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, thousands gather in Umayyad Square in Damascus to celebrate a new chapter for Syria, as President Ahmad al-Sharaa calls for national unity amid ongoing tensions and the vast task of rebuilding the country.

Syria's Sharaa Calls for United Efforts to Rebuild a Year After Assad's Ouster

This is Beirut, 08/12 11:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The atmosphere in Damascus was jubilant as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital, AFP correspondents said, after mosques ...

Syria Applauds Canada’s Decision to Remove Sanctions

This is Beirut, 05/12 22:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Syria on Friday welcomed the Canadian government’s decision to lift sanctions on Damascus, calling it a positive step that acknowledges the humanitarian and economic toll such measures have had on the Syrian population and key sectors of the country’s economy. In a statement, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said the ...

Syria’s Sweida on Edge: Clerics’ Deaths Expose Fractures in Druze Heartland

Samar El-Kadi, 05/12 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Four months after a ceasefire agreement halted a weeklong wave of clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, insecurity continues to plague the region. The truce, reached on July 19 with U.S. and Jordanian mediation, remains volatile and has been repeatedly violated by renewed outbreaks of violence, ...

Trump Warns Israel Not to ‘Interfere’ in Syria

This is Beirut, 01/12 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump told Israel on Monday to avoid destabilizing Syria and its new leadership, days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people. Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and invited him for another White House visit, Netanyahu's office said shortly after Trump issued the warning. "It ...

Israeli Operation in Southern Syria: 13 Killed

This is Beirut, 28/11 14:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Violent clashes erupted overnight from Thursday to Friday in southern Syria when Israeli soldiers operating in the Beit Jinn area came under fire from armed residents, according to local and military sources. At least one Syrian was reported killed in the first hours of the exchange, which began around 3:15 a.m. local time and lasted several ...

I Didn’t Choose to Love Fayrouz

Yara Germany, 21/11 08:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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I didn’t choose my name, and I didn’t choose to love Fayrouz. In our home, loving Fayrouz was a heritage, a love passed down like a family secret. My name, borrowed from one of her songs—as my father proudly reminded me—bound me to her in a way I couldn’t escape. And I knew it from the very start, from the moment I could speak: “I am ...

Two Syrian Soldiers Killed by Kurdish Forces

This is Beirut, 20/11 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Kurdish forces killed two Syrian soldiers in overnight clashes in the country's northeast, the defense ministry said Thursday, with the Kurds saying they were targeting positions used by the Islamic State group. The ministry said in a statement carried by SANA state news agency, that clashes took place after the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ...

France’s far-Reaching Focus: From Naqoura to Damascus

Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/11 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France’s focus on Lebanon is closely aligned with that of its American and Saudi partners. French envoys in Beirut highlight active coordination with Washington and Riyadh on a range of critical issues, most notably the military situation in the south, Hezbollah’s disarmament, financial reforms—particularly the proposed fiscal gap law—and ...

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