(2025-09-09). Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa's regime is failing to unite the country, says Rojava revolutionary leader. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-09). Russia sends high-level team to Syria to discuss aid, energy. newarab.com 
Russia on Tuesday sent a big delegation to Syria, headed by its top energy official, in its most visible effort yet to build relations with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in televised comments that Russia and Qatar are discussing humanitarian aid to Syria and the restoration of its energy sector. He did not spell out what form of support they might provide. | Syria's energy sector was c…
(2025-09-09). Syria/France Ochlik/Bouvier/Colvin case: French courts issue seven arrest warrants for senior Syrian officials. fidh.org On 22 February 2012, journalists Rémi Ochlik, Édith Bouvier, and Marie Colvin, photographer Paul Conroy, and interpreter Waël al-Omar were victims of a bombing while they were in an informal press center in the Syrian city of Homs. Rémi Ochlik and Marie Colvin were killed in the bombing. After 13 years of investigation, the investigating judges of the French War Crimes Unit issued arrest warrants for seven former senior Syrian officials for complicity in war crimes and crimes against (…) | – | /…
(2025-09-09). Israel Attacks Sites Near Several Major Syrian Cities. news.antiwar.com Israel has reportedly carried out a number of attacks in northern and central Syria this evening, hitting sites near the major cities of Homs, Palmyra and Latakia. Details about the extent of the damage caused are still emerging. The first of the strikes was reported near Homs, hitting a military base according to Syrian media. …
(2025-09-09). Syria: Over 3,000 Extrajudicial Executions Reported Since Sharaa's Rise To Power. popularresistance.org In the nine months since former Al-Qaeda commander Ahmad al-Sharaa took power in Syria, over 3,000 people have been extrajudicially executed by Syrian security forces and affiliated armed factions, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on 7 September. | Between 8 December of last year and 6 September, SOHR documented the deaths of 10,672 people across the country in acts of violence and violations by local and foreign parties, including 3,020 people who were extrajudicially executed. | "The fall of the Assad regime also coincided with unprecedented security chaos in all Syrian areas," SOHR noted…
(2025-09-09). Libya's moment: From division to a "new Carthage" newarab.com 
I have seen this story before. A decade ago, I wrote about Syria's suffering, the refugee crisis, and the desperate need for safe havens – places where people could find hope, rebuild their lives, and reclaim their dignity. Today, I find myself reflecting on Libya – a country standing at a similar crossroads, but one that holds the promise of renewal and reinvention. | The symptoms are familiar: refugee crises, regional instability, and economic hardship. To treat migration as a standalone issue is to misread the entire picture. Irregular migration is not the root cause – it is the result. The real issue lies…
(2025-09-09). "Yum Yum" : new US Congress release shows Mandelson gushing about 'best pal' Epstein. thecanary.co 
Peter Mandelson, UK ambassador to the US, senior adviser to Keir Starmer and former Blair minister, called convicted paedophile and likely Israeli 'honeytrap' agent Jeffrey Epstein his "best pal", according to a letter in new files released by US Democrats from the Congress 'House Oversight Committee' collection. Mandelson: Epstein is my 'best pal' In a […] | By
(2025-09-09). Huckabee Says the US Won't Tell Israel Not To Annex the Occupied West Bank. news.antiwar.com US Ambassador to Israel said in an interview last week that the US has never asked Israel to "not apply sovereignty," referring to the possibility of Israel annexing parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "The US has never asked Israel to not apply sovereignty," Huckabee said, according to a September 5 post from a journalist …