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Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs

Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs

CNN  —  A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria stacked with captagon, an illicit drug…
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

CNN  —  When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time…
At least 44,875 Palestinians killed since October 7, Gaza health ministry says

At least 44,875 Palestinians killed since October 7, Gaza health ministry says

At least 44,875 Palestinians have been killed and another 106,454 injured since Israel launched its war in Gaza on October…
‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week

‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week

Damascus, Syria CNN  —  At Umayyad Square in central Damascus, tens of thousands of people had the party of a…
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell

Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell

CNN  —  Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to…
At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza, hospital officials say

At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza, hospital officials say

Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza have killed at least 17 people, including eight children, on Wednesday, according to authorities at…
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN  —  Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria…
Child killed after shooting attack on Israeli civilian bus in the West Bank

Child killed after shooting attack on Israeli civilian bus in the West Bank

CNN  —  A ten-year-old boy has been killed in a shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the…
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN  —  Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with…
FiFA announces Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup

FiFA announces Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup

FIFA has officially announced that Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2034 World Cup. This makes Saudi…
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