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G7 meeting today for common view on Syria as HTS leader calls on people to celebrate 'victory of revolution'
1 week, 3 days ago

G7 meeting today for common view on Syria as HTS leader calls on people to celebrate 'victory of revolution'

Firstpost  

As leaders of G7 countries meet today to hold urgent talks to establish a common approach to Syria’s new leadership, Syria’s rebel chief on Friday called on people across the country to celebrate “the victory of the revolution” on Friday Syrians walk to the Umayyad mosque for Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, on Friday. AP As leaders of G7 countries …

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Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste
1 week, 5 days ago

Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste

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 Human rights groups and the …

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‘We think he died just before regime collapsed’: Syrians scour morgues full of tortured bodies
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1 week, 5 days ago

‘We think he died just before regime collapsed’: Syrians scour morgues full of tortured bodies

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. open image in gallery Abdulsafer Safi searched hospitals, prisons …

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European nations put asylum bids on hold
1 week, 5 days ago

European nations put asylum bids on hold

China Daily  

Syrian families wait to cross into Syria from Turkiye at the Cilvegozu border gate, near the town of Antakya in southern Turkiye, on Monday. METIN YOKSU / AP BERLIN — Britain, Germany, France and several other European countries said on Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians as hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at two border crossings …

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European countries halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad's fall
1 week, 6 days ago

European countries halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad's fall

Hindustan Times  

Dec 10 - Many European countries have put asylum applications from Syrians on hold after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war. European countries halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad's fall Here is what European countries have done: AUSTRIA Austria's caretaker government on Monday ordered a stop to the …

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Scenes from Syria: The fall of al-Assad in 10 videos
1 week, 6 days ago

Scenes from Syria: The fall of al-Assad in 10 videos

Al Jazeera  

Syrians have finally achieved what antigovernment protesters demanded 13 years ago when they first took to the streets to call for the “fall of the regime”. In Latakia, people were filmed riding around on a toppled statue of former President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father who ruled from 1971 till his death in 2000, as it was dragged behind a truck …

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Solution urged to bring peace, stability in Syria
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1 week, 6 days ago

Solution urged to bring peace, stability in Syria

China Daily  

China hopes that all parties concerned will proceed with interests of Syrians in mind China, the United Nations and the Arab League have called for efforts to peacefully resolve the situation in Syria, with due respect for the aspirations of the Syrian people, as the country grapples with uncertainty on multiple fronts, following the departure and reported resignation of its …

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European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall
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2 weeks ago

European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall

Hindustan Times  

By Riham Alkousaa European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall BERLIN - European countries were putting asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels toppled autocratic president Bashar al-Assad. Denmark also paused processing applications and said Syrians whose applications had already been rejected, and who had been given a deadline to …

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Syria civil war: UNSC to hold emergency meet, Assad given ‘asylum’ in Moscow | Top points
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Syria civil war: UNSC to hold emergency meet, Assad given ‘asylum’ in Moscow | Top points

Hindustan Times  

The Syrian rebels' takeover of capital Damascus led to the end of a 50-year-long rule of the Assad family and 24-year-long rule of Bashar al-Assad as president alone. As the rebels, led by the Syria's most powerful insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, entered the capital city on Sunday, the Syrian president was forced to leave the country for …

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Syrians who fled home rejoice at Assad’s ouster, although some are cautious
2 weeks ago

Syrians who fled home rejoice at Assad’s ouster, although some are cautious

Al Jazeera  

Syrians across the Middle East celebrate the fall of the al-Assad regime and express hope to return to their homeland. “We’re from Deir Az Zor,” al-Abed said, adding: “Free Deir Az Zor, write it down like that!” A man from south Lebanon buying breakfast from a kaak vendor shouted over: “Who will rule you now? “Khalas!” The three young men …

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Major European nations suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall
2 weeks ago

Major European nations suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall

New Indian Express  

BERLIN: Germany, France, Austria and several Nordic countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. Far-right politicians elsewhere made similar demands, including in Germany, home to Europe's largest Syrian community, at a time when immigration has become a hot-button issue across the continent. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser …

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Fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to end decades-long dynasty
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to end decades-long dynasty

Hindustan Times  

The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government Sunday brought to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto power as his country fragmented amid a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. People kick a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar al Assad after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that …

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Syria and Turkey: A path to reconciliation, or a defeat of the opposition?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Syria and Turkey: A path to reconciliation, or a defeat of the opposition?

Al Jazeera  

Anti-Syrian riots in Turkey and protests in Syria are a symbol of a period of flux in relations between the two countries. “Erdogan’s Syria policy since 2016 has been helping the Assad regime,” said Gönül Tol, the founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkey programme. The Syrian opposition’s relations with the regime are based on their own free decision, …

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Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule
5 months, 1 week ago

Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may pave the way for Assad to extend his rule

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrians voted for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. Vladimir Pran, an independent adviser on transitional political and electoral processes, said the competitive part of the Syrian election process comes …

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Future unknown but Syrians in Turkey ‘relieved’ after Erdogan win
1 year, 6 months ago

Future unknown but Syrians in Turkey ‘relieved’ after Erdogan win

Al Jazeera  

Gaziantep, Turkey — Hatim al-Abdullah, a dual Syrian-Turkish citizen, voted for the first time in Turkey’s elections in May, which returned longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a five-year presidential term. The xenophobic rhetoric heard first in the aftermath of the earthquakes, then during the election campaigns, made Syrians feel like their time in Turkey would soon come to a …

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Turkey border guards shooting, torturing Syrians fleeing war at home: Rights group
1 year, 7 months ago

Turkey border guards shooting, torturing Syrians fleeing war at home: Rights group

Firstpost  

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Turkish border guards of shooting, torturing and using excessive force against Syrians trying to flee their war-ravaged country into neighbouring Turkey. The rights group urged Ankara to investigate border guards, hold those responsible for “grave human rights violations, including unlawful killings” to account, and end “longstanding impunity for these abuses”. “Turkish border guards are …

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Sorrow turns to tension over Turkey earthquake response
1 year, 10 months ago

Sorrow turns to tension over Turkey earthquake response

The Independent  

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