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Armed Syrian Kurdish Women Stand Guard Over Precious Wheatfields

Holding a weapon in one hand and fixing her scarf with the other, Yasmine Youssef patrols one of northeast Syria's vast wheatfields, a vital source of income in the country's breadbasket.

International Business Times

Lebanon arrests gunman following attack on US embassy in Beirut

The military says the assailant, injured in a gunfight, is a Syrian national.

Al Jazeera

Turkey's defense minister says planned elections by Syrian Kurdish groups are 'unacceptable'

Turkey's defense minister says plans by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to hold local elections in northern Syria are “unacceptable" and a threat to Turkey's national security

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Biden sees Hamas as ‘only obstacle’ to Gaza ceasefire deal

US President Joe Biden told Qatar's emir Monday that Hamas was the only obstacle to a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel, and urged him to press the militant group to accept it, the White House said. An Israeli government spokesperson had earlier quoted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu as saying that…

France 24

Syrian father with traumatic brain injury repeatedly refused disability benefits

Exclusive: The 27-year-old is partially blind, has lost hearing in the right ear, and cannot leave the house unless in a wheelchair

The Independent UK

'Mutant jihadism' spreading across borders and online: EU's anti-terrorism coordinator

Five years after the fall of the so-called Islamic State caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the EU's anti-terrorism coordinator sees a more diffuse threat, coming from many different directions and spreading online. This is what Bartjan Wegter calls "mutant jihadism". With FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian, he discusses Afghanistan, IS-KP (Islamic…

France 24

Syria's Ghouta chemical attack: Exiled activists seek justice for 2013 atrocity

In August 2013, a chemical attack using sarin gas was perpetrated in Syria’s Ghouta region, northeast of Damascus, killing some 1,400 people. Attributed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the crime remains unpunished to this day. But Syrian refugees in Europe are fighting for justice. Activists, lawyers and witnesses have…

France 24

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Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections

Turkey's president says his country won't hesitate to launch a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish groups there go ahead with plans to hold local elections

The Independent UK

Turkey Warns Of New Offensive In Northern Syria

Turkey's President Erdogan warns of potential military action in northern Syria over Kurdish-led elections, citing threats to national security.

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Israeli Fighter Jets Strike Residential Building In Syrian City

Learn about the recent Israeli airstrikes in Baniyas, Syria, and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Syria over Iran's influence and military confronta...

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The number of new German citizens hits another high last year, with many Syrians naturalized

Official data show another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year

The Independent UK

First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage

For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from Damascus to Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, according to the Syrian Transportation Ministry

The Independent UK

Donor fatigue persists as nations commit 7.5 billion euros for conflict-hit Syrians

International donors meeting in Brussels say they will commit 7.5 billion euros, about $8.1 billion, in both grants and loans to support Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger for the rest of this year and beyond

The Independent UK

More humanitarian aid boost to war-torn Syria

The Australian government will provide an extra $10 million in aid to United Nations organisations in Syria as part of humanitarian relief efforts.

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Saudi Arabia Appoints First Ambassador To Syria In 12 Years

Recent diplomatic developments in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia appointing an ambassador to Syria and improving relations with Iran.

The Independent UK

Ahead of another donor conference for Syria, humanitarian workers fear more aid cuts

Syria's devastating civil war, now in its 14th year, remains largely frozen and so are efforts to find a viable political solution to end it

Radio France Internationale

French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced three members of Syria's Assad regime to life imprisonment for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes in a landmark trial.

Evening Standard

Man charged with Syria-linked terrorism offences after travelling to London from Turkey

Giga was arrested on Thursday as he arrived in London on a flight from Turkey

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President Raisi's death casts shadow over diplomatic tensions with Turkey

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest on Thursday, concluding days of funeral rites attended by thousands of mourners after his death in a helicopter crash last week. Experts say the tragedy may well increase tensions between Iran and Turkey, both vying for influence in the Middle East.

The Independent UK

French court sentences 3 Syrian officials to life in prison in absentia for war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes in a landmark case against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar Assad and the first such case on European soil

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Europe's Syrian Quagmire Exposed By Divisions, Elections, And Assad

Europe grapples with divisions, Assad's re-election, and Lebanon's involvement in dealing with the Syrian conflict.

The National (Scotland)

Kyogo misses out on Japan squad as Celtic duo Maeda & Hatate called up

Celtic striker Kyogo has missed out on a call-up to the Japan squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Myanmar and Syria.

The Independent UK

Landmark Paris trial of Syrian officials accused of torturing, killing a father and his son starts

The landmark trial of three former Syrian intelligence officials has begun at a Paris court for the alleged torture and killing of a French-Syrian father and son who were arrested over a decade ago, during the height of Arab Spring-inspired anti-government protests

Al Jazeera

France begins first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

Three officials are being tried in absentia over the deaths of two French Syrian men arrested in Damascus in 2013.

Radio France Internationale

Senior Syrian officials on trial in France for war crimes

Three Syrian officials go on trial Tuesday in a Paris court for crimes linked to the disappearance and death of two French-Syrian men—the first trial of high-ranking officials of the Syrian regime over war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's civil war.

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