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‘He was like a father to us’: Hezbollah supporters mourn Hassan Nasrallah

Many of Nasrallah’s supporters have expressed anguish and disbelief after Israel assassinated the Hezbollah leader.

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Syria’s al-Assad says Turkey rapprochement efforts unsuccessful

President says Ankara does not need to remove troops from Syria to talk with his government.

Al Jazeera

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal

U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria launched a major attack on three posts manned by pro-government gunmen on Aug. 12, 2024, killing at least 18 fighters in a rare provocation near the border with Iraq.

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Anti-Syrian violence in Turkey complicates normalization process between Turkey and Syria

Chances of a rapprochement between regional rivals Turkey and Syria were raised momentarily on July 22, 2024, with news that the leaders of both countries were set for a much-anticipated meeting aimed at resolving long-standing differences. Within hours, Turkish sources dismissed the rumors of an imminent sit-down between the two…

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Putin Meets Assad Amid Calls To Defuse Turkey-Syria Tensions

President Vladimir Putin held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Moscow amid calls for Russian mediation to cool tensions between Turkey and Syria.

International Business Times

Syria and Turkey: A path to reconciliation, or a defeat of the opposition?

Anti-Syrian riots in Turkey and protests in Syria are a symbol of a period of flux in relations between the countries.

Al Jazeera

Turkey-Syria Rapprochement Likely To Be Gradual: Analysts

After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalisation will likely be gradual due to thorny issues.

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Syrians Prepare For 'Predetermined' Election

Campaign posters have sprung up across Damascus as Syria prepares to hold a parliamentary election in government-held areas on Monday that is designed to renew the ruling Baath party's grip on power.

International Business Times

Erdogan Says May Invite Syria's Assad To Turkey 'At Any Moment'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment", in a sign of reconciliation after the 2011 war broke ties between Ankara and Damascus.

International Business Times

World leaders congratulate Iran’s Pezeshkian on presidential election win

Congratulations pour in after centrist Masoud Pezeshkian defeated challenger and hardliner Saeed Jalili in a run-off.

Al Jazeera

All the Worst Humans by Phil Elwood review – confessions of a cleanup man

A former PR looks back on a career spent whitewashing ‘foreign baddies’

The Guardian - UK

France's top court to examine arrest warrant for Syria's Assad

Prosecutors have asked France's highest court to review the legality of a French arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over deadly chemical attacks on Syrian soil in 2013.

Radio France Internationale

Protests and arrests as anti-Syrian riots rock Turkey

More than 470 people have been taken into custody after crowds attacked Syrian shops and cars in central Turkey.

Al Jazeera

Paris judges confirm arrest warrant for Assad over 2013 chemical attacks

Paris judges confirmed a French arrest warrant for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, alleging his complicity in crimes against humanity related to the 2013 chemical attacks on Syrian soil.

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French court upholds arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad

The Paris appeals court on Wednesday ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and remains in place, lawyers said.

Al Jazeera

French court upholds arrest warrant for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Counterterrorism prosecutors failed to have warrant annulled on grounds that al-Assad enjoys immunity as head of state.

International Business Times

Swedish Court Acquits Former Syrian General Of War Crimes Charges

A Stockholm court on Thursday acquitted a Syrian former general of war crimes charges, saying prosecutors had not proved his involvement in the attacks carried out during the country's civil war.

Radio France Internationale

French court finds three Syrian officials guilty of war crimes

A Paris court has sentenced three members of Syria's Assad regime to life imprisonment for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes in a landmark trial.

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Al Jazeera

France begins first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

Three officials are being tried in absentia over the deaths of two French Syrian men arrested in Damascus in 2013.

International Business Times

France Begins Its First War Crimes Trial Of Syrian Officials

The Paris Criminal Court will hear cases against three officials for their role in the deaths of two French Syrian men, Mazzen Dabbagh and his son Patrick, arrested in Damascus in 2013.

International Business Times

Iran Ally Syria Strives To Stay Out Of Gaza War: Experts

Syria has avoided getting embroiled in the Gaza war, experts said, despite a strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, blamed on Israel, that threatened to ignite a regional conflagration.

International Business Times

US, Allies Must Take Action In Dealing With Iran, Ukraine

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a Senate hearing in early April that Washington's failure to honor its commitment to Kyiv would simply embolden other autocratic rulers who are America's enemies.

International Business Times

Former Syrian General Faces War Crimes Charges In Swedish Court

The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during Syria's civil war.

Al Jazeera

How will Iran respond to Israel’s attack on its Damascus consulate?

Analysts say Iran faces pressure to respond to Israel assassinating a senior commander, but what are Tehran’s options?

Al Jazeera

Why does Israel keep launching attacks in Syria?

Israel launched two of its largest and deadliest strikes on Syria in the past week, promising even more attacks.

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