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Western powers warn Syria’s new Islamist rulers over foreign jihadists in army
Islamist jihadists loyal to Syria's new ruler Ahmed Sharaa, Golani, are securing high-ranking positions within the Syrian Army, January 2025....
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in as US raises bounty to $25 million
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro salutes supporters on his inauguration day for a third term at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas,...
Israel seeks global support to rescue woman held captive in Iraq
Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023, reportedly by Shiite militias. Photo: Tsukov's FB JERUSALEM,— Israeli officials...
Turkey rejects France’s role in Syrian Kurdistan, calls US its only ‘counterpart’ in Syria
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, January 8, 2025. Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry ANKARA,— Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on...
US, French forces may secure Syrian Kurdistan’s border with Turkey: Kurdish official
Ilham Ahmed, a senior Syrian Kurdish official and co-head of the Foreign Relations Department in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of...
Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (center), reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn...
Syrian Kurds tell Damascus they do not seek independence and support unity
General Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), 2025. Photo: AFP QAMISHLO,—...
US efforts underway to prevent Turkey’s northern Syria offensive, Blinken says
Secretary Antony J. Blinken (right) speaks with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, during a meeting with the foreign ministers of...
Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including women, UN says
Photo: Creative Commons/farsnews/wikimedia GENEVA,— The number of executions in Iran reached 901 last year, marking a sharp increase and the...
Trump doesn’t rule out use of force over Panama canal, Greenland
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, June 6, 2024. Photo: Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore/flickr PALM BEACH,— U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday declined...
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