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from Al Hal, published on The Syrian Observer, May 22, 2025 More than 1,800 Syrian security personnel are currently undergoing intensive training in Qatar and Saudi Arabia as part of a sweeping regional initiative to restructure and professionalise Syria’s internal security forces, Al-Hal Net has learned from exclusive sources. The …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 14, 2025 Rubio made the comments during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, coinciding with reports of talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Turkiye on 15 …

from EREM News, published by The Syrian Observer, May 11, 2025 Founded in Moscow, the party reportedly aims to pave the way for the creation of an autonomous coastal region under the nominal authority of Damascus A Russian intelligence source has revealed the establishment of the first political party claiming …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 12, 2025 Syria’s self-appointed interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa will not attend the upcoming Arab League summit in the Iraqi capital, according to an Arab diplomatic source who spoke with AFP on 12 May. In his stead, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will lead …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, May 4, 2025 More grandstanding by the evil one/  Seems like they actually bombed the grounds of the Presidential Palace.  Seems likely that a-Jolani/al-Sharaa wasn’t present at the time; likely in Europe getting money to govern. [jb] Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has occupied …

MEE Staff, published on Middle East Eye, April 24, 2025 Syria’s president has urged western countries to relieve his country of sanctions and allow it to rebuild after 14 years of war The UK has lifted sanctions on Syria’s defence and interior ministries and a range of its intelligence agencies …

from The News Desk, published on The Cradle, April 22, 2025 Two top officials from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement in Syria have been detained by Syrian security forces. Khaled Khaled, head of PIJ operations in Syria, and Yasser al-Zafari, head of the organizational committee, were arrested five days …

from the Newsroom,  on Mideast Discourse, March 27, 2025 Sadly, I missed this before.  I had met Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, and like him very much.   The highest Sunni cleric in Syria when I met hi, he was a passionate man, but also tolerant, with a sharp mind and sharper …

This is a powerful video from FreePalestineTV.video.   It includes some difficult images, but what stands out is an interview with a particularly articulate gentleman, an Alawite now living in a refugee center in a town in Lebanon.  Click the image below to view it.  

from the News Desk at The Cradle, April 4, 2025 The Israeli army is organizing hiking tours for civilians inside recently occupied Syrian territory during the upcoming Passover holiday, according to Israeli media reports. The tours, coordinated by the Israeli military’s Northern Command and 210th Division alongside the “Friends on …