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US says it will not normalise relations with Syria’s Assad

Washington ‘does not support’ push to normalise ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s gov’t, State Department says.

Al Jazeera

Arab ministers to meet over Syria's return to Arab league

Officials say diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about fighting in Sudan and Syria's potential return to the Arab League

The Independent UK

The enemy within

Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah was invited to Eid al-Fitr but then turned away. What happened?

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Arab foreign ministers to discuss Syria, Sudan in Cairo

Arab foreign ministers will meet at the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Syria, a League spokesman said, amid a regional push to normalise ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after a decade of estrangement.

Reuters

Iranian president meets Palestinian officials in Syria

A Palestinian official says Iran’s president has met with senior Palestinian officials in Damascus and expressed his country’s support to them

The Independent UK

Aboul Gheit Anticipates Significant Outcome for Upcoming Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit anticipated that the upcoming Arab Summit, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 19, will make a significant impact on the overall Arab situation. In a televised interview on Wednesday, Aboul Gheit announced that Arab foreign ministers are scheduled to convene a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Queensland man intended to 'overthrow the Syrian government by force', court hears

The Supreme Court hears Ajazi travelled to Türkiye with his family in mid-2013, and then used that country as a base to "go back and forth" across the border into Syria from early 2014.

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Turkey gifts Mexico adorable pup after a rescue dog was lost on quake duty

Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death in the line of duty of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border.

Reuters

Blinken says US engaged with Syria on case of missing American journalist Austin Tice

The United States is extensively engaged on the case of a U.S. journalist who disappeared a decade ago, including with Syria and other countries, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

Aid officials say that three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest

The Independent UK

Syria and Iran leaders sign long-term oil, trade agreements

The agreements were signed in Damascus to bolster economic ties between war-torn Syria and longtime ally Iran.

Al Jazeera

Aid Officials Say Syria Conditions Dire, Months after Quake

Three months after a massive earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria's opposition-held northwest, aid officials who visited the region said Wednesday. The Feb. 6, earthquake killed more than 50,000 people, including over 6,000 in Syria, according to the United Nations, and displaced hundreds of thousands…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Military Says It Targeted Senior Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria

The US-led coalition carried out a drone strike Wednesday in northwestern Syria targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader, the US military said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the strike hit a chicken farm near the town of Harem, killing one person. It said the dead…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Raisi flies to Syria for first Iranian presidential visit since start of civil war

Tehran seeks to bolster influence over Damascus as Gulf states move to normalise relations with Assad

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‘State of terror’ hangs over Syrians in Lebanon amid deportations

Some 800,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the UNHCR after fleeing the civil war that began in 2011.

Reuters

Cate Blanchett calls for more support for refugee host countries

Actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency, has called for more support for countries hosting people forcibly displaced from their homes to prevent "a forgotten crisis."

Reuters

Syria, Iran sign strategic cooperation accord, including oil MoU - news agency

The presidents of Iran and Syria on Wednesday signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement, including a memorandum of understanding on oil industry cooperation, the Syrian state news agency reported.

Reuters

Syria touts for Gulf tourists amid emerging Arab rapprochement

Overlooked by a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad and offering sticky sweets, a Syrian tourism booth in Dubai is trying to seize on an emerging rapprochement with Arab states to win back Gulf tourists it lost during more than a decade of war.

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US targets senior al Qaeda leader in strike in northwest Syria -statement

United States Central Command targeted a senior al-Qaeda leader in a strike in northwest Syria, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi in Syria; visit hailed as ‘strategic victory’

President’s deputy says it also represents a failure of US policies in the region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria and Iran Sign Long-Term Oil and Trade Agreements

The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to bolster economic ties between the two allies. Iran's Ebrahim Raisi, leading a large economic and political delegation, met with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, after landing in the war-torn country…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Refugees Fearful as Lebanon Steps up Deportations

Lebanese officials are cracking down on Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, an escalation that has caused a panic among Syrians in the country. In recent weeks, the army has raided refugee camps and set up checkpoints to review the documentation of non-Lebanese…

The Independent UK

Iran's president lands in Syria for rare meeting with Assad

Iran’s president has landed in Damascus on the first visit by an Iranian head of state to war-wracked Syria since Tehran helped tip the balance of power there to the government

Asharq Al-Awsat

Quartet of Syrian-Turkish Normalization to Meet in Moscow on May 10

The foreign ministers of the quartet Russia, Syria, Türkiye, and Iran will meet in Moscow on May 10 to advance the normalization path between Damascus and Ankara and address several issues related to enhancing the chances of a political settlement, a Russian diplomatic source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The diplomat said…

Reuters

Iranian president in Damascus for first visit since Syrian war began

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday in the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Syria's war began in 2011, underlining close ties as Syrian relations with Arab states thaw.

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