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Why Syrian women's political participation is crucial in building the new Syria
After Assad’s fall activists urge that Syrian women's role in the nation's political future requires drafting a new constitution guaranteeing equality in rights ...
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Palestinian refugees in Syria have a message for Gazans: Don't leave your land
Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back ...
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Reconsidering Turkey’s Influence on the Syrian Conflict
Turkey’s influence in Syria is more complex than commonly portrayed. While it has played a role in shaping events, its long-term dominance remains uncertain amid shifting power dynamics. Indeed, the ...
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Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia
A 2017 visit with Syrian President Bashar Assad is another point of contention. Assad was recently deposed as his country’s leader following a brutal civil war in which he was accused of using ...
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Rebel leader who toppled Syria's Assad regime named interim president
A person holds the new Syrian flags in December 2023 in Damascus, after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters) All the armed factions in the country would be disbanded ...
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A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of ...
The Independent22d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
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Southern rebels loom large as Syria's new rulers try to form a national army
NAWA, Syria (AP) — As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from several countries backing either the rebels or ...
New York Post22d
Trump rules only the Stars and Stripes will be flown at State Department buildings around the world
WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...
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State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...
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Civil organizing persisted during Syrian civil war, finds study
Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011 and lasted until the toppling of President Bashar Assad in late 2024?