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Rep. Michael McCaul calls Tulsi Gabbard a “baffling” pick to lead intelligence community

The Austin Republican leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee and predicted Gabbard’s nomination would fail in the Senate.

The Texas Tribune

Venezuela's Maduro Taking Foreign Prisoners As Negotiation Leverage In Case Of Regime Collapse, Top Journalist Suggests

Maduro may be seeking leverage for a potential escape as his contested inauguration day approaches and with the fall of Bashar al-Assad in mind

Latin Times

Syrians Celebrate Fall Of Assad Regime Across The Country

Syrian citizens unite in joyous celebrations across cities after Assad's departure, emphasizing peace and unity.

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Israeli military strikes more than 350 military sites in Syria in past 48 hours

THE Israeli military has said it has struck more than 350 military sites across Syria in the past 48 hours...

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Russian warships 'stay away from their Syria port base' after toppling of Assad regime in blow to Putin

Reports say troops and equipment were being flown out of Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: UK will play more active role in Middle East after fall of Assad regime

KEIR Starmer has said the UK will play a more active role in the Middle East following the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria...

The National (Scotland)

Bashar al-Assad's in-laws 'leave their £1million west London home and flee UK'

Neighbours say Fawaz Akhras and his wife Shar Otri left their home in North Acton a week ago

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Russia 'surprised' at fall of Assad regime as Syria rebel flag flown over Moscow embassy

Assad and his family are reportedly in asylum in Russia after rebel fighters stormed Damascus

Evening Standard

Voices: US bombing of Syria after Assad shows a real fear of what’s next

The US bombing of Syria so soon after the rebels toppled Assad suggests a nervousness from the West about what happens in the country next

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan seeks dialogue with Syria's Assad amid tensions over refugees

Facing mounting domestic tensions over Syrian refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reaching out to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad for dialogue. The initiative, reportedly supported by Moscow, is complicated by Turkey's significant military presence in Syria.

Radio France Internationale

Domicide: the destruction of homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my city, Homs

This article accompanies an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast featuring an interview with the author, Ammar Azzouz.

The Conversation

MoS for External Affair to visit Syria following its return to Arab League

In a significant outreach, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will visit Syria from July 12 to 13, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an announcement. During the visit, MoS Muraleedharan is likely to meet the Syrian leadership in the capital Damascus for wide-ranging discussions.

The Hindu

At least nine killed in Russian air strikes in Syria’s Idlib

More than 34 people wounded in bombings that also targeted a crowded market, rescuers tell Al Jazeera.

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Saudis host Zelenskyy, Assad in new show of diplomatic force

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended an Arab summit in Saudi Arabia and addressed leaders including Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, a pariah in the West and staunch ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service

Saudis welcome Assad in diplomatic win for Syria’s leader

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad touched down in Saudi Arabia to attend an Arab League summit for the first time in 13 years, marking a victory for a leader sanctioned by the U.S. for war atrocities.

Reuters

Jordan pushing Arab peace plan to end Syria conflict

Jordan said ahead of a meeting on Friday to discuss Syria's readmission to the Arab League it was pushing a joint Arab peace plan that could end the devastating consequences of the over decade old Syrian conflict, according to a source close to the matter.

Reuters

Egypt and Syria commit to closer ties as foreign minister visits Cairo

Egypt and Syria agreed to strengthen cooperation on Saturday during the first official visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Cairo in more than a decade, the latest sign of Arab states mending ties with President Bashar al Assad.

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Syria's Assad arrives in UAE in official visit

Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma al Assad, at a time when more Arab states have signalled openness to easing the isolation of Damascus.

Reuters

Syrian rescue group criticises UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a U.N. decision to give Syrian President Bashar al Assad authorisation over aid deliveries through border crossings with Turkey, saying it gave him "free political gain".

France 24

First UN aid convoy crosses into rebel-held territory in Syria

A UN convoy comprised of 11 trucks entered rebel-held territory in northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing on Tuesday. More than 50 other trucks of UN humanitarian aid have already been sent through another crossing at Bab al-Hawa. The UN said on Monday that President Bashar…

Reuters

Syrian President Assad meets UAE FM -state media

Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Sunday met UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in the first such high-level visit by an Arab official since the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, official media reported.

Tribune News Service

Quake aid is political pawn as powers clash over Syria access

Aid deliveries to tens of thousands of Syrians caught up in this week’s earthquake are being hampered by wrangling between rival powers in the country’s more than decade-long war.

WEKU

Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters has died at 93

Over more than a half century, the driven celebrity journalist built one of the most remarkable careers in TV news. She was 93.

Reuters

Calm returns to Syria rebel enclave after deadly internecine fighting

Calm prevailed on Sunday in rebel-controlled northwest Syria a day after a Turkish-brokered truce ended bloody clashes between rival factions which risked wider internecine warfare among opponents of President Bashar al Assad's rule, residents and rebels said.

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