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Officials Impose Security Measures In Northern Syria During Nowruz

Kurds in Afrin and other areas in northwestern Syria celebrated Nowruz on Monday amid strict security measures imposed by the Syrian National Army (SNA) factions. SNA spokesman Major Youssef Hamoud said security forces took extra security measures at the entrances of Afrin and Jarablus and nearby towns north of Aleppo.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria using maze of shell companies to avoid sanctions on Assad regime’s elite

Exclusive: documents seen by the Guardian prove Assad minister’s boast that evading financial sanctions has ‘become a Syrian craft’

The Guardian - UK

French Volunteer Fighter Prepares to Battle for Ukraine

Pierre, 28, says he spent four years as a volunteer fighter in Syria. Now he is preparing to return to a foreign front again, this time in Ukraine. The construction worker, who declines to give his full name, was at home in France when Russia invaded its neighbor on February…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Middle East Is on the Brink Again

The Risks of an Unstable Authoritarian Order

Foreign Affairs

Tory MP Sir David Amess assassinated by ‘Islamist terrorist’ who also targeted Michael Gove, court hears

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, tricked his way into meeting 69-year-old Sir David at a church before stabbing him to death in a “vicious and frenzied attack” last October, jurors have been told

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: how Russian denial of civilian casualties follows tactics used in Syria

US president Joe Biden has labelled Russian president Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the way the war in Ukraine is being carried out.

The Conversation

Ukrainian refugees, Russian exiles seek shelter in Turkey

Already a host to millions of Syrians, Turkey emerges as a safe haven hub amid Europe’s war.

Al Jazeera

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UK government criticises meeting involving Man City owner and Syrian president

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour was part of a group who met Syrian president Bashar-al-Assad in the United Arab Emirates

Manchester Evening News

US State Department: Sending Syrian Fighters to Ukraine an Unjustified Escalation

The United States considered the transfer of foreign fighters to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine an “unjustified” escalation, saying that Moscow must instead focus on ending the war. A spokesperson from the US Department of State told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements regarding sending…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian man who fled Ukraine set to be reunited with parents in Dumfries

Naeem Hijazi has had his appeal to the Home Office to live in the UK accepted

Daily Record

Turkey to Pull Out Hundreds of Soldiers from Syria to Fight PKK in Iraq

Some 400 Turkish forces deployed in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria would likely redeploy in northern Iraq to fight the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday. “Four hundred Turkish troops have packed up and finished their preparations to withdraw from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pedersen Hopes for Progress at Syria Constitution Talks

Talks on a new constitution for Syria resume this week in Geneva, with the United Nations mediator hopeful of making headway. Back in October, the sixth round of discussions between 15 representatives each from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the opposition, and civil society, ended with no agreement on how to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gargash: Assad Visit Stems from UAE Position to Perpetuate Arab Role in Syria

Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the President of the UAE, said on Saturday that the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the country “reflects the UAE’s realistic policy towards reducing tensions and enhancing the Arab role in a practical approach to finding solutions to the region’s crises.” “The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How to Use Syrian Oil as an 'Entry Point' to Breaking the Deadlock

In the face of the stability of the “borderlines” between the three Syrian zones of influence for two years, the continuation of the political stalemate and the emergence of a global energy crisis, a set of ideas is being circulated aimed at turning Syrian oil into a point of consensus…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Reuters

Some Syrian veterans ready for Ukraine fight, commanders say

Some Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to deploy to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia but have not yet received instructions to go, two of their commanders told Reuters.

Tribune News Service

Syria’s Assad visits UAE as Arab isolation eases

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates Friday, his first trip to an Arab country since the start of the civil war in 2011.

Daily Mirror

Syrians say war in Ukraine is 'only beginning' as Putin unleashes same brutal tactics

Syrians who were caught up in the decade long civil war which wreaked havoc across the country and killed hundreds of thousands of people have seen similarities with the Ukraine war

Daily Mirror

Man City boss sparks fury as he's pictured hugging Syria's mass-murdering tyrant Assad

Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the billionaire owner of Premier League leaders Manchester City and he has been pictured enjoying the company of Bashar al-Assad who has used chemical weapons on his own people

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Daily Mirror

'I've been preparing for an apocalypse and know what to do if a nuclear bomb is dropped'

Survival expert Yara Ghrewati, 39, who teaches bushcraft in London, has been preparing for all-out apocalypse for 10 years - since war broke out in Syria - but says she won't feel fully prepped until she has her own plot of land to wait out the global crises she sees…

Daily Mirror

'We must help all victims of war, no matter where they are in the world'

In Syria, hundreds and thousands of people have been killed and 13.5m have been displaced in 'the world’s largest refugee and displacement crisis of our time'. Saira Khan says we should help them too

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Says No Worries About Wheat Reserves

Syria's ministry of internal trade said there are no concerns about wheat reserves in the country, state news agency (SANA) reported on Saturday. "Wheat season is approaching and it (the crop) will be bought from our farmers with better prices compared to market prices ... There are no concerns about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Assad Meets with UAE Rulers, Discusses Expanding Bilateral Relations

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to the UAE on his first trip to an Arab country since the Syrian conflict began in 2011. Assad met with UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid in Dubai. The Syrian President also met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince…

Al Jazeera

Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab state since 2011

Bashar al-Assad meets the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war erupted.

The Independent UK

Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab country since civil war began

Syrian president Bashar Assad is in United Arab Emirates for first time since Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011

Reuters

Syria's Assad visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday in his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began in 2011, underlining warming ties with a U.S.-allied country that once backed rebels who sought his ouster.

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