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Syria’s new rebel leaders have control of the country. Now what?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Syria’s new rebel leaders have control of the country. Now what?

Live Mint  

DAMASCUS, Syria—Victorious Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa spends his days conferring with advisers and meeting a stream of visitors—U.S. HTS political affairs bureau member Mohamed Khaled described in a briefing with reporters the group’s to-do list: Merge rebel groups into a national army, bring back Syrian refugees, write a constitution and staff government ministries. “Based on what they do now …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?
Top News
1 month ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?

Deccan Chronicle  

Beirut: Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. Hours after Damascus' capture, the 42-year-old al-Sharaa made his first appearance in the city's landmark Umayyad Mosque, declaring Assad's fall “a …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?
Top News
1 month ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of Syrian rebellion? From al-Qaida ties to HTS head
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1 month ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of Syrian rebellion? From al-Qaida ties to HTS head

Hindustan Times  

Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the 42-year-old leader of the insurgent group that forced Syrian President Bashar Assad out of the country and ended his regime, is said to have worked for years to distance himself from his extremist past and present a more moderate face to the world. Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque …

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: From al-Qaida's links to Nusra Front, know everything about rebel group in Syria
1 month ago

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: From al-Qaida's links to Nusra Front, know everything about rebel group in Syria

India TV News  

A sudden stormy rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - a designated terrorist organisation by the US-led Western bloc - ended a 13-year-long civil war, compelling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to flee his country. Abu Mohammed al-Golani, a former al-Qaida commander who cut ties with the group years ago leads the biggest rebel faction - Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - in Syria …

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Who Is Abu Mohammed Al-Golani, The Leader Of The Insurgency That Toppled Syria's Assad?
1 month ago

Who Is Abu Mohammed Al-Golani, The Leader Of The Insurgency That Toppled Syria's Assad?

Huff Post  

BEIRUT — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. Hours after Damascus’ capture, the 42-year-old al-Sharaa made his first appearance in the city’s landmark Umayyad Mosque, declaring Assad’s fall …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?
1 month ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. This undated photo released by a militant group in 2016, shows Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s al-Qaida affiliate, …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?
Top News
1 month ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?

The Independent  

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Facebook’s sperm donor groups give parents the 'miracle of life', but not without risks
1 month ago

Facebook’s sperm donor groups give parents the 'miracle of life', but not without risks

ABC  

WARNING: This story contains an allegation of sexual assault. The 'known donor' movement Adam Hooper says his Facebook group "put the idea of men donating on the map". Craig says it took a lot of discipline not to ask for more involvement, in a way that wasn't agreed upon: "There's that natural desire that you may want to get involved". …

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Syria: Thousands flee as rebels advance towards Homs city
1 month ago

Syria: Thousands flee as rebels advance towards Homs city

Live Mint  

Beirut/Amman: Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight and into Friday morning, a war monitoring group and residents said, as rebel forces sought to push their lightning offensive against government forces further south. Hezbollah sent a small number of "supervising forces" from Lebanon to Syria overnight to help prevent anti-government fighters from seizing the strategic city …

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Abu Mohammad al-Jolani: How Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’
1 month ago

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani: How Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’

CNN  

CNN — Ahmed Al Sharaa, an Islamist militant in his late 20s, moved back to Syria from Iraq in 2011 with six men and a monthly stipend of $50,000 from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who would go on to become the world’s most wanted terrorist. Western-style blazer In the years that followed, Jolani replaced his jihadist camo attire for a Western-style …

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Abu Mohammad al-Jolani: How Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’
1 month ago

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani: How Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’

CNN  

CNN — Ahmed Al Sharaa, an Islamist militant in his late 20s, moved back to Syria from Iraq in 2011 with six men and a monthly stipend of $50,000 from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who would go on to become the world’s most wanted terrorist. Western-style blazer In the years that followed, Jolani replaced his jihadist camo attire for a Western-style …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and consolidating power before emerging from the shadows. Now al-Golani, 42, seeks to seize the moment yet again, leading his fighters in a stunning offensive that has put them in …

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of HTS in Syria?
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of HTS in Syria?

