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Syrian Lebanese Women’s Association celebrates 75 years of service
Features Newsday 8 Hrs Ago President Christine Kangaloo, centre, celebrated with members of the Syrian Lebanese Women’s Association’s, including president of the SLWA Genevierve Hadeed, sixth right, at its Diamond Jubilee Gala, Hyatt Regency, Port...
Hannibal Gaddafi’s Health Deteriorates Amid Lebanese Prison Distress
The case of Hannibal Gaddafi reveals how one man’s imprisonment has become entangled in a web of unresolved historical grievances, diplomatic failures, and the ghost of a missing imam. The Prisoner and the Missing Imam Hannibal Gaddafi, son of the...
Hannibal’s Health and Sadr Case Fuel Lebanese-Libyan Tensions
The case of Hannibal Gaddafi reveals how one man’s imprisonment has become a proxy for unresolved historical grievances between Lebanon and Libya. The Shadow of a Missing Imam Hannibal Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has...
Syria’s Interior Ministry announces the arrest of the perpetrators of the Damascus University attack
The Damascus Criminal Investigation Branch arrested the perpetrators of the armed attack that targeted the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and several members of the teaching staff inside his office at Damascus University on October 12. The Interior...
20 Syrian academic journals included in “ARCIF” ranking
The Arab Citation and Impact Factor index “ARCIF” on Saturday, October 25, listed 20 Syrian academic journals in its 2025 edition. Marwan Al-Raeei, head of the ARCIF office at Damascus University, told the state news agency SANA that the indexed...
UN official urges swift reconstruction of Syria to ensure stability
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) called for urgent international efforts to rebuild Syria after 14 years of conflict, warning that delayed reconstruction could deepen instability across the country and...
Syrian, Turkish Red Crescents ink humanitarian agreements
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Turkish Red Crescent signed three cooperation agreements in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to enhance their humanitarian partnership. The agreements aim to support affected and highly vulnerable groups and meet...
Syria’s $216 billion reconstruction bill highlights war’s devastation and geopolitical maneuvering
Syria’s $216 billion reconstruction bill highlights war’s devastation and geopolitical maneuvering The World Bank estimates Syria's reconstruction cost at $216 billion, with residential buildings alone needing $75 billion in repairs. Inflation,...
Hope in Syria: Education Cannot Wait investments support teacher training and continued learning for displaced children in Syria
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In the heart of a refugee camp in Syria, one teacher stands tall at the head of her classroom – offering a lifeline to children eager to learn despite the unrelenting challenges they face. Rudayfah, 40, is...
A Hundred Days on the Disappearance of Hamza Al-Amareen The Head of the Syrian Civil Defense Center in Izraa Abducted while Performing His Humanitarian Duty in Suwayda Governorate
Available in: Damascus – October 24, 2025 Today marks 100 days since the abduction of Hamza Al-Amareen, head of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) center in Izraa, Daraa Governorate, while carrying out a humanitarian mission in Suwayda...
Saudi medical team performs “specialized” surgeries in Damascus
The “Amal” volunteer program, funded by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), is continuing complex joint, orthopedic, and neurological surgeries at the National University Hospital in Damascus, in cooperation...
World Bank Estimates Cost of Rebuilding Syria $216 Billion
Rabat – The World Bank recently issued a report estimating the cost of rebuilding Syria to be $216 billion. After more than 13 years of conflict — a civil war, the rise of the Islamic State, and a refugee crisis — Syria’s infrastructure damage is...
UN: Field developments are worsening needs in Syria
Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told the Security Council that the Syrian crisis is not static, as developments on the ground continue to exacerbate...
Violence in Syria: Two Young Men Assassinated in Wadi al-Nasara
The assassination of two young men in Wadi al-Nasara by masked gunmen allegedly affiliated with Syrian security forces exposes the dangerous breakdown of law and order in a country where state institutions have become instruments of terror rather...
UN urges rapid Syria reconstruction after Assad’s overthrow
The UN calls for urgent global support to rebuild Syria after Assad’s fall, warning that massive destruction threatens stability across the region. The United Nations has called on the international community to urgently assist Syria’s...
Hospitals and health workers under fire
Rebecca Coombes, head of journalism The BMJ rcoombes{at}bmj.com You will have seen the images: the maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, in 2022—its exterior ripped away, wards reduced to rubble, wounded pregnant women and newborns carried from...
United Nations: Rebuilding Syria Is Vital for Stability Across the Entire Region
United Nations: Rebuilding Syria Is Vital for Stability Across the Entire Region ARK News.. The Deputy Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Syria has stated that reconstructing Syria after 14 years of devastation is a...
Damascus Businessmen Forum Aims To Rebuild Regional Trust With Focus on Investment, Not Aid
Business leaders announced the establishment of Damascus SBN Holding Company to fund reconstruction and development The Damascus Businessmen Forum, held at the Royal Semiramis Hotel, brought together leading Syrian entrepreneurs alongside...
Bodies found in Damascus as Assad crimes come to light in Syria
Much of the Qaboun district, where the remains were found, lies in rubble [Getty] Residents of Damascus discovered human remains on Thursday during the renovation of a home in the Qaboun district, the latest in a growing number of grim findings...
Yerevan stresses humanitarian focus of mine action in Syria
October 24, 2025 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the general debate on the agenda item “Assistance in Mine Action” at the Fourth Committee of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Armenia’s delegation emphasized the humanitarian nature...