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Blinken says Iran had bad year, but nuclear negotiations possible

Top US diplomat says Iran should ‘focus on itself’ and stop getting involved in ‘misadventures throughout the region’.

Al Jazeera

Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?

Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month, and claimed that his decision to fight to the end against Hamas and Hezbollah had contributed to “changing the face of the Middle East”. Since then, Israel has launched its largest bombing campaign on Syrian soil since the 1973 Yom…

The Conversation

AP PHOTOS: Majdal Shams, Israeli-controlled home to the Druze, perches uneasily at the edge of war

High in the mountains of the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the town of Majdal Shams is home to members of one of the Middle East’s most insular religious minorities: the Druze

The Independent UK

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A bitter rivalry is emerging in the Middle East between two old adversaries over the future of Syria

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has opened a new front for geopolitical competition in the Middle East.

The Conversation

OPINION - How the e-scooter assassination of a top general capped a terrible fortnight for Vladimir Putin

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Evening Standard

Victoria will legislate to ‘thwart’ protests at places of worship while banning masks and flags

Jacinta Allan announces measures targeting protests in bid ‘to combat antisemitism’ after synagogue attack

The Guardian - AU

Israel And Hamas Closer To Ceasefire Deal

Israel and Hamas show progress towards ceasefire with renewed mediation efforts and proposed agreement involving phases like ceasefire, prisoner exchange, ...

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Trump is bringing a hawkish Iran policy back in with him

Biden’s visionless Iran policy gives way to a return to ‘maximum pressure’

The Independent UK

Hezbollah Loses Crucial Supply Route Through Syria To Iran

Hezbollah faces challenges post-Assad's fall, Israel monitors activities. Complex dynamics in Syria impact regional stability.

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US seeks stronger UN powers to intercept Red Sea shipments to Yemen’s Houthis

Pentagon also considering redesignating Iranian-backed Houthis as terrorist group

The Guardian - UK

Israeli Prime Minister Discusses Gaza War With US President-Elect

Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President-elect Trump discuss Israel's conflict with Hamas, Syria, Hezbollah, and hostage release in Gaza.

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A Week After Assad's Fall, Syria Faced With Brutal Legacy

A week after a lightning offensive toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrians are only beginning to scratch the surface of the atrocities committed under his rule, as the country's new rulers seek to reassure the international community.

International Business Times

Protester charged for alleged display of Hezbollah flag

Australian Federal Police have charged a man after he allegedly waved a flag from the banned terrorist organisation Hezbollah during a protest.

AAP

Syrian rebels reveal year-long plot that brought down Assad regime

Abu Hassan al-Hamwi’s HTS group coordinated rebels to create a unified war effort that included a specialist drone unit

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Israeli Prime Minister Ready To Secure Hostage Release Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu considers negotiating a hostage release deal with Hamas following a recent cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah. Families a...

The Conversation

What Assad’s fall means for the Middle East – and Russia

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The Conversation

What the fall of Assad says about Putin’s ambitions for Russia’s great-power status

The lightning-fast collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has sent shock waves across the Middle East. The disposal of the dictator whose family had ruled the country with an iron fist for more than half a century has triggered a potentially seismic shift in the balance of power in…

The Conversation

Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.

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Al Jazeera

Redrawing the map: Israel seeks to remake the Middle East to its own design

Following its new attacks on Syria, Israel’s leaders and much of its media tout the creation of a new Middle East.

The Independent UK

Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after alleged abuses and then war

Hundreds of migrant workers in Lebanon are waiting to be repatriated after the ceasefire ending the war between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israel went into effect last month

The Guardian - UK

Islamist groups from across the world congratulate HTS on victory in Syria

Almost universal support suggests interest in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s mix of national and religious ideologies

The Conversation

How Israel’s regional war contributed to the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria

When Hamas strategist Yahya Sinwar ordered the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis, he was planning to deal a mortal blow to an Israel weakened by internal divisions.

The Conversation

Assad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region

The fall of President Bashar Assad will not only affect the 24 million Syrians who lived – and largely suffered – under his brutal rule. Over the border in Lebanon, the impact will be felt, too.

Al Jazeera

Israeli strikes kill five in southern Lebanon amid shaky ceasefire

Attacks on several towns come as officials from countries including the US, France meet with Lebanon official in Beirut.

The Guardian - UK

Fear and uncertainty in Golan Heights as Israeli troops drive deeper into Syria

On the high rocky plateau, the fall of Bashar al-Assad has sown complicated and contradictory emotions

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