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Syrian Migrant Arrested After Axe Attack on High-Speed German Train Headed for Austria
[your]NEWS
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July 3, 2025
At least five injured in ICE train assault before passengers overpower suspect near Bavarian town of Straßkirchen. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom STRAßKIRCHEN, Germany — A 20-year-old Syrian migrant was arrested Thursday after attacking passengers...
Syrian man injures four passengers with hammer on ICE train in southern Germany, police say
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 03/07/2025 - 18:50 GMT+2 A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with a hammer on Thursday before he was detained by police, authorities said....
'Syrian' axeman attacks German train passengers, leaving four injured before he is overpowered
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
This story is developing, more to follow By JAMES REYNOLDS and PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 10:38 EDT, 3 July 2025 | Updated: 11:02 EDT, 3 July 2025 Several people were injured after a man wielding an axe attacked passengers on a busy train in...
Beyond the HeadlinesDoes the easing of US sanctions on Syria come with strings attached?
The National News
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During a visit to the Gulf in May, US President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement that he would lift sanctions on Syria. This week, he kept that promise. He signed an executive order on Monday to waive or review penalties, some of which...
The 23rd International Medical Conference Kicks Off at Damascus university
SANA
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July 4, 2025
Damascus, SANA – The 23rd International Medical Conference, organized by the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) in cooperation with the Ministries of Health and Higher Education and Scientific Research, started Friday at the auditorium of...
Syrian Investors Consider Returning to Aleppo Despite Obstacles
Enab Baladi
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July 2, 2025
Enab Baladi – Mohammad Deeb Bazt For many Syrians hoping to invest in Aleppo, the outlook remains uncertain. While the city has regained a portion of its commercial vitality, it continues to suffer from widespread destruction and lacks the...
A New Road to Damascus: Trump Administration Lifts US Sanctions on Syria
Lexology
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Pursuant to a sweeping new executive order (EO) issued on June 30, 2025, the Trump administration has lifted virtually all U.S. sanctions targeting Syria, shuttered the Syria sanctions program administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control...
Special reportInside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists
The National News
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Former warlord Ghazwan Al Salmoni carved a niche in the Syrian civil war, commanding an abduction and extortion ring that specialised in ambushing lorry cargo traffic near his home in the centre of the country. He held absolute power as a...
The Story of the New Visual Identity of the Syrian Arab Republic
SANA
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July 3, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Syria launched its New Visual Identity Thursday, featuring the Syrian golden eagle as a new emblem for the country. The Symbol of the Syrian Golden Eagle: Past and Present In Islamic history, the eagle was a prominent symbol in the...
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Syria
International Christian Concern
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July 3, 2025
7/3/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — The White House this week announced the official easing of sanctions on Syria, a move that follows an in-person meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in...
Syrian, GCC Chambers of Commerce talks to boost cooperation
SANA
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July 2, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Chairman of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Alaa Omar al-Ali, and -Chairman of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, Issam al-Ghraywati,, discussed with the Secretary-General of the Federation of Chambers of the Gulf...
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE: U.S. Foreign Policy With Syria Shifts
Brownwood News - Texas
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On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to lift sanctions on Syria to promote the safety and prosperity of Syrians. The Syrian sanctions program has served as a testament to aggressive U.S. foreign policy with Syria since 1979....
Damascus archbishop: As Syrian Church continues to diminish, there are signs of hope
The Catholic Spirit - Minnesota
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July 2, 2025
Archbishop Samir Nassar, center, with Father Daniel Griffith, pastor and rector of the Basilica of St. Mary, and Deacon Mickey Friesen, director of the Center for Mission, at the Basilica in Minneapolis June 26. The leader of the Maronite...
Special reportInside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists
The National News
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Former warlord Ghazwan Al Salmoni carved a niche in the Syrian civil war, commanding an abduction and extortion ring that specialised in ambushing lorry cargo traffic near his home in the centre of the country. He held absolute power as a...
Sheikh Mohammed funds life-saving treatment for Syrian girl
The National News
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, is to cover Dh7 million ($1.9 million) in medical treatment for a young girl with spinal muscular atrophy. The announcement came after Yaqeen Kankar’s uncle posted a video on social...
When will UN lift sanctions on Syria’s interim government?
The National News
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The US is preparing to circulate to the UN Security Council a draft resolution calling for the lifting of sanctions on Syria’s leader Ahmad Al Shara. Discussions are already under way between the Security Council's permanent members – the US,...
How Syria Buried the Assad Regime’s Victims in Mass Graves
The New York Times
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July 3, 2025
The Najha cemetery is about five miles south of Damascus, the capital. It was established decades ago as a modest burial ground for people from Damascus and neighboring towns. Shortly after the crackdown on the Syrian revolution in March 2011,...
At least 4 killed in explosion in central Syria
Xinhua News Agency
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DAMASCUS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- An explosion rocked the village of Jabrin, east of the central Syrian city of Hama, on Wednesday, killing at least four civilians and injuring nine others, according to Syria's health authorities. Syrian Civil Defense...
Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters
Sada Elbalad
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July 3, 2025
Thu 03 Jul 2025 | 01:57 PM Moscow branch of Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center, affiliated with Russian authorities and state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, is treating members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) injured in...
Hospital in Deir ez-Zor struggles to stay open after loss of funding
North Press Agency
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July 2, 2025
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The director of a hospital in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, told North Press on Wednesday that the medical staff is facing mounting challenges following the suspension of support from a...