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New hope for missing American – "still alive"
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New hope for missing American – "still alive"

Austin is alive. We know that as a fact
Turkey's Foreign Minister meets with Syria's leader
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Turkey's Foreign Minister meets with Syria's leader

"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"
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"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"

In prisons and morgues, Syrians desperately search for husbands, brothers, and sons. Nameless bodies bear witness to the regime's brutality
High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader
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High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped
Girls will be allowed to attend school
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Girls will be allowed to attend school

Demonstrators in Damascus demand that Syria's interim government upholds the rights of the female population. The new leaders promise that girls will be allowed to continue attending school
High-ranking US diplomats meet HTS leader
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High-ranking US diplomats meet HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped
Syrian soldiers on the run are sent home
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Syrian soldiers on the run are sent home

Iraq is to send back Syrian soldiers who fled during the rebel-led lightning offensive that ended with the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad, according to the country's Interior Ministry.
The Government wants to help Syrians return
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The Government wants to help Syrians return

The Migration Agency is to map out what support may be needed if a large number of Syrians further ahead want to return to their home country. It's a very large number who have come to Sweden and we must always be prepared, says Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party)
Putin: Don't know when we'll control Kursk again
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Putin: Don't know when we'll control Kursk again

Russia's president Vladimir Putin acknowledges that he does not know when the country can regain full control over the border region of Kursk, where Ukraine launched an offensive in August. During his annual press conference, Putin takes the opportunity to challenge the USA to a robot duel
Samar Yazbek Returns – Wants to Live in Damascus
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Samar Yazbek Returns – Wants to Live in Damascus

Syria's future stands and weighs. Samar Yazbek wants to return to build up the country – while exile poet Raafat Hekmat tries to influence from exile
Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis
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Investigator: Not seen anything like it since the Nazis

Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to have been executed, tortured or starved to death in Assad's regime's notorious prisons. For the relatives, the wait for answers is unbearable
The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria
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The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria

The UN Security Council demands that an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process be implemented in the country, following the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad. The UN envoy Geir Pedersen urges the country to hold free and fair elections
Turkish search effort in notorious prison yields nothing
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Turkish search effort in notorious prison yields nothing

Turkish rescue workers who searched through the notorious Saydnaya prison north of Damascus are ending the search. No prisoners have been found alive
Netanyahu provokes with meeting on the Golan Heights
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Netanyahu provokes with meeting on the Golan Heights

Israel has held a provocative security meeting on occupied Golan Heights. The UN envoy to Syria urges Israel not to expand its territory on occupied Syrian territory
Iran's leader: Syria's resistance is not over
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Iran's leader: Syria's resistance is not over

Iran's highest leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says that the "resistance" in Syria is not over despite the former leader Bashar al-Assad's fall.
UN: Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Believed to Return
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UN: Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Believed to Return

One million Syrians may return home during the first half of 2025, after President Bashar al-Assad's regime has collapsed, according to the UN.
Syria's notorious prisons – a cash cow for the regime
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Syria's notorious prisons – a cash cow for the regime

Syria's prisons were not only a tool for brutal oppression against the regime's opponents. They are also believed to have generated billions of kronor for dictator Bashar al-Assad and his supporters
Assad: I didn't want to flee - Russia evacuated me
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Assad: I didn't want to flee - Russia evacuated me

Syria's deposed dictator has broken the silence from his exile in Russia. Bashar al-Assad claims that Syria is now in the hands of terrorists – and that he did not flee voluntarily
Kurds in Syria want an end to the fighting
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Kurds in Syria want an end to the fighting

"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Disappeared"
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"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Disappeared"

In prisons and morgues, Syrians desperately search for husbands, brothers, and sons. Nameless bodies bear witness to the regime's brutality
Israeli attacks on robot warehouses in Syria
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Israeli attacks on robot warehouses in Syria

Israel wants to increase settlements in occupied Golan
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Israel wants to increase settlements in occupied Golan

Israel's government has given the green light to expand the Israeli settlements on the occupied Golan Heights, which according to international law belong to Syria, several media outlets report.
The UN Envoy has met Syria's new leader
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The UN Envoy has met Syria's new leader

The UN's special envoy to Syria, Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen, has met with Syria's new leader.
Warning to Assad Loyalists: If You Come Here, You Will Be Prosecuted
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Warning to Assad Loyalists: If You Come Here, You Will Be Prosecuted

Supporters of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad are not welcome in Germany.
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