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Qatar’s Permanent Representative to UN meets Envoy for Syria
Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations H E Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani met with United Nations ...
CENTCOM kills key figure of al-Qaida affiliate in Syrian airstrike
The U.S. military said Thursday night that it killed a senior operative of an al-Qaida-affiliated group in an airstrike in ...
Sharaa vows to pursue criminals as Syria's transitional president
In a pre-recorded speech, Sharaa vowed to "pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes", whether they were in Syria or abroad, and to establish "real transitional ...
Israel to keep troops in Syria after Assad’s fall, Katz confirms
The IDF entered the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and established a presence there. Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister ...
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee spy agencies, grilled on Snowden, Syria and Russia
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, faces tough questions from senators on Russia, ...
UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025, warning lives are at risk
The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday appealed for $500 million in extra-budgetary resources for 2025 to support ...
Middle East: 3 Israeli, 5 Thai hostages released
Palestinian groups and Israel are carrying out a third hostage-prisoner exchange under a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Israel ...
UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025 for human rights monitoring
The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday appealed for $500 million in extra-budgetary resources for 2025 to support ...
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief's nomination fight
In 2015, Gabbard was part of a congressional trip led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to the Turkish-Syrian border to see the impact of the war. As part of that trip, they visited Gaziantep, where civilians ...
Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president
The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim ...