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Syria Bans Import of Used Cars, Sparking Public Outcry and Government Justification
The Syrian Observer
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June 30, 2025
The Syrian Ministry of Economy’s recent decision to ban the import of used cars has ignited widespread controversy, dividing public opinion between those who view it as a necessary measure to protect the economy and others who see it as a fresh...
Trump signs executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria
Ottawa Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Fatima Hussein And Matthew Lee Published Jun 30, 2025 • 2 minute read In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with...
FRONTLINE: Preview | Syria After Assad
WFYI - Indiana
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July 01, 2025 FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa’s rise to power and the emerging threats...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Lift Sanctions on Syria
The Epoch Times
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June 30, 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on May 23, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 30 to lift most sanctions on Syria, giving the Middle-Eastern country an...
Syria's Hollywood: Qatari investors back $1.5bn Damascus Gate project
The National News
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Syria hopes to attract artists and filmmakers under a $1.5 billion deal with Qatari investors to build a creative quarter known as Damascus Gate. The deal between Syria's new rulers and Qatari company Al Maha International is the latest in a...
Security Source Tell Al-Manar: Syrian Gang Affiliated with ISIL and Mossad Dismantled in Beirut’s Dahieh
Al Manar
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June 30, 2025
Lebanon’s General Security Agency carried out on Monday a raid operation in Borj Al-Barajneh area, Beirut’s Southern Suburb (Dahieh), dismantling a terrorist gang, composed of 5 to 7 Syrians, upon suspicions raised by the locals in the town,...
Under the patronage of President Al-Sharaa, a $ 1.5 billion “Damascus Gate” Media and Art project is signed
SANA
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June 30, 2025
Damascus, SANA – In the presence of President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Ministry of Information signed Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with Al-Maha International Company to establish the City of “Damascus Gate” for Media and Art production....
Israel keen on establishing Syria, Lebanon ties: Foreign Minister
Sabah
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June 30, 2025
Israel seeks diplomatic ties with longtime enemies Syria and Lebanon, but will not discuss ceding the Golan Heights in any peace deal, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Monday. Relations in the region were thrown into uncertainty by more than a...
At least eight girls as young as 11 sexually assaulted in public pool by ‘family of Syrian men who groped them in water’
The U.S. Sun
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June 30, 2025
AT LEAST eight girls as young as 11 were sexually assaulted in a public swimming pool in Hesse, Germany. Cops arrested four suspects aged 18 to 28 who are reportedly Syrian nationals. 3 The heinous attacks occurred last Sunday at the Barbarossabad...
Syrian Refugees–“We Left Everything Behind”
ABILITY Magazine
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One hundred fifty-three years ago, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman issued his definitive statement on war: “War is Hell.” In 2013, Syrian Christians and Damascus residents 14-year-old Mariamma (Mary) and her 16-old brother Outha (Joseph)...
Syria denies reports of IS assassination attempt on al-Sharaa
The New Arab
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June 29, 2025
Media reports said that an IS assassination plot was foiled by Syrian and Turkish intelligence [Getty] Syria's government has denied reports of a thwarted assassination attempt on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the southern province of Daraa,...
Unprecedented SDF movements toward Syrian desert ahead of anti-ISIS op
Al Mayadeen
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June 29, 2025
The Syrian Democratic Forces launch unprecedented military movements from Raqqa to the Syrian desert, preparing for a major anti-ISIS campaign supported by the International Coalition. The Syrian Observatory has reported unprecedented military...
Demon Slayer Movie Drops First Look at Zenitsu’s Final Fight
Comicbook
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June 29, 2025
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is gearing up for its big return with a new film hitting theaters in Japan later this Summer, and the first trailer for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has given fans the first look at Zenitsu...
Israel abducts several people from southern Syria for 'interrogation'
Press TV
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Israeli forces have abducted several individuals during a series of cross-border raids in southern Syria and taken them in for interrogation, says the military. In a statement released on Sunday, the regime’s military said its forces had carried...
Return of refugees to post-Assad Syria from Türkiye doubles
Sabah
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June 29, 2025
Since the Dec. 8 end of the Baathist regime in Syria, the number of people heading home from Türkiye has neared 300,000. As schools were closed in Türkiye, more families whose children attended Turkish schools left for their country. Daily...
Safer: a Syrian Story of Migration and Becoming in Egypt
Egyptian Streets
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June 29, 2025
When Hadi Birajakli, a Syrian multidisciplinary artist now based in Cairo, began writing his latest song Safer (2025), one word came to him first: safer, Arabic for “to travel.” But for Birajakli, who left Syria for Cairo in 2012 amid the war, the...
Syria reports Casualties from explosive remnants of war
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 28, 2025
Local news channels, quoted by the Syria TV channel, reported that Antar Hamid al-Asaad, an 8-year-old boy, was killed by a hand grenade explosion in the village of Al-Shuhail, east of Deir ez-Zor. They added that a man died and his nephew, a...
Syria Plans to Build New Airports as Part of Aviation Sector Overhaul
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The head of Syria’s General Civil Aviation Authority, Ashhad Al-Sulaibi, announced that the government is planning to build new airports to improve the country’s air travel sector. In an interview with...
Tourism Boost: Syria partners with “All Season” to invest Junada Resort in Tartous
SANA
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June 29, 2025
Tartous, SANA-Last week, the Syrian Ministry of Tourism signed an investment agreement with the company “All Season” for the development and operation of Junada Tourist Resort in Tartous. The resort includes 250 hotel rooms and apartments, a...
The unknown West London mansion that's been in films and music videos - you can visit too
MyLondon
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June 29, 2025
Forget Changing Rooms. This West London manor house is the original blueprint for interior design, and sees thousands of people pass through its doors each year to marvel at its plush rooms - with decorated walls, ceramic tiles and a stunning Arab...