(2025-12-08). Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns — but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes. |
(2025-12-08). Israel won't relinquish newly occupied Syrian territory near Damascus, Netanyahu says. tehrantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his military will not withdraw from territories it occupied in southern Syria, Anadolu reported Monday.
(2025-12-08). 'This ain't gonna work': How Russia pulled the plug on Assad. responsiblestatecraft.org In early November of last year, the Assad regime had a lot to look forward to. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had just joined fellow Middle Eastern leaders at a pan-Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia, marking a major step in his return to the international fold. After the event, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had spent years trying to oust Assad,
(2025-12-08). How probable is it that Assad will return? thealtworld.com What role does Moscow play, and why are Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey the most vulnerable? | The global news agency "Reuters" broadcasted a very lengthy report (at least 2,500 words) about a movement being undertaken by five supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who have been planning for some time to stage a coup to overthrow the current regime led by interim President Ahmad al-Shara and restore the previous regime to power, if not throughout Syria, then at least in the Alawite areas of the northern coast. | According to the agency, citing stolen material, General Kamal Hassan, head of military intelligen…
(2025-12-08). Increasing trade, economic exchanges with Iran seriously pursued: Belarusian ambassador. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- In a meeting with Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, Belarusian Ambassador to Iran Dmitry Koltsov stated: "We are seriously pursuing increased trade and economic exchanges between Iran and Belarus".
(2025-12-08). Tehran hosts meeting of African envoys to boost science, health cooperation. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iranian officials and the ambassadors of 19 African countries to Tehran have discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the fields of science, education, research, and health.
(2025-12-08). China, U.S. business communities urged to strengthen ties. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng speaks at the China-US Business Cooperation Forum, co-hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Meridian International Center in Washington on Thursday.
(2025-12-07). The Taliban at a Crossroads. moderndiplomacy.eu When President Donald Trump met Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office last month, it crystallized how fast international politics can reorder yesterday's "unthinkable." Al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda-linked commander who carried a U.S. bounty, was received in Washington as a head of state whose cooperation the White House now sees as useful for …
(2025-12-07). Facebook Commentary by Eva Bartlett Re. War Propagandizing Media Outlets. voicesfromsyria.com Al Arabiya—one of the more grotesque war propagandizing outlets with the blood of Syrians on its hands—is sharing leaked videos of Bashar al-Assad from 2018, filmed (likely secretly) by his former advisor, Luna al-Shibl. These videos are being widely shared on social media, so I wanted to add my comments. The sleazy media outlet is …