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UN Seeks $4.07 Billion for Urgent Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and West Bank

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN on Wednesday appealed for $4.07 billion to provide desperately needed aid in war-ravaged Gaza and the West Bank next year, saying that the actual amount needed was far higher. The aim will be to provide assistance to "the entire population of Gaza, estimated at 2.1 million people, and 900,000 people in the West Bank," the ...

Israel Blames Iran for Assad's Downfall, Rejects US-Israeli Plot Claims

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz rebuffed on Wednesday Iranian accusation of a US-Israeli "plot" to oust Syria's Bashar al-Assad, saying Tehran has itself to blame for the fall of its ally. Katz, on a tour of the Jordanian border with military commanders, accused arch rival Iran of trying to establish an "eastern ...

Germany and France Urge Restraint as Syria Faces Transition

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As Syria enters a new phase following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, international powers, including Germany and France, are urging regional actors to avoid actions that could hinder a peaceful transition in the country. Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Israel and Turkey not to jeopardize a peaceful transition in Syria ...

Blinken Embarks on Syria Crisis Tour After Assad’s Fall

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Wednesday on an emergency tour after the overthrow of Syria's dictatorship, in a new, last-minute attempt to shape a Middle East legacy after a turbulent year. The top US diplomat of President Joe Biden, who has little more than one month in office, is set to press principles he has outlined for a ...

The Atrocities Committed by the Assad Regime

Assaad Bechara 2024-12-11 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime embodies the worst a tyrannical regime can inflict on its people. The only hope for Syrians lies in achieving justice and holding those responsible accountable to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated in the future, and to organize a peaceful power transition to close this long, dark chapter in ...

Syrians Flock to Damascus Old City After Rebel Takeover

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 15:17 - Reading : less than a minute

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Four days after an Islamist-led rebel alliance overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, scenes from Damascus depict daily life in the city, with Syrian rebel forces present in various neighborhoods of the capital.

Syria Migrants Eye 'Peace' in Britain Even After Assad's Fall

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Wrapped up against the cold in northern France, Syrian migrant Ali said that while he was delighted president Bashar al-Assad had been toppled, he was still determined to cross the sea to England. "I was happy when Bashar al-Assad left, he's a criminal," he said near the tent where he spent a bitter night in the port city of ...

SpotlightNetanyahu Aide on Trial in New Case Troubling Israeli PM

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu resumed this week, Israel was gripped by another scandal involving the prime minister and the alleged leaking of classified documents. Eli Feldstein, a former adviser to Netanyahu, is accused in the case of leaking a classified document related to hostage negotiations in Gaza to shift critical media ...

Khamenei Says Assad's Fall Will not Weaken Iran

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the weakening of the anti-Israel "resistance" after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in Syria would not diminish Tehran's power. Some, "unaware of the meaning of resistance, imagine that when the resistance becomes weak, Islamic Iran will also become weak... Iran ...

Qatar Says to Reopen Embassy in Syria 'Soon'

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Qatar said on Wednesday that it would soon reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after president Bashar al-Assad's ouster in an Islamist-led rebel offensive. The Gulf country "will soon reopen its embassy in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic after completing the necessary arrangements", foreign ministry spokesman Majed ...

Russia Calls for Rapid Syria Stabilization, Criticizes Israel

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said Wednesday that it wanted to see rapid stabilization in Syria, criticizing Israeli strikes and its creation of a "buffer zone" along the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. Russia also said its military offensive on Ukraine remained its "absolute priority" amid questions over whether Moscow's almost three-year campaign there meant it ...

New Syria PM Calls for Syrians Abroad to Return

This is Beirut 2024-12-11 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians who have sought refuge abroad to return to their homeland following the ouster of longtime president Bashar al-Assad. Mohammad al-Bashir, appointed by rebel groups as the transitional head of government to run the country until March, told Italy's Corriere della Sera daily that one of ...