Immigration Judge Orders Deportation of Khalil to Algeria or Syria In a ruling dated September 12, Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ordered that Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the United States, be deported to Algeria—or to Syria. The judge’s order criticized Khalil’s green card application, stating that the omission of certain information “was not an […]
Israel, Syria in Talks After Assad’s Fall, Troop Moves in Golan Heights Tel Aviv/Damascus – Tensions are shifting in the region after Islamist-led forces toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on December 8, prompting Israel to deploy troops along the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights. The zone has separated Syrian and Israeli forces since […]
Syria Resumes Oil Exports After Assad’s Ouster DAMASCUS – Syria has restarted crude oil exports for the first time since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad, with the new government promising to rebuild the country’s shattered economy. Riyad al-Joubasi, assistant director for oil and gas at the Ministry of Energy, told Reuters that heavy […]
Pakistan Condemns Israeli Attack on Medical Facility, Urges Global Action ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent attack on a medical facility, describing it as an “unconscionable and heinous act” that violates international humanitarian law, human rights, and press freedom. The Foreign Office spokesperson also highlighted the ongoing targeting of civilians and journalists in […]
The oil-rich Gulf kingdom has been a major backer of the new Syrian government, which seized power after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. Speaking at the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum at Damascus’s presidential palace, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih announced “the signing of 47 agreements and memoranda of understanding… with […]
Israel Launches Strikes in Syria Amid Clashes; Ceasefire Brokered with U.S. Support Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria’s capital, Damascus, and in the country’s southern region on Wednesday, citing the protection of the Druze minority as a key motive. The strikes come as sectarian clashes between Bedouin and Druze factions have engulfed Sweida province for […]
Syria Declares Ceasefire in Sweida as U.S. and Israel Weigh In Amid Heavy Death Toll SWEIDA – The Syrian government has declared a new ceasefire in the southern province of Sweida following days of deadly clashes that left more than 350 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The move comes amid […]
The violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway linking Damascus to Sweida, witnesses said. This is the first time sectarian fighting has erupted inside the city of Sweida itself, the provincial capital of the mostly Druze province. Last April saw clashes between Sunni […]
The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since the departure of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, and the first on a church there since the country’s civil war erupted in 2011. Security remains one of the greatest challenges for Syria’s new authorities, whom the international community […]
Six months after the ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the United States is steadily drawing down its presence as part of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), a military task force launched in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group (IS). “The reduction of our OIR engagement on a military basis is happening,” the US […]