Al Jazeera  

With Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s dramatic capture of Aleppo, al-Julani has upended many expectations about the war in Syria. Leading the offensive was Abu Mohammed al-Julani, who stands at the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group that has become the most powerful armed opposition force in Syria. Arrested by US forces in Iraq in 2006 and held for five years, …

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India’s Adani says his group is committed to compliance after US bribery and fraud charges
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s Adani says his group is committed to compliance after US bribery and fraud charges

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian tycoon Gautam Adani said his conglomerate is committed to “world-class regulatory compliance” after being indicted in the U.S. on fraud charges and an alleged bribery scheme worth millions of dollars, his first remarks since the accusations surfaced. And every obstacle becomes a stepping stone for a more resilient Adani Group,” Adani said late Saturday at an …

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Who is Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claims there was a temple at the Ajmer Dargah?
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claims there was a temple at the Ajmer Dargah?

Firstpost  

A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday admitted a petition seeking a physical survey of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the shrine of the revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The petition was filed by Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claimed that the renowned dargah was originally a Lord Shiva temple Vishnu Gupta and his group have also been the …

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Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: Fighting pollution and the Stasi in the shadow of the Berlin Wall
2 months ago

Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: Fighting pollution and the Stasi in the shadow of the Berlin Wall

BBC  

Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: Fighting pollution and the Stasi in the shadow of the Berlin Wall The Stasi Records Archive A Stasi photo taken during a raid of activists in East Berlin printing the Umweltblätter environmental magazine Former dissidents, released secret service files and a zine in an East Berlin basement reveal a little-known chapter of Cold War history. …

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Georgia group that pushes election misinformation gains influence
3 months ago

Georgia group that pushes election misinformation gains influence

CNN  

CNN — New rules in Georgia that some officials fear could inject chaos into November’s election have links to a controversial group that has gained outsized influence in the Peach State. “For many years he was sort of a gadfly that nobody paid attention to, and now he’s the center of attention,” Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer for Georgia’s …

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Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought talks Trump in secret video
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought talks Trump in secret video

CNN  

CNN — Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor. But in private, Vought said that those disavowals were merely “graduate-level politics.” Vought said his group, the Center for Renewing America, was secretly drafting hundreds of executive orders, regulations, …

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Hezbollah’s plans, Israel’s threats – is either side ready for war?
6 months, 1 week ago

Hezbollah’s plans, Israel’s threats – is either side ready for war?

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah says it can and will fight until a ceasefire in Gaza is agreed. “Hezbollah is displaying and simulating to Israel its options war … understand that the repercussions are seriously costly,” Imad Salamey, a political scientist at the Lebanese American University, said. “Hezbollah most probably have a strategy ready in case of a limited, protracted war in south Lebanon …

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Billionaire-backed plan to erect a model California city qualifies for the ballot
7 months ago

Billionaire-backed plan to erect a model California city qualifies for the ballot

LA Times  

The billionaire proponents of a brand-new city that would rise from the rolling prairie northeast of the San Francisco Bay cleared their first big hurdle Tuesday, when the Solano County Registrar of Voters certified that the group had enough signatures to put its proposal before local voters in November. In an interview Tuesday, Sramek said the question before Solano County …

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Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws

NPR  

Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws Enlarge this image toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR Keren Carrión/NPR ORLANDO, Fla. — Carolina Wassmer piloted a gray SUV around the city, dropping off canvassers from the civic engagement group Poder Latinx one by one. A 2023 law, SB 7050, banned noncitizens like him from conducting voter registration drives, even …

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Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel

Deccan Chronicle  

Beirut, Mar 26 The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon's border said on Tuesday that the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The Secretary-General of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, or the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said his faction decided to …

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Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border said Tuesday that the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The Secretary-General of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, or the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said his faction decided to join the …

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