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Assad-era commander who ruled Sednaya prison arrested in Syria
Pro-Government
The National News
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A former Syrian military official, accused of being responsible for the execution of detainees at the notorious Sednaya prison during the Assad regime, has been arrested. The country's interior ministry said counter-terrorism forces in Damascus...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Syria Hopes for Full Lifting of US Sanctions in Coming Months
US Vice President JD Vance is welcomed by Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee upon his arrival at Ben Gurion airport in Lod, Israel, Oct. 21, 2025. Photo: Nathan Howard/Pool via REUTERS US...
Owner: Bernie Bellan
A Spanish Tourist Is Admitted to the Hospital in Cuba in Critical Condition and With a Deplorable Medical Setting
Pedro Daniel Bernad had to undergo two operations in Santa Clara due to an intestinal obstruction while pneumonia complicated his condition. Pedro Daniel Bernad remains in the Intensive Care Unit of the Arnaldo Milián Castro hospital in Santa...
Owner: Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
Why is Syria seeking rapprochement with Russia despite its unpopularity?
DAMASCUS — In an ornate room in the Kremlin, a meeting unthinkable only a year ago took place last week: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the man at the helm of Syria’s post-Assad political transition, shook hands with Russian President Vladimir...
Owner: Near East Media
QRCS, Zakat Affairs Dept kick off life-saving project for Syrian patients with kidney failure
Tribune News Network Doha With generous funding from the Qatari Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs’ Zakat Affairs Department, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a new humanitarian project to provide emergency dialysis services...
Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025
On Oct. 20 during its annual meeting, the National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 100 new members, including MIT faculty members Dina Katabi and Facundo Batista, along with three additional MIT alumni. Election to the National...
Owner: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Syrian doctors top the list of foreign doctors in Germany
Indeterminate
ARK News
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Syrian doctors top the list of foreign doctors in Germany ARK News… Syrian doctors still occupy first place as the largest group of foreign doctors who do not hold a German passport, as their number has reached the highest level ever. The German...
Owner: Non-transparent
Free, Fast, and Global: The Volunteer Therapy Network Catching Israel’s Next Wave of Trauma
In a smart, human-centered report, Maayan Hoffman spotlights Planetherapy—a sprawling volunteer network offering free mental health care to Israelis and Jews after Oct. 7—and the quiet surge in need as the war cools. Clinical psychologist Igor...
Owner: Felice Friedson
Türkiye hails Syria’s post-Assad progress, urges end to sanctions
Türkiye’s ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday said Syria has made “notable progress” since the Assad regime was removed last December, calling for the restoration of full national authority and continued efforts to lift remaining...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
Türkiye highlights Syria's 'significant progress' despite challenges
HAMILTON, Canada Türkiye's UN envoy on Wednesday highlighted Syria's "significant progress" since the ouster of the Assad regime last December, urging the complete restoration of the country's sovereignty and continued support for lifting...
Syrian efforts to secure a 1 billion dollar grant
For the first time in over ten years, Syria is taking part in the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., with a delegation led by Finance Minister Mohammed Yosr Bernieh and Central Bank Governor Abdul Qader Hasriyeha, signaling...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)
QRCS launches life-saving project for Syrian patients with kidney failure
Damascus: With generous funding from the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs' Zakat Affairs Department, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a new humanitarian project to provide emergency dialysis services in Syria, with a view...
Owner: H.E. Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Al-Thani
Syrian pensioner, 87, wins appeal to live in Britain with his family because he's 'too old to be cared for in his own country'
A Syrian pensioner has won an asylum case to live in Britain after arguing he's too old to be cared for in his home country. Jabra Yazbek, 87, has been granted the chance to live in the UK with his son, who is a British citizen and has not been...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Syria and Lebanon are 'next pieces' in push for Middle East peace, US envoy says
Pro-Government
The National News
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US envoy Tom Barrack has said Syria and Lebanon are the “next two vital pieces” in moves towards peace in the Middle East envisioned in President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war on Gaza. But Lebanon's slow progress on disarming...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Russia seeks to strengthen ties with Syria’s new leadership
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Kremlin, marking the first official visit by a Syrian head of state since Bashar al-Assad's fall. Putin framed Russia's engagement as historically consistent, not...
Owner: Mike Adams
Syria Seeks USD 1 Billion in World Bank Grants
Syria is pursuing a $1 billion grant package from the World Bank, marking a significant step in its reintegration into the global financial system. For the first time in over a decade, Syria participated in the annual meetings of the International...
Owner: Non-transparent
Mass grave discovered near Douma in Damascus countryside
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian Civil Defense announced on Tuesday the discovery of a mass grave near the Chemistry Regiment area in Tal al-Sawan, east of Douma city in the Damascus countryside. According to Civil Defense statements...
Owner: Potomac Media Production, LLC
After renewed threats, doubts grow over the existence of “Ansar al-Sunna” in Syria
A faction calling itself “Saraya Ansar al-Sunna” has renewed threats to attack churches and religious shrines in several Syrian provinces. On 15 October, a Telegram channel under the faction’s name posted a video, viewed by Enab Baladi, showing...
Owner: Enab Baladi (Non-profit)
New mass grave discovered near Syrian capital
Pro-Government
News.Az
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Syrian civil defense teams retrieved the remains of 20 people from a mass grave east of the city of Douma in the Damascus countryside on Tuesday, News.Az reports citing foreign media. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya channel, citing a civil defense...
Owner: Non-transparent
Despite Fall of Assad and Recent Elections in Syria, Minorities Still Aren’t Safe
QAMISHLI, Syria — “We Yazidi people are extremely afraid that we will be exterminated,” says Menaf Jaafar, a Yazidi Kurd in Aleppo, northern Syria. As a member of a religious minority, he says his people fear the new Syrian government. “It...
Owner: Zuade Kaufman