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Witnesses accuse the Israeli army of arbitrary arrests in Syria

The Israeli army has arrested at least 197 men in southern Syria since late 2024. A lawyer confirmed that 43 of them are still being held in what he says is arbitrary detention in Israeli prisons. The Israeli army, for its part, says they are targeting “suspected terrorists”.

France 24

Watchdog says dozens of Assad-era chemical weapons found in Syria in recent weeks

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has found dozens of undeclared chemical bombs and rockets in Syria

The Independent UK

Authorities urge Euphrates riverbank residents in Syria to move inland as waters rise

Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria have risen, causing flooding over the past two days

The Independent UK

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Photos of the freekeh harvest, Syria's roasted green wheat grain

Freekeh, a roasted green wheat grain widely used in Levantine cuisine, is still produced each spring in northwestern Syria using traditional methods passed down through generations.

The Independent UK

Former Lafarge cement chiefs released pending Syria terrorism financing appeal

The former CEO of French cement firm Lafarge, Bruno Lafont, and his right-hand man at the company Christian Herrault are to be released from prison under judicial supervision, pending their appeal over convictions handed down in April for financing terrorism in Syria.

Radio France Internationale

Syria finds remnants of Assad-era chemical weapons programme, 18 suspects held

Syria's new leadership has unearthed remnants of Bashar al-Assad's secret chemical weapons program, including materials and munitions linked to past deadly attacks. Authorities have detained 18 suspects, reportedly senior officials involved in the network. This discovery highlights ongoing international concerns about hidden stockpiles following the regime's collapse and the country's…

The Times of India

Cash-strapped Syrians living in tent settlements struggle to return home after Assad's fall

Sobhieh al-Saleh still lives in a tent in the Syrian province of Idlib despite hopes of returning home after a rebel offensive ousted Bashar Assad in late 2024

The Independent UK

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FED:Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State has returned to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp.

AAP

Group of women and children linked to Islamic State land in Melbourne and Sydney with no arrests

Cohort of children and six women who were held in a Syrian camp arrived in Australia on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

Australia prepares for arrival of 19 women and children linked to Isis

Seven women and 12 children from Syrian detention camp expected to arrive in Sydney and Melbourne today

The Independent UK

FED:Second 'ISIS bride' group to face charges upon return

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State are set to arrive back in Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp.

AAP

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State has returned to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp.

AAP

Trump's Pentagon UFO Release Sparks Hidden War Panic With Mystery Objects Caught Over Syria and Lake Huron

Newly released Pentagon footage of UFOs over Syria and Lake Huron has reignited debates on military transparency and national security, with Trump's involvement drawing significant public attention.

International Business Times UK

A&E doctor who escaped Syria for UK left with 'life-changing' brain injury after London crash

Ahmad Alhameed, 47, suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs and serious brain injury when he was hit by a car on November 13 last year

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The Independent UK

A grieving father buries his 6-year-old after a land mine kills 3 children in Syria's Idlib

A landmine explosion in Syria's Idlib province has killed three children and injured four others

The Guardian - AU

Last Australian women and children linked to IS leave Syrian camp before expected return home – report

Federal minister Tanya Plibersek says the group will face same repercussions on arrival in Australia as previous returnees

AAP

FED:Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Women and children with ties to Islamic State have left a refugee camp in Syria ahead of their expected return home to Australia.

AAP

Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Women and children with ties to Islamic State have left a refugee camp in Syria ahead of their expected return home to Australia.

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International Business Times UK

Trump Sends Luxury Cologne Gift and Awkward Inside Joke Letter to Syrian President

Trump's White House meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa turns controversial after a luxury cologne gift and an awkward 'how many wives' joke ignite global backlash and viral debate.

The Independent UK

Blast outside a Syrian defense ministry building kills a soldier, wounds 12 people

A bomb outside a Defense Ministry building in the Syrian capital has killed one soldier and wounded about a dozen other people

France 24

Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb

A car bomb that exploded outside a defence ministry building in Damascus Tuesday killed one Syrian soldier and wounded at least 18 people, authorities said. No group has yet claimed to be responsible for the attack.

Reason

8½-Year Sentence for American Who Fought for ISIS Is Too Lenient, Says Sixth Circuit

The district court had departed downward from the Sentencing Guidelines' recommended sentence of 30 to 50 years.

The Times of India

Syrian refugee found guilty of raping 19-year-old in Bournemouth beach toilet attack

In a chilling case that has captured public attention, a Syrian asylum seeker named Mohammed Abdullah has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman near Bournemouth's popular seaside.

Euronews

Syria needs 'comprehensive security agreement' with Israel, foreign minister tells Euronews

Al-Shaibani calls for a return to the 1974 security agreement between Israel and Syria and demands the withdrawal from territories seized. Remarks coincide with high-level political dialogue between Damascus and Brussels.

Euronews

Russian cargo ship sunk off Spain carried nuclear reactors for North Korea, probe reveals

Spanish investigators have discovered that the Russian cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean in 2024 — originally believed to be part of a weapons retrieval mission to Syria — was secretly carrying nuclear reactor components bound for North Korea.

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