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Harsh Winter Hits Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Taking Toll on Refugees

Harsh winter weather with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures hit Syria, Lebanon and Jordan on Wednesday, worsening the plight of thousands of Syrian refugees displaced in the region. Temperatures are expected to hit an all-time 40-year low, reaching minus 14 degrees Celsius and even lower, according to aid organizations, including…

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Congress Calls on US Administration to Keep Fighting to Free Tice from Syrian Captivity

The US Congress is exerting more pressure on the US Administration to continue pushing for the release of Austin Tice, a US journalist who is held hostage in Syria. US Senators Patrick Leahy, Robert Menendez, Jim Risch, and John Cornyn sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration…

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Aid Cuts Threaten Hospitals in Syria's Idlib

The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future. Already dwindling funds have caused dire shortages of medicine and equipment in this and other clinics in the Idlib region. The United Nations has…

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Germany begins trial of Syrian doctor for crimes against humanity

The accused, who arrived in Germany in 2015, has been charged with 18 counts of torture and one count of murder.

Al Jazeera

Putin hosts Iranian president for Kremlin talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted his Iranian counterpart, hailing their the two countries’ cooperation on international issues, including the Syrian crisis

The Independent UK

Syrian doctor goes on trial in Germany for crimes against humanity

The unnamed doctor is accused of torturing and killing prisoners at government-run facilities in Syria

The Independent UK

Man guilty of promoting ‘jihad by sword’ in mosque speech

Abubaker Deghayes had denied intending to encourage terrorism in his speech to around 50 people, including children and young adults.

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Impoverished Lebanese, Syrians struggle to survive cold

A snowstorm in the Middle East has left many Lebanese and Syrians scrambling to find ways to survive

The Independent UK

Doctor Goes on Trial in Germany Accused of Torture in Syria

A court in Germany began hearing a case Wednesday against a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity for torturing and killing inmates at a government-run prison and two military hospitals in his home country. Federal prosecutors say the doctor, identified as Alaa M.

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Doctor goes on trial in Germany accused of torture in Syria

A court in Germany has begun hearing a case against a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity for torturing and killing inmates at a government-run prison and two military hospitals in his home country

The Independent UK

Turkey ‘Cannot Ignore’ the US, Russian Bases in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country could not ignore the presence of Russian and US bases and terrorist organizations in large parts of its neighbor to the south, Syria. Speaking to members of the Turkish press on the way back from Albania, Erdogan criticized Washington’s support for…

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Ex Guantánamo detainee plans legal action to restore British passport

Moazzam Begg’s application for new passport rejected despite terror prosecution collapsing in 2014

The Guardian - UK

Syrian doctor on trial in Germany over torture in military hospitals

A Syrian doctor suspected of crimes against humanity, including torturing prisoners at military hospitals in Syria, went on trial in Germany on Wednesday in the second such case over alleged state-backed torture in Syria's conflict.

Reuters

RTE Liveline listeners hear Dublin delivery rider, who lost parents in Syrian war, make passionate plea to help find stolen bike

Mostafa cannot work without his electric bike and is now worried about paying rent

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SDF Accuses Turkey of Violating De-Escalation Agreements

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces revealed on Monday the outcome of the attacks of the Turkish army and its pro-Syrian armed factions on its areas during the first half of January 2022. According to the released data, one civilian was killed and dozens were injured in 225 different attacks, while…

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German Court to Begin Trial of Syrian ‘Torture Doctor’ Wednesday

A week after a German court in the western city of Koblenz closed the trial of the first high-ranking Syrian official on charges of crimes against humanity, preparations began in another court in Frankfurt to try another Syrian figure accused of war crimes. The Frankfurt Regional High Court in Germany…

Al Jazeera

As a Syrian torturer is jailed, a debate on justice begins

The verdict against Anwar Raslan, who is now serving a life sentence in Germany, was welcomed, but some urge caution.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 184: Kamlesh Tiwari, Ayodhya’s Deepotsav, Syria, and more

Produced by Parikshit Sanyal, recorded by Anil Kumar, and edited by Satish Kumar

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Daily Dose Ep 183: Facebook-Aadhar linking, Syria, Brexit, and more

Produced by Parikshit Sanyal, recorded by Anil Kumar, and edited by Satish Kumar

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Daily Dose Ep 180: Pehlu Khan, Syria, El Chapo and more

Produced by Kartik Nijhawan, recorded by Anil Kumar, and edited by Samarendra K Dash

Newslaundry

The racism chronicle

The film that took Akshun Abhi, all of 24 years, and the team of 7 Rounds to Cannes is based on last year’s Kansas racial killing in which a 51-year-old Navy veteran shot an Indian techie who was enjoying a drink with a friend in a pub.“Suddenly, this man walked…

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Thousands of Syrian, Iraqi refugees to be settled in four south-east Queensland cities

About 3,500 Syrian and Iraqi refugees bound for Queensland will be settled in the state's south-east in Brisbane, Logan, the Gold Coast and Toowoomba, the Federal Government confirms.

LiveScience

Who Were the Canaanites, the ancient Biblical people credited with inventing the alphabet?

The Canaanites were made up of different ethnic groups who lived in the ancient Land of Canaan, and they likely invented the world's first alphabet.

ABC News

Inside Zaatari: Syrian refugees turn desert into one of the world's largest refugee camps

In the dusty desert of northern Jordan a city has emerged out of the sand. Two years ago Syrian families began arriving here, fleeing war and persecution in their homeland. Almost overnight the United Nations was forced to set up a refugee camp and what started as a few tents…

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