(2025-04-22). Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, Bangladesh's Muhammed Yunus in Time 100 List 2025. ummid.com Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa and Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's Interim Government Muhammed Yunus have made to the Time 100 — The Most Influential People of 2025 list along with U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
(2025-04-22). Syria arrests Islamic Jihad officials after US ties sanctions relief to ban on Palestinian groups. presstv.ir Syria's HTS regime has detained two Islamic Jihad officials in the Arab country following a US ban on Palestinian groups.
(2025-04-22). Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected. geo.tv 
Mourners attend a funeral at the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception , in Iraq´s predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh , in Nineveh province, which was visited by Pope Francis during his March 2021 tour of Iraq, on Easter Monday on April 21, 2025. —…
(2025-04-22). Senior Islamic Jihad Members Detained in Syria as Ties With Iran Deteriorate. themedialine.org 
(2025-04-22). US Plans To Relocate Troops in Kurdish-Controlled Syria to Two New Military Bases. news.antiwar.com The US plans to establish two new military bases in Kurdish-controlled Syria where it will relocate troops as part of a drawdown of its forces in the country, Rudaw reported on Monday. Bassam Ishaq, a US-based member of the political wing of the US-backed SDF, said the US would establish one new base near the …
(2025-04-22). Syria Detains Top Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leaders After US Demands. news.antiwar.com Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government has been unclear about what their position will be on the Palestinians. That's an important issue because there is a large Palestinian population within Syria. It's also an important topic because the US has recently issued demands for Syria to "ban" all Palestinian groups from operating or fundraising in …
(2025-04-21). De Facto Occupation: Israel's Security Zone Strategy. counterpunch.org 
In recent months, the Israeli Defense Forces have been much taken by a term that augurs poorly for peaceful accord in the Middle East. "Security zones" are being seized in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria. Land is, for claimed reasons of self-defence, being appropriated with brazen assuredness.It is hard, however, to see this latest
(2025-04-21). US Lawmakers Meet Syria's New President as Sanctions Come Under Review. themedialine.org 
(2025-04-21). Is Ethnic Cleansing part of the Ethics of the Great Powers? thealtworld.com The early inhabitants of the Levant are threatened with extinction. Christianity is in danger of ending in the world. | Maria Saadeh, a former member of the Syrian parliament (under the Assad leadership) — an architect and designer. In 2020, she founded her Nonprofit Association for Social Development "Houna Hawyati", focusing on enhancing the Syrian identity on social, economic and cultural levels. | In March 2015, a member of the Syrian parliament,
(2025-04-21). Syria: What New Structures of the State Are Needed? transcend.org 16 Apr 2025 – With the end of the long dictatorship of Bachar al-Assad and the naming of Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as President, there is a need for the Syrians to consider the structures of the state.
(2025-04-21). IDF Chief Tours Occupied Syria, Says Long-Term Control 'Vital'. news.antiwar.com IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir toured the Israeli-occupied area of southwest Syria on Sunday, speaking with commanders and approving new orders to continue the military operations against the area into the future, suggesting a long-term stay is the plan. Israel invaded Syria in December, following the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seizing power from the …