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Hundreds Gathering in Damascus Await Prisoners Freed in Amnesty

Families of prisoners held for years in Syrian jails are closely watching the implementation of the presidential decree giving a general amnesty to people convicted on terrorism charges. The amnesty excludes acts that have led to killings. Families from the Syrian opposition are weary that the exclusion could mean that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK aid cuts have forced 40,000 Syrian children out of school, charity says

Funding for 133 schools run by Syria Relief ended on 30 April, leaving pupils at risk of child labour and early marriage

The Guardian - UK

Tensions flare between Israel and Russia

Israel has tried to take a careful approach to the Ukraine war to ensure military cooperation with Russia in Syria continues.

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‘An absolute scandal’: The Syrian teenager who died waiting to be resettled in Britain

Firas, 13, who had cerebral palsy, died in February, four years after he and his family were promised a place in the UK under a resettlement programme, reports Bel Trew

The Independent UK

Erdogan: Turkish Plan to Encourage Voluntary Return of One Mln Syrian Refugees

Amid heated debate between the Turkish government and the opposition over the issue of Syrian refugees, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Tuesday inaugurated a housing complex for displaced persons in Northern Syria’s Idlib. The opening of the complex came in the context of Turkey’s announcement of preparations to have a…

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Ukraine War and Syria: Opportunities, Challenges for External Powers

In Syria, the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine have made an already difficult humanitarian situation even worse.

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Israel Reveals One of its Soldiers Was Killed 'Deep in Syria' 38 Years Ago

Israel's Interior Security Minister Amar Bar-Lev revealed on Tuesday that an Israeli soldier had been killed in covert operation in Syria 38 years ago. The details of the incident have been under a strict gag order since that time, reported Israel's Ynetnews. During an interview on the Kan Bet radio…

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Former publican in court accused of sending Covid loans cash to Isis

Tarek Namouz to be tried on charges including sending thousands of pounds to terror group in Syria

The Guardian - UK

Top German court reject's Syrian's appeal in torture case

Germany’s top court says it has rejected the appeal of a former members of Syria’s secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country

The Independent UK

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

Top German Court Rejects Syrian's Appeal in Torture Case

Germany's top court said Tuesday that it has rejected the appeal of a former member of Syria's secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country. In a landmark ruling, a court in the western German city of Koblenz had convicted Eyad…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Authorities Release Prisoners in Presidential Amnesty

Dozens of prisoners were released in Syria on Monday under the general amnesty issued on the eve of Eid al-Fitr. A presidential decree called for “granting a general amnesty for terrorist crimes committed by Syrians” before April 30, 2022, “except for those leading to the death of a person,” the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blackouts force Syrians to return to old ways to keep lights on

A worsening economy and a greatly reduced electricity supply has left Syrians relying on old-fashioned ways for power.

Al Jazeera

Biden Meets with Parents of Missing Journalist Austin Tice

US President Joe Biden met Monday with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria nearly 10 years ago, the White House said. “During their meeting, the President reiterated his commitment to continue to work through all available avenues to secure Austin’s long overdue return to…

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Iranian 'Rumors' Speak of Attempt to Assassinate Assad

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was the victim of a failed assassination attempt on Monday, claimed Iranian sources. The failed attack allegedly took place as he arrived at the al-Hassan mosque in Damascus to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers. Iran's Mehr and Isna state agencies based their claims on a news alert…

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Biden meets with parents of abducted journalist Austin Tice

President Biden met with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria nearly 10 years ago. He has not been heard from since. Syria has never acknowledged holding him.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden meets with parents of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met with the parents of Austin Tice, an American journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012, at the White House on Monday after journalists encouraged him over the weekend to prioritize Tice’s case.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden will meet with parents of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with the parents of Austin Tice, an American journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012, at the White House on Monday after journalists encouraged him over the weekend to prioritize Tice’s case.

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The Independent UK

Biden to meet with parents of missing journalist Austin Tice

President Joe Biden says he's meeting with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria 10 years ago

Axios

Biden reaffirms vow to bring journalist Austin Tice home after meeting his parents

Tice was abducted in Syria in 2012 and is one of the most high-profile American hostages.

The Conversation

Debate: In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe

It has been said over and over again: the war crimes, or – to take the view of US president Biden – crimes against humanity or genocide committed by the Russian regime in Ukraine, resemble those perpetrated in Syria since 2015 and in Chechnya in 1999-2000. Be it in Mariupol,…

Tribune News Service

California’s seniors lost an estimated $10.9 billion to fraud in 2020

The relationship started on an online dating site. Katsumi Iwasaki was enthralled by a person who claimed to be a US soldier stationed in Damascus, Syria. They quickly fell to emailing “sweet things,” Iwasaki said.

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Syria Says Crude Oil Supplies to Arrive ‘Soon’ from Friendly Countries

Syria’s Oil Minister Bassam Tohme announced on Sunday a partial breakthrough in the country’s recent gasoline crisis, pointing to the arrival of new crude oil supplies “soon.” Ending the crisis depends on the arrival of oil shipments to Syria, Tohme explained. He said the Syrian government is working to resolve…

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US Condemns Tadamon Massacre In Syria, Demands Accountability

The US State Department condemned on Saturday the atrocities depicted in a recently released video, showing blindfolded, unarmed civilians being shot point-blank by an Assad regime official before falling into a mass grave. The 2013 massacre in the area of Tadamon, Syria, reportedly killed hundreds of Syrian civilians. Department spokesman Ned…

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Lebanon: Concerns Rise of Total Darkness after the Polls

Warnings are growing in Lebanon that the country’s lingering electricity crisis could worsen after its parliamentary elections on May 15, amid fears of total darkness engulfing the nation in light of dysfunctional public services. Walid Fayyad, Lebanon’s Energy Minister declared that the completion of the contract to import gas from…

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