People’s Assembly elections postponed in three provinces

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People’s Assembly elections postponed in three provinces

August 23, 2025

Security concerns in three provinces have delayed the People's Assembly elections The Higher Committee for the People’s Assembly Elections (HCPAE) ...

WORKERS MAINTAIN power generation transformers in the Al-Kiswah area of the Damascus countryside, in Syria, May 26.

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Voices from the Arab press: Damascus between the Druze, Alawites, and Kurds

July 26, 2025

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A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

A wall painted with a damaged drawing of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is pictured in the al-Qadam neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria, March 26, 2025.

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France’s top court says arrest warrant for Assad is invalid, new one can be issued

July 25, 2025

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Mariana Pena, senior legal officer at Open Society Justice Initiative, which helped gather evidence against Assad, described the court's ruling ...

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

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Sa’ar greenlights aid to Syrian Druze as Shara’a’s forces redeploy to Sweida

July 18, 2025

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Yesterday, Israel announced that a ceasefire had been reached in the area, and that the Syrian forces were expected to ...

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Netanyahu: ‘My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job’

July 16, 2025

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Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community.

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

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UN report sees no active Syrian state links to Al Qaeda, may strengthen US ties

July 11, 2025

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The report comes as diplomats expect the United States to seek the removal of UN sanctions on HTS and Sharaa, ...

United Arab Emirates' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan walks with Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa upon his arrival at Al Bateen Executive Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, July 7, 2025.

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Syria’s Sharaa met top Israeli official Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi – report

July 8, 2025

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Sources told the Syrian outlet that it wasn't "the first such meeting" to take place.

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What Syria’s new national emblem says about the post-Assad era

July 4, 2025

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the golden eagle represents 'strength, determination, speed, precision, and innovation'. Syria's government on Thursday unveiled ...

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Former NSC chief Yaakov Amidror supports Israel striking Iran alone

June 4, 2025

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Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, former head of Israel's National Security Council, said that Israel should attack Iran should an unfavorable nuclear ...