Sat 04 January 2025: The archaeologists have made a stunning discovery of a 4000-year-old ‘extraordinary’ burial chamber of an Egyptian priestess which is interestingly a coffin within another coffin. The burial has been found in the city of Asyut, which is 200 miles south of Cairo and is believed to belong to the Idy, daughter of […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: Israel has allocated an additional $150 million to its 2025 propaganda budget in an effort to reshape global opinion over its genocide in Gaza, according to the Knesset. The 20-fold funding increase aims to boost Tel Aviv’s narrative and justification of its war against the besieged enclave while portraying the Palestinian […]
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Sat 04 January 2024: In this second session of our 2024 roundup we have Sami Hamdi back on the show to discuss Syria in more detail. Syria is in many ways a ray of hope but also raises all sorts of uncertainties. What path will the revolution take? How do we assess Jolani and the […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) has voiced grave concerns over the fate of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, especially after the Israeli occupation military denied having any record of his detention. Abu Safiya was detained on Saturday after occupation forces raided and forcibly evacuated the hospital. […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: As Türkiye lays the groundwork for the historical railway’s revival, the iron tracks of the Hejaz Railway carry more than trains—they carry the weight of history and the glimmer of possibility. A century after it was first laid, the Istanbul-Damascus section of the Hejaz Railway is poised for revival. Türkiye has […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: Syria’s new government seeks no discord with Iran but demands that it not undermine Damascus, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Al Jazeera on Wednesday. “Iran is a neighboring country, and we do not wish to eliminate them, but we hope they reconsider their position and actions toward the Syrian people,” al-Shaibani […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: Germany’s Annalena Baerbock offers ‘outstretched hand’, but underlines EU ‘expectations’ on diversity and tolerance. The French and German foreign ministers have arrived in Damascus to meet Syria’s new rulers, marking the first trip by top European Union officials to the country since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad last month. […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: More than 13,500 Israeli soldiers have been injured since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli media said on Tuesday. The Israeli public broadcaster KAN said the soldiers were injured in fighting in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon and were transferred to the Defense Ministry’s rehabilitation department. KAN said around […]
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Thu 02 January 2025: The Turkish defence ministry has said Ankara will establish military cooperation with the new Syrian administration, Middle East Eye reported Speaking to journalists on Thursday, a Turkish defence official said Ankara was already in discussions with Syrian officials on the nature of their future military ties. “In line with the directives of our president, we […]
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Thu 02 January 2025: When Israel’s far-right extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich acknowledged in October his aim for a Jewish state that encompasses not only all of the Palestinian territories, but also extends to Syria, some speculated about how such a goal would be achieved. In Israel’s classic strategy of “bit by bit”, according to Smotrich, Tel […]
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