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German FM: No Financing for an Islamist State in Syria

This is Beirut, 03/01 22:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Syria's new leaders Friday not to establish an Islamist government after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. "Europe will support" Syria in its transition, "but Europe will not finance new Islamist structures," Baerbock told reporters at the end of a visit to Syria. "This ...

Syria: Barrot Calls for Inclusivity, Destruction of Chemical Weapons

This is Beirut, 03/01 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called on Syria's new rulers Friday to reach a settlement with Kurdish authorities in the northeast. Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock met Syria's new ruler, Ahmad el-Sharaa, in Damascus, in the highest-level visit by major Western powers since Islamist-led rebels seized power ...

Israel Strikes Syrian Army Positions Near Aleppo

This is Beirut, 03/01 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel bombed Syrian army positions south of Aleppo late Thursday night, the latest such strikes since the overthrow of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor and local residents said. Residents reported hearing huge explosions in the area, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes targeted defense and research ...

Israeli Military Confirms Destruction of Iranian-funded Missile Factory in Syria

This is Beirut, 02/01 20:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an underground missile factory funded by Iran. The military, which rarely comments on its activities inside Syria, said in a statement that the September 8 raid involved more than 100 Israeli commando soldiers who dismantled the ...

Syria Minister Defends Controversial School Curriculum Changes

This is Beirut, 02/01 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's education minister on Thursday sought to minimize curriculum changes announced this week by the new Islamist-led authorities, after activists denounced them as "extremist" and potentially harmful to religious minorities. The amendments were announced Wednesday on the Facebook page of the interim leadership's education ministry, a little ...

Syrian Forces Launch Security Sweep in Homs

This is Beirut, 02/01 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrian security forces are conducting an operation in Homs city, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying it targeted two districts that are home to the Alawite minority of toppled president Bashar al-Assad. "The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Military Operations Department, begins a wide-scale combing operation in ...

Syria: Over 528,500 Deaths in 14 Years of War

This is Beirut, 01/01 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The war in Syria has claimed more than 528,500 lives, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Wednesday, marking nearly 14 years of a devastating conflict triggered by the regime of Bashar al-Assad’s violent crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. Assad was overthrown on December 8 2024. More than 181,939 civilians are among ...

Saudi Arabia Launches Humanitarian Air Bridge to Syria

This is Beirut, 01/01 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia on Wednesday launched a humanitarian air bridge to Syria, delivering food, shelter, and medical supplies, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. The air bridge, established by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), aims to "alleviate the effects of the difficult conditions currently facing the Syrian ...

Syria's New Information Minister Promises "Free" Press

This is Beirut, 01/01 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's minister of information in the country's transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free press and committed to "freedom of expression" after decades of tight control under the country's former rulers. "We are working to consolidate freedoms of the press and expression that were severely restricted" in areas controlled by ...

Syria Welcomes the New Year With Hope After Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 01/01 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war. Gunshots rang out from Mount Qasioun overlooking the capital, where hundreds of people gazed up at fireworks, an AFP reporter at the square saw. It was the first new year's celebration ...

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