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Emirates Resume Damascus Services From July 16, Reconnecting UAE and Syria After 13 Year Halt
Times of Dubai
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July 7, 2025
July 7, 2025 | Dubai, UAE – After a halt of 13 years, Dubai’s national carrier Emirates announced on Monday, the re-launch of its Damascus Services to the Syrian capital, reinstating the travel routes to Syria from July 16th. The Damascus services...
Syria to change coat of arms
TASS
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July 3, 2025
CAIRO, July 3. /TASS/. The new Syrian government has presented the country’s new coat of arms — a hawk with outstretched wings and three stars above its head — during celebrations in Damascus as broadcast by Al-Ikhbariya TV channel. Ahmed...
Syria's talk of peace deal with Israel 'premature'
Hurriyet Daily News
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DAMASCUS Syrian state media reported on July 2 that statements on signing a peace deal with Israel were "premature," days after Israel said it was interested in striking a normalisation agreement with Damascus. "Statements concerning signing a...
Syria state media says Israel peace deal talk is 'premature'
The New Arab
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Syrian residents of the Golan Heights, occupied in 1967, have demanded that it be returned to Syria [Getty] Syrian state media reported on Wednesday that statements on signing a peace deal with Israel were "premature", days after Israel said it...
Syria state media says talk of peace deal with Israel 'premature'
Naharnet
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 03 July 2025, 12:27 Syrian state media reported Wednesday that statements on signing a peace deal with Israel were "premature", days after Israel said it was interested in striking a normalization agreement with Damascus....
Israel raises the bar for “peace,” while Damascus is in no hurry
Enab Baladi
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July 6, 2025
Enab Baladi – Omar Alaa Eldin The June 28 statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, conditioning normalization with Syria on Israel’s retention of the Golan Heights, did not go unnoticed by Syrians. The comments sparked a wave of debate...
Lights, Camera, Rehabilitation: Ex-Nusra Leader Goes to Hollywood—in Damascus
Media Line
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July 6, 2025
In a plot twist worthy of its own feature film, Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa—better known to many by his former name, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani—is taking a star turn as the unlikely patron of the country’s first mega media and film-production...
Wildfires ravage over 7,000 hectares in Syria’s Latakia
North Press Agency
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July 6, 2025
LATAKIA , Syria (North Press) – Wildfires have scorched more than 7,000 hectares of forest in the mountainous regions of Latakia, western Syria, prompting authorities to declare the situation a major environmental and climate emergency. Raed...
Syrian state media says ‘premature’ to discuss peace deal with Israel
The Times of Israel
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July 3, 2025
Syrian state media reported Wednesday that statements on signing a peace deal with Israel were “premature,” days after Israel said it was interested in striking a normalization agreement with Damascus. “Statements concerning signing a peace...
World News | UN Teams Deploy to Syrian Coast as Wildfires Force Hundreds to Flee
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Latakia (Syria), Jul 6 (AP) United Nations teams have deployed on Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Adam Abdelmoula said in a statement that...
Syrias state media says talk of peace deal with Israel premature
Free Malaysia Today
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July 2, 2025
Israel expressed interest in normalisation efforts involving Syria and Lebanon while insisting on safeguarding vital security interests. (AP pic) DAMASCUS: Syrian state media reported Wednesday that statements on signing a peace deal with Israel...
Syrian expat: Damascus could be next to join Abraham Accords
Ynet
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July 1, 2025
A Syrian expat has told ILTV News that she believes Syria will be the next country to join the Abraham Accords. Speaking to ILTV this week, Rawan Osman said she has repeatedly told Israeli TV that Syria will be next—even before Lebanon—“because I...
DispatchSecured but subdued: Muted Ashura in Damascus
The National News
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In Old Damascus’s Al Ameen Street, where centuries of coexistence echo through narrow lanes, the Shiite community has gathered to mark Ashura. But instead of the defiant roar of public mourning, what unfolded was a ceremony subdued by caution and...
Malaysian Devotional Music Group Makes Impact At Algeria Festival
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, July 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysian devotional music group Inteam captivated audiences at the 11th Constantine International Chanting Festival in Algeria, bridging cultural and linguistic divides during their debut North...
The forgotten lifeline: How music can help reimagine HE
University World News
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GLOBAL In the aftermath of war, displacement and disaster, global humanitarian efforts often focus rightly on shelter, food, health and basic education. But one powerful tool for healing and rebuilding remains strikingly absent from most policy...
Art Exhibition at the European Parliament: “Life Distribution – Immigrant Souls” by Jamal Joratli
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Awareness Marketing Management) Life Distribution – Immigrant Souls” by Jamal Joratli A Modern Art Exhibition Celebrating Cultural Dialogue at the European Parliament 📍 Paul‑Henri Spaak Building, European Parliament, Brussels | 🗓 2 July...
The Media Line: ‘A Real Cultural Reversal’: Ex-Nusra Leader Scripts Syria’s Hollywood Moment
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 5, 2025
‘A Real Cultural Reversal’: Ex-Nusra Leader Scripts Syria’s Hollywood Moment President Ahmad al-Sharaa, once known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, now backs a vast studio complex he once would have outlawed By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line [Damascus]...
UK Restores Ties with Syria… Al-Shibani to London to Reopen Embassy
Enab Baladi
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July 5, 2025
The United Kingdom has officially reestablished diplomatic relations with Syria during a visit by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy to Syria, where he met with Syria’s transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad...
UK restores diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus
The National News
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Britain said it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday as Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Damascus. “There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” said Mr Lammy. “It is in our interests to support the new government...
97,000 Syrian refugees return from Jordan
North Press Agency
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July 5, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Jordan’s Minister of Interior, Mazen al-Faraya, announced on Saturday that approximately 97,000 Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to Syria since the beginning of this year. Al-Faraya added that the Jaber...