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Steep uphill battle: The many challenges in building Syria's new army
Those undertaking the colossal task of building Syria’s new army face significant challenges. While former rebel commanders ...
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Asharq Al-Awsat Tours Homs, the ‘Capital’ of Syria’s Revolution, to Witness its Revival
In the heart of Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, the new Clock Square, nestled between the governorate building, the Teachers' Syndicate, and the Atassi Tower, reflects a slow yet noticeable return ...
Syrian gas attack witnesses coerced into false testimony face new threats at home
In central Damascus, you could be forgiven for doubting that a war had ever occurred. The ancient old city in the Syrian ...
Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday
More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will be able to vote in Germany’s national election for the first time this weekend ...
Middle East Eye2h
Are Arab dissidents facing a new wave of repression?
Recent extraditions between Middle Eastern states facilitated through an opaque arrest warrant system have left many ...
Lebanon's Hezbollah to bury Nasrallah in mass funeral
Lebanon's Hezbollah will bury its former leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday nearly five months after he was killed in an ...
Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday. Here's what they hope for
More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will be able to vote in Germany’s national election for the first time this weekend ...
Altoona Mirror4h
Homecoming brings Syrian Jews hopeful to return
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago, they were met by former ...
Foreign Affairs5h
In Assad’s Fall, an Echo of the Arab Spring
The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage. The first wave of ...
Syria's Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future
It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. The Saint Odisho church was blown up by the Islamic State group a decade ...
Greek City Times15h
Cyprus Uses Sanctions Leverage to Steer Syria Away from Turkey Deal
Cyprus is using the leverage of potential sanctions relief to steer Syria's interim government away from a controversial ...
Al-Monitor16h
Eight civilians killed in Syria UXO blast: monitor, civil defence
Eight civilians including three children were killed on Thursday when unexploded munitions ignited at a house in northwestern Syria, a war monitor and the civil defence said.The Syrian Observatory for ...