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Syria's New Leader Vows Not To Negatively Interfere In Lebanon

Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has stepped up regional contacts, vowing in a meeting Sunday not to "negatively" interfere in neighbouring Lebanon.

International Business Times

From Charli to Jilly to Moo Deng the hippo: the faces we won’t forget from 2024

Some made a splash in politics, social media, sport or the arts. Others took a brave personal stand. Observer writers and critics pick the names on everyone’s lips this year

The Guardian - UK

‘Resistance was not a choice’: how Syria’s unlikely rebel alliance took Aleppo

An Islamist commander retraces his brigade’s march to seize the Syrian city

The Guardian - UK

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The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval

Iran’s leader has emphasised that resistance cannot be broken through military strikes and political plots.

Al Jazeera

Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024

For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts

The Independent UK

Syria has always been an Israeli obsession. Now it has unexpectedly given Netanyahu his coveted image of victory

Faced with the devastation in Gaza, Israelis tend to look away. The victories after the fall of Assad are a far easier focus, says Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - What is Israel doing in Syria? Benjamin Netanyahu may be about to overplay his hand

Three days ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Israel Katz visited forward positions of the Israel Army at the peak of snow-capped Mount Hermon.

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US imposes more sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis amid escalation with Israel

US penalties target Sanaa central bank governor, as Houthis say they are undeterred by US and Israeli attacks.

Al Jazeera

Yemen Rebels Say Israeli Strikes Kill 9, After Missile Attack

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed nine people, after the group fired a missile toward Israel, badly damaging a school.

International Business Times

The balance of power is shifting in the Middle East – and it is Turkey’s ‘full moon’ on the rise

Ankara’s support of Syria’s rebels was a strategic triumph that confirms it is replacing Iran as the regional powerhouse, says Hassan Hassan, editor-in-chief of New Lines magazine

The Guardian - UK

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

Israel launched two waves of airstrikes on Yemen overnight, killing at least nine people, according to the Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister warns Yemen's Houthi rebels

Israel’s defense minister said Thursday the country would “not allow the continuation” of shooting from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, hours after Israel launched heavy airstrikes on rebel sites

The Independent UK

Israel hits Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city with deadly airstrikes

Strikes happened just after the Israeli military said its air force intercepted a missile launched from Yemen

Evening Standard

Blinken says Iran had bad year, but nuclear negotiations possible

Top US diplomat says Iran should ‘focus on itself’ and stop getting involved in ‘misadventures throughout the region’.

Al Jazeera

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The Conversation

Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?

Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month, and claimed that his decision to fight to the end against Hamas and Hezbollah had contributed to “changing the face of the Middle East”. Since then, Israel has launched its largest bombing campaign on Syrian soil since the 1973 Yom…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Majdal Shams, Israeli-controlled home to the Druze, perches uneasily at the edge of war

High in the mountains of the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the town of Majdal Shams is home to members of one of the Middle East’s most insular religious minorities: the Druze

The Conversation

A bitter rivalry is emerging in the Middle East between two old adversaries over the future of Syria

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has opened a new front for geopolitical competition in the Middle East.

Evening Standard

OPINION - How the e-scooter assassination of a top general capped a terrible fortnight for Vladimir Putin

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Victoria will legislate to ‘thwart’ protests at places of worship while banning masks and flags

Jacinta Allan announces measures targeting protests in bid ‘to combat antisemitism’ after synagogue attack

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Israeli Prime Minister Discusses Gaza War With US President-Elect

Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President-elect Trump discuss Israel's conflict with Hamas, Syria, Hezbollah, and hostage release in Gaza.

International Business Times

A Week After Assad's Fall, Syria Faced With Brutal Legacy

A week after a lightning offensive toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrians are only beginning to scratch the surface of the atrocities committed under his rule, as the country's new rulers seek to reassure the international community.

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