(2025-07-01). Trump ends US sanctions on Syria, opening path to global reintegration. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. — ReutersTrump lifts US sanctions on Syria, keeps sanctions on Assad.Easing sanctions aims to boost foreign investment.US to look at suspension…
(2025-07-01). Kurdish journalist Hassan Zaza detained in Syria, whereabouts unknown. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-01). Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Judge and Ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his Adventures. juancole.com By Ismail Albayrak, Australian Catholic University In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. (The Conversation) — Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla ("legal affairs are my ancestral profession,") he evidently came from an intellectually distinguished family. …
(2025-07-01). Iran's UN ambassador rejects 'unconditional surrender' as path to negotiation. presstv.ir Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations asserted that "unconditional surrender" cannot be deemed as negotiation, emphasizing the futility of engaging in talks with the US if they continue to dictate conditions to Iran.
(2025-07-01). Iran envoy to Armenia leaves meeting over presence of 'hostile' US media. presstv.ir Iran's ambassador to Armenia has walked out of a National Press Club meeting, in protest over the presence of a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent, who "works for our enemies."
(2025-07-01). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.