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UN rights chief says atrocities committed during Assad’s regime must not be repeated

Anadolu Agency 15 Jan 2025
The UN Human Rights Office, in a post on X, confirmed that Turk was in Damascus as part of a trip covering Syria and Lebanon ... Bashar Assad, Syria's leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on Dec.
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SDF ready to transfer oil file to Damascus government, but with conditions

Enab Baladi 15 Jan 2025
... is defined between the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the center (Damascus) and other regions at all levels according to a consensual democratic constitution.”.
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Syrian refugees in Iraq fear return to homeland due to presence of PKK/YPG terror group

Anadolu Agency 15 Jan 2025
Darweesh expressed hope for dialogue between Syria’s ethnic and religious groups, emphasizing the need for the Kurds to form alliances with Damascus to ensure a safe and peaceful return ... "Damascus is sweet, but home is sweeter.
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The Iraqi Stance on Events in Syria: Between Legitimate Fears and Sectarian Rhetoric

The Washington Institute 15 Jan 2025
This stance was heavily influenced by the Baghdad-Damascus relationship, shaped significantly by Iran’s role, as well as the jihadist background of Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, who leads the factions in Syria.
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The “new Syria”: Should Turkey be repatriating Syrians?

The Jakarta Post 15 Jan 2025
It has been a month since the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec ... in Damascus had reopened ... 8, 2025, meeting, where a divided Council on Syria's civil war appeared united on the issue.
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Turkish business community eager to tap Syria's economic potential

China Daily 15 Jan 2025
Following the fall of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's government on Dec 8, Ankara has voiced its support for Syria's new leadership, with the reopening of the Turkish embassy in Damascus and ...
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Electricity improvement will take two months in Syria

Enab Baladi 15 Jan 2025
Omar Shakrouq, the Minister of Electricity in the Damascus caretaker government, stated that returning to pre-2010 electricity generation levels in Syria will take three years and requires a cost of up to $40 billion to restore the networks.
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Syrian FM Makes First Official Visit To Türkiye Today

MENA FN 15 Jan 2025
(MENAFN - Nam News Network) DAMASCUS, Jan 15 (NNN-SANA) – Syria's new foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, announced through social media yesterday that, he will make his first official visit ... .
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Syria detains Egyptian after videos threatening Egypt's Sisi

Straits Times 15 Jan 2025
DAMASCUS - Syria's new authorities have detained an ...
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Israel's Air Force blazes air superiority path to Iran's border

Business Insider 15 Jan 2025
Its power was so formidable in Syria that the Assad regime and Russia secretly asked Israel to spare Assad's military, according to allegedly classified documents found in the country after that brutal regime collapsed in December.
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Outgoing CIA Director Says ‘No Sign’ Iran Developing Nuclear Weapons

Scheerpost 15 Jan 2025
At the same time, the Biden administration has supported the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), for years, including after it conquered Damascus from its stronghold of Idlib Governorate in early December.
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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 17, medics say, as Hamas accepts a ceasefire draft

The Call 15 Jan 2025
Concerns persist over HTS’s ability to govern Syria’s diverse sectarian communities ... DAMASCUS, Syria — The first class of Syrian police cadets has graduated since the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
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Head of hostage NGO believes US journalist Tice still in Syria

Hindustan Times 14 Jan 2025
Head of hostage NGO believes US journalist Tice still in Syria. DAMASCUS, - The head of an American organisation focused on hostage releases said on Monday he believes U.S ... Tice was detained at a checkpoint in Daraya, near Damascus, in August 2012.
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Syria's interim FM to visit Türkiye

Xinhua 14 Jan 2025
DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syria's interim foreign minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani announced he will pay a visit to Türkiye on Jan ... The visit comes during a time of active shuttle diplomacy in Syria.

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