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French top court upholds prison sentence of Bashar al-Assad's uncle

France's highest court on Wednesday confirmed a ruling that found Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was guilty of acquiring millions of euros worth of French property using funds diverted from the Syrian state.

Reuters

German court hands Islamic State member 10 years in prison for murder, war crimes

A German court has sentenced an Islamic State member to 10 years in prison for war crimes and murder committed in Syria, including the beating of a prisoner who later died in custody.

Reuters

Jesmond tailor and Ukrainian support worker among 220 new citizens welcomed in Newcastle

"When I first came here it was very hard. A new language, new country."

Newcastle Herald

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Tents for Torture, Secret Detention Uncovered in Syria’s al-Hol Camp

The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and the special female units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have found a tent used by ISIS-linked elements for torture and detention inside al-Hol refugee camp, east of al-Hasakah governorate. Security forces liberated four women who were chained up to a concrete wall.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Israel Strikes Put Aleppo Airport Out of Service

Israeli strikes hit Syria's Aleppo airport on Tuesday evening, damaging the runway and putting the facility out of service, the official SANA news agency said. It is the second reported Israeli strike on the airport in northern Syria in less than a week. "At around 8:16 pm (1716 GMT), the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Second Israeli attack in a week damages Aleppo airport: Syria

An Israeli missile attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport has damaged the runway and taken it out of service, SANA reported.

Al Jazeera

Israeli air attack damages Syria's Aleppo airport, takes it out of service

An Israeli air attack on Syria's Aleppo airport on Tuesday has damaged the runway and taken the airport out of service, the Syrian defence ministry said.

Reuters

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Syria seizes hummus bowls made out of crushed Captagon pills

The amphetamine has become one of the most popular drugs in the Middle East, with trade valued at $5.7bn.

Al Jazeera

World War 3: Seven times it has been wrongly declared or predicted

Moscow’s remark echo a string of previous sinister predictions

The Independent UK

Over 124 Suicides Confirmed in Syria in 2022

The suicide of a man who threw himself off the fourth floor of a building in central Damascus barely made a blip in the news. Another report spoke of the suicide of an official in Jable city. He was found dead from a gunshot to the mouth. News of suicides…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cairo Hosts 18th Edition of Sharjah Narrative Forum

The Egyptian capital kicked off on Monday the 18th edition of the two-day Sharjah Narrative Forum. The event brings together around 60 Egyptian novelists, short story writers, and critics, as well five Arabic authors from Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya. Held under the patronage of Sharjah Ruler Sultan bin…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Militias Withdraw Rockets Aimed at Int’l Coalition in East Euphrates

Leaders of Iranian militias in Syria have ordered their members to completely cease their military activity, warning that violations will be met with penalties. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militias pulled out all their rocket launchpads from areas extending from Alboukamal to al-Hatla, passing through al-Mayadeen. Al-Mayadeen…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Death of Syrian Detainee under Torture Disconcerts Security, Judicial Authorities

The death of a Syrian young man under torture inside a state security prison in southern Lebanon sparked confusion at the security, judicial and political levels, and brought back to the fore the file of torture in pretrial detention centers. Lebanese sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the arrested Syrian, Bashar…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Forces Establish Third Military Base in Syria's Qamishli

US forces established a third military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Saturday, a war monitor reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the new military base was set up in Naqara village, three kilometers southwest of Qamishli city in Hasakah province. The two other…

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New School Year Begins in Syria amid Stifling Crises

On the first day of the new school year this Sunday, more than 3.65 million students from various educational levels will attend 13,660 schools and institutes in the areas controlled by the Syrian regime, according to a statement by the Ministry of Education. The academic year begins amid a significant…

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Syrian Military Helicopter Crashes in Hama, Crew Killed

A Syrian military helicopter crashed during a training mission due to a technical failure northeast of the city of Hama, and its crew were killed, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported on Sunday, citing a military source.

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum: Canada would back Islamic State ‘trafficking’ inquiry

Pressure mounts for independent investigation into alleged smuggling of British schoolgirl into Syria by Canadian agent in 2015

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Assad Has Been Barring Iran from Retaliating to Israeli Raids on Syria for 3 Years

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been barring Iran for three years now from retaliating to Israeli raids on Syria to avert an escalation, reported Israel’s Haaretz. Assad reportedly made the order directly to Iran’s slain Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and it has largely held. Soleimani was killed in a…

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Israeli Attacks Squeeze Iranian Aerial Supplies to Syria, Sources Say

Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports to disrupt Tehran's increasing use of aerial supply lines to deliver arms to allies in Syria and Lebanon including Hezbollah, regional diplomatic and intelligence sources told Reuters. Tehran has adopted air transport as a more reliable means of ferrying military equipment to its…

Reuters

Israeli attacks squeeze Iranian aerial supplies to Syria, sources say

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum’s is a story of trafficking, betrayal and now, it seems, a state cover-up

Allegations that her smuggler was a spy cast an entirely new light on the Home Office’s decision to strip Begum of her citizenship, says author Azadeh Moaveni

Evening Standard

Londoner Aine Davis accused of plot to fund Islamic State terrorism in Syria

A west London-born man suspected of being part of Islamic State in Syria will face trial on terror funding charges in February next year, the Old Bailey has heard.

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Prosecutor Warns of Elevated Terror Attack Threat

There is an elevated threat of terror attacks on French soil by extremists coming from Iraq and Syria, France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor warned Friday. Jean-Francois Ricard said in an interview on French news broadcaster BFM TV that terrorist acts carried out “by individuals coming from areas where terrorists are operating,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Encourages Kurdish Parties in Syria to Engage in Dialogue

US State Department Special Envoy to Syria Nicholas Granger is urging Kurdish parties to return to intra-Kurdish talks and resolve outstanding contentious issues between them. Granger held meetings with leaders of the opposition Kurdish National Council and officials of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. In a meeting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Satellite Image: Israel Attack Damaged Syrian Airport Runway

An Israeli attack targeting a Syrian airport tore a hole in the runway and also damaged a nearby piece of tarmac and structure on the military side of the airfield, satellite photos analyzed Friday by The Associated Press showed. The attack Wednesday night on Aleppo International Airport comes as an…

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