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The rules-based order died in Gaza. Will international law live?
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
This new international law is not strong enough to stop a genocide (yet). But, for the first time in five centuries, it exists. It is here. And it is ours to mould, writes Alonso Gurmendi [photo credit: Getty Images] It’s been nearly 21 months...
Damascus launches 2025 Summer Club Festival as part of “Damascus Prepares” initiative
SANA
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July 8, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Minister of Culture, Mohammad Yassin Saleh, and Damascus Governor, Maher Marwan, inaugurated the 2025 Summer Club Festival Monday evening as part of the “Damascus Prepares” campaign. The initiative reflects the Governorate’s...
Syrian asylum seeker says freeze on claims 'like slowly dying'
BBC
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ShareSave Tuka Fattal says this situation is "very difficult" and would not wish it on anyone A Syrian woman has said waiting to find out whether she can stay and work in the UK has been like "slowly dying". The UK government paused Syrian asylum...
Syrian President Begins Gulf Tour Following Easing of International Sanctions
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 8, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has begun a tour of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, marking his second visit to the region and his first since most international sanctions on Syria were lifted. The trip, which began in the United...
Syria calls for investment to help revive nation’s damaged infrastructure
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Syria's energy minister Mohammed al-Bashir on Monday made a public appeal for investment to help revive the country's severely damaged energy infrastructure. "It is no secret that we are facing enormous challenges in the energy sector,...
Minister Makes News By Mixing Faith With Psychedelic Drugs
Religion Unplugged
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(OPINION) It’s not every day somebody from Mt. Sterling, the small town I’ve lived in more than 50 years, is featured in the New Yorker magazine. The New Yorker is arguably the swankiest periodical in the country. So when Mt. Sterling native Hunt...
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Syria sanctions lifted, next could be Iran: Trump after meeting Netanyahu
Firstpost
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump has suggested that the US could lift sanctions on Iran after doing so for Syria a few weeks ago. His comments came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the US President at the White House on Monday. “We took...
SYRIA-DAMASCUS-PETROLEUM-EXPO
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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(250708) -- DAMASCUS, July 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Motor oil products are displayed in front of the Petrol Ofisi booth at the 6th Syria International Exhibition for Petroleum, Energy, and Mineral Resources in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2025. (Photo by...
Syria battles wildfires for fifth day as climate change worsens
BNE Intellinews
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Firefighting teams from Syria, Turkey and Jordan have battled wildfires in northern Latakia's countryside for five consecutive days, SANA reported on July 7. Syria's minister of emergency and disaster management, Raed Al-Saleh, confirmed that...
Syrian-Origin Woman Who Met Zohran Mamdani On 'Hinge'. She May Soon Be New York City's 1st...
News18
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July 8, 2025
Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 06:49 IST Rama Duwaji, the 27-year-old multimedia artist, could become New York City's first lady if Mira Nair's 33-year-old son Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral elections Zohran is the Democrat nominee for NYC mayor...
Report: Syrian leader al-Sharaa met with Israeli national security advisor
Ynet
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July 8, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad al‑Shara reportedly met Monday with Israel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi, Syrian sources said. One source called the meeting “a significant step in the Syrian‑Israeli negotiations.” The report noted...
South Africa Is No Longer Alone on the International Stage
IOL
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Vashna Jagannath|Published 31 minutes ago 5min South Africa’s position on the human catastrophe in Gaza has been consistent, lawful and morally serious. It has insisted that international law must be applied equally to all countries, regardless of...
Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah
BBC
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Israel's defence minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, Israeli media reports say. Israel Katz told journalists on Monday he wanted to establish a...
Israel expands its occupation in southern Syria
Sun Online International
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The Israeli military has established six new bases in Syria’s southern provinces of Quneitra and Daraa over the past three months, further expanding its presence in violation of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement after the collapse of the Bashar al...
Did Israel's national security chief meet with Syria's president?
Israel Hayom
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July 8, 2025
According to two sources who spoke with the Arab outlet Al-Joumhuriya, Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa – also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani – held a meeting with Israel's National Security Council chief, Tzachi Hanegbi, in Abu Dhabi...
Will Syria's Kurds have a voice in the new government?
KXJZ - California
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July 8, 2025
NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government. Sponsor Message
TOBB Plans Delegation to Damascus
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) is organizing a delegation set to visit Damascus with the aim of exploring opportunities to assist in Syria’s rebuilding efforts and rejuvenate its private sector and entrepreneurial...
Daraa and Irbid governorates explore strengthening Syrian-Jordanian relations
SANA
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July 8, 2025
Daraa, SANA- Daraa Governor Anwar Taha al-Zoubi received an official Jordanian delegation led by Irbid Governor Radwan Mohammad Ali Atoum, marking the first-of-its-kind visit aimed at strengthening communication and deepening cooperation between...
Trump signs executive order terminating Syria sanctions: White House
Global Times
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 30, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order terminating Syria sanctions,...
UAE Leader talks with Syria’s Leader to establish cooperation
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Monday with visiting Syrian leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa to explore avenues for expanding cooperation between their two nations, according to official reports. The meeting focused on...