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UN security council denounces violence targeting civilians in Sweida
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Security Council issued a strong condemnation on Sunday against the recent violence targeting civilians in Sweida, a predominantly Druze area in southern Syria. In a presidential statement, the council voiced serious...
UN Security Council Denounces Escalation of Violence in Sweida
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the recent attacks on civilians in Sweida, a predominantly Druze area in southern Syria. In a presidential statement, the council expressed profound concern over the spike...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Pays Visit to Gaza Border Crossing
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty firmly dismissed on Monday statements by Israeli officials regarding the idea of a so-called "Greater Israel." During a visit to the Rafah border crossing, which connects Egypt to the besieged Gaza...
New bond reshapes Middle East
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Following the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024, Syria entered a new and uncertain political era. Power shifted to a loose coalition of opposition groups, with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (banned in Russia) emerging as the leading...
Syrian FM voices desire for Russia’s partnership
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) During an official visit to Moscow, Syria’s Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani expressed his government’s desire for close cooperation with Russia and emphasized the need for relations grounded in mutual respect. His remarks come after...
US Envoy Urges Calm Amid Tensions in Suwayda
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack voiced alarm over the resurgence of unrest in Syria’s Suwayda and Manbij areas. He called on all parties involved to engage in calm discussions and peaceful negotiations. Violence broke...
Syrian security member gets killed, others harmed due to violation of truce by Druze
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) A member of Syria’s security forces was killed and several others wounded after armed groups led by Druze figure Hikmet al-Hajri breached a ceasefire in the southern province of Suwayda, according to local reports. Outlawed factions...
Trump imposes steep tariffs on 6 Arab nations
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a new wave of tariffs on Thursday targeting six Arab nations, as part of his administration’s broader effort to “rebalance trade” with global partners. According to an executive order from the White...
ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 15, 2025
Your Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to be with you today. Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to Your Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn for the kind invitation...
Syrian information minister says Israel doesn’t want stable, untied country
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Syrian Information Minister Hamza Mustafa accused Israel of aiming to divide Syria by backing Druze leader Hikmet al-Hajri in Suwayda to establish a canton-style administration in the southern part of the country. Mustafa told Anadolu...
Buses Reach Daraa to Evacuate People from Suwayda
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Six transportation buses reached Syria’s eastern Daraa province on Saturday as part of an operation to evacuate noncombatants from the adjacent Suwayda region, according to a Syrian government-run news outlet. This step marks part of...
Syrian FM states country relying on Russian backing in push for ‘domestic unity’
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Syria is looking to Russia for support in rebuilding national unity following continued outbreaks of sectarian violence, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said during a visit to Moscow. The situation in Syria has remained unstable...
Hakan Fidan Visits Qatar for Discussions
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan convened with his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, according to Turkish diplomatic officials. Fidan arrived in Doha for a two-day trip, the officials...
Hakan Fidan Urges YPG to Cease Threats
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan issued a stern warning on Wednesday to the YPG, urging them to immediately stop posing a danger to Türkiye and the surrounding region. During a joint press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad...
Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy of distraction mostly comes up empty
Middle East Institute
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August 14, 2025
All eyes this week are on Alaska, where US President Donald Trump will hold a pivotal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the Ukraine war. But the United States remains consumed by several domestic issues, including...
Gulf Arabs fear Israel is becoming Goliath
Middle East Institute
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August 13, 2025
As the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords in the Middle East and into the Caucasus and Central Asia, it overlooks a dramatic shift in perception across the Arab and Muslim world. Where once Israel might have been viewed as...
Jordan, Egypt Forge Deeper Cooperation Across Key Sectors
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The Jordanian-Egyptian Joint Higher Committee convened on Tuesday in Amman, with Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly leading efforts to intensify bilateral collaboration. According to a...
First group of Syrians returns home under government-backed repatriation plan
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 120 Syrian refugees crossed back into Syria from Lebanon on Tuesday through the Masnaa border point, marking the initial phase of a government-supported repatriation initiative. Earlier in the day, the refugees gathered at a...
Kremlin unveils specifics of Putin-Netanyahu phone call
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, focusing on the rising tensions in the Middle East, particularly in Syria and between Israel and Iran, the Kremlin...
Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East?
Middle East Institute
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July 28, 2025
After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in new strategic and political territory. Two...