(2025-09-23). Take It From a Syrian: Here's How Informant Culture Rots Your Society. theintercept.com 
A government building shows a defaced picture of former President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Photo: Karam Almasri/NurPhoto via Getty Images | Authoritarianism does not begin with prisons or torture chambers. It begins with suspicion — when loyalty is measured not by what you believe but by whom you are willing to expose. In East Germany, the Stasi turned neighbors into watchmen. In Chile under Pinochet, a whisper in a café could summon the police. In Iraq under Saddam, cousins betrayed cousins, sons betrayed fathers. And in Syria, where I grew up, even the walls were said to…
(2025-09-23). Syria: March Atrocities Demand Senior Level Accountability. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Syrian government forces in the western city of Latakia, Syria, on March 9, 2025. | © 2025 OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images | The Syrian transitional government has promised accountability for March 2025 violence, but it has provided little transparency on whether its investigation has examined the role of senior military or civilian leaders, or what steps it will take to hold those with command authority to account.Failing to hold accountable any commanders and officials responsible for deploying and directing abusive forces leaves the door open to further reprisals and atroci…
(2025-09-23). Susan Watkins: Israel after Fordow. newleftreview.org Netanyahu is building on the obliteration of Gaza to launch an external offensive across multiple fronts, aiming at cantonization in Lebanon and Syria, and regime change, if not state break-up, in Iran. What explains the West's political investment in an Israeli-centric Middle East, on conspicuous display during June's Twelve-Day War?
(2025-09-23). How would an Israel-Syria security deal impact the Middle East. newarab.com 
Israel and Syria may be on the verge of signing a If signed, the deal would give Israel a For the US, it would be a diplomatic win, while Syria's new government
(2025-09-23). Eight million volunteers for the Army. unitedworldint.com Interview with Venezuela's ambassador to Türkiye. By Adnan Tàºrkkan Coup Attempts, economic sanctions, election interference… Now the US appears to be preparing another attack on Venezuela, but this time with its own arms. We were guest to Venezuela's Ambassador to Ankara, Freddy Molina at his residence in Türkiye's capital. The Ambassador explained the US's objectives …
(2025-09-23). Afghan footprint deepens in Pakistan TTP attacks. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistani authorities have determined that a striking 70 per cent of terrorists involved in recent attacks carried out by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were Afghan nationals, a steep rise from the 5 ñ10 percent recorded in earlier years, sources told The Express Tribune on Monday. | The startling revelation was made by Pakistan's special representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq at a recent closed-door meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Afghanistan held in Dushanbe, according to the sources familiar with the development. | The disclosure led the Iranian…
(2025-09-23). Pakistan urges dialogue, restraint to end Ukraine conflict. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan has urged dialogue and restraint to avert escalation after reported Russian incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace, warning that diplomacy remains the "only path" to sustainable peace. | Addressing an emergency UN Security Council session on Monday, Pakistan's Permanent Representative Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad reaffirmed Islamabad's support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all member states. He said the conflict in Ukraine, now entering its fourth year, continues to threaten regional and global stability. | "Pakistan has repeatedly drawn attention to the negative consequence…
(2025-09-23). France leads slew of nations recognizing Palestinian state at UN conference. haaretz.com Macron announces recognition at opening of Saudi-French conference on the two-state solution, says France will open an embassy in Palestine only after the hostages are released ‚ñ Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pledges reform ‚ñ Israel's ambassador to the UN: 'This is not a move for peace, but dangerous political theater'…
(2025-09-23). Palestine flag raised at London embassy after UK recognition. newarab.com 
The Palestinian flag was raised outside what is now Palestine's embassy in London on Monday, a day after the British government's historic The head of the Palestinian Mission, and soon-to-be ambassador to the UK "We are gathered today in front of the Palestinian Mission to the UK here in London to mark a historic moment," Zomlo…