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Trump Offers Israel Peace With Syria In Exchange For Ending War On Gaza
SouthFront
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July 9, 2025
File image. United States President Donald Trump offered Israel peace with Syria in exchange for ending the war on the Gaza Strip, Israel Hayom reported on July 7, citing “sources close to the White House.” The report claims that Trump sent an...
Syria and Jordan explore expanded partnership in local administration
SANA
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July 7, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Minister of Local Administration and Environment, Eng. Mohammad Anjarani, explore with Chargé d’Affaires of the Jordanian Embassy in Damascus, Basel Al-Kayed, avenues for mutual cooperation and the exchange of expertise on relevant...
Morocco Reopens Its Embassy In Damascus
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) RABAT, Morocco, July 9, 2025/APO Group/ -- Upon High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco reopened its Embassy in Damascus last Sunday, with all its administrative services resuming their...
Morocco Reopens Its Embassy In Damascus
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Upon High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco reopened its Embassy in Damascus last Sunday, with all its administrative services resuming their activities. HM the King had announced in His speech to the 34th...
Displaced Syrians from Sere Kaniye long for safe return
North Press Agency
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July 9, 2025
By Dilsoz Youssef HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – “Life here is exhausting and unbearable,” says Ismail al-Hamdo, a Syrian displaced from the village of al-Shibliyah in the countryside of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) in the northern countryside of...
Moses Montefiore and the Damascus Affair
The Jewish Press
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July 9, 2025
Probably the most famous Anglo-Jew of the 19th century, the much-beloved Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) was scrupulously observant of his faith and used his personal standing to further the cause of oppressed Jews everywhere. Between 1827 and 1875,...
Syrian president departs for UAE on 2nd official visit since taking office
Yeni Safak
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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa headed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday for an official visit, the state news agency SANA reported. No details were provided about the duration of the visit, his second since Sharaa took office in...
First Syrian Returns Begin from Lebanon Under UN-Backed Plan
MTV Lebanon
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Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, UN-backed plan providing financial incentives, after Syria's new rulers said all citizens were welcome home despite deep war damage and security concerns....
Firefighting efforts continue for seventh day in Syria’s Latakia
North Press Agency
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July 9, 2025
LATAKIA, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Civil Defense announced on Wednesday that intensive ground and aerial operations to combat the wildfires raging in the Latakia countryside, western Syria, have entered their seventh consecutive day. In a...
Kurdish military chief meets with Syrian leader, US envoy
The Sun Daily
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July 9, 2025
DAMASCUS: A Kurdish military commander met with Syria’s leader in Damascus on Wednesday in the presence of a US envoy to discuss stalled efforts to integrate the country’s autonomous Kurdish administration into the Syrian state. Mazloum Abdi of...
New Asian Achievement for Syrian Weightlifter Qasoura Jgheili
SANA
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July 9, 2025
Astana, SANA- Syrian weightlifter Qasoura Jgheili won three gold medals at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships, currently being held in the Kazakh capital, Astana. Jgheili ‘s gold medals in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total categories...
$5 Million Program Launched to Safeguard Syrian Heritage
Enab Baladi
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July 9, 2025
On Wednesday, July 9, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) announced the launch of a new program to safeguard Syria’s cultural heritage, with an initial two-year budget of $5 million. According to a...
Israel explores normalization with Syria, despite challenges—could this mark a turning point in Mideast relations?
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian With advanced steps toward expanding the Abraham Accords and including Syria, and while Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is engaged in tough negotiations with U.S....
Minister al-Halabi holds talks with a delegation from Passion University (USA) regarding the opening of a branch in Syria
SANA
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July 9, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Marwan al-Halabi discussed on Wednesday with a delegation from Passion International University – USA in Syria and the Gulf, headed by Dr. Taysir Al-Masri, the university...
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians in Lebanon set to get financial aid to go home
The National News
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Up to 400,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon may be set to return home under a UN-backed plan providing financial incentives, according to a document seen by The National. Under the scheme endorsed by the Lebanese government, thousands have already...
Syria rejects Israel's claims about detention of pro-Iranian radicals in country's south
TASS
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July 7, 2025
BEIRUT, July 7. /TASS/. The Syrian intelligence services have no knowledge of any activities by pro-Iranian radical groups within the Arab Republic, a representative of the Syrian Foreign Ministry, Qutaiba Idlbi, told Al Arabiya TV channel in an...
Saudi, Syrian figures visit Knesset to talk up chances for normalization
The Times of Israel
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July 9, 2025
A Syrian activist who paid a rare visit to the Knesset Wednesday said new Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa had called the movement toward forging peace with Israel a once-in-a-century opportunity, but worried the chance could slip away....
Saudi-Israeli normalization deal hinges on Syria: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen
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July 9, 2025
A senior Saudi source told Israeli media that a US-"Israel"-Syria deal could lead to a future Saudi-Israeli agreement, if Hamas is excluded and the Palestinian Authority is included. Saudi Arabia views the emerging agreement between "Israel",...
Alawites, Christians, and Druze are in fear in Syria
Modern Tokyo Times
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July 9, 2025
Alawites, Christians, and Druze are in fear in Syria Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The religious and political turmoil in Syria is being quietly backed by Gulf and Western powers through a mix of diplomatic,...
UN-Backed Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon Begins Amid Incentives and Lingering Fears
Watan
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July 9, 2025
Watan-Lebanon is preparing to repatriate thousands of Syrian refugees this week under a UN-supported plan that offers financial incentives and logistical aid for returnees. This marks the first mass return program since the ouster of President...