WOMEN IN GAZA’S TENT CAMPS FACE UNRELENTING STRUGGLES FOR PRIVACY

Mon 30 December 2024: UN says more than 690,000 women and girls in Gaza require menstrual hygiene products, as well as clean water and toilets. For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of never having privacy. Women struggle to dress modestly while crowded […]

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SYRIA’S ONGOING CHALLENGES, NEW ELECTIONS: AL-SHARAA OUTLINES TIMELINE

Sun 29 December 2024: “I don’t consider myself a Syrian liberator but everyone who offered sacrifices liberated the country,” he said, adding that the Syrian people saved themselves. In an interview with Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya television, Shara addressed the nation’s ongoing challenges, the transition to constitutional governance, and future elections. Al-Sharaa, who led the opposition offensive […]

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IRGC WARNS AGAINST PROTESTS AS ECONOMIC, ENERGY CRISES MOUNT

Sun 29 December 2024: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on the anniversary of the December 30th pro-government protests, urging citizens to unite in the face of foreign threats while the country edges towards further unrest. Referring to Iran’s foreign archenemies, the US and Israel, the statement specifically laid the blame of […]

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BOMB WAS PLANTED IN ISMAIL HANIYEH’S ROOM IN TEHRAN TO ASSASSINATE HIM, ISRAELI BROADCASTER CLAIMS

Sun 29 December 2024: A private Israeli broadcaster, in an investigative report aired late Saturday, revealed new information about the assassination of the late Ismail Haniyeh, former head of Hamas’ political bureau, following the government’s lifting of censorship on the case, claiming a bomb was planted in his room. Haniyeh was killed inside his residence […]

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OVER 112,000 MISSING SYRIANS PROBABLY KILLED IN ASSAD REGIME DETENTION CENTERS, SAYS RIGHTS GROUP

Sun 29 December 2024: More than 112,000 Syrians forcibly disappeared under the Baath regime remain unaccounted for, with evidence suggesting many were killed in detention, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported. The scale of torture and extrajudicial executions in Syrian prisons has been increasingly revealed following the collapse of the 61-year Baath Party […]

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DOMESTIC CHALLENGES PUT SURVIVAL OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC AT RISK, KHATAMI SAYS

Sat 28 December 2024: Iran’s ex-President Mohammad Khatami warned Tehran may collapse or be toppled without urgent reforms, joining other Reformist figures who have sounded the alarm in recent days about popular anger over the ailing economy. Iran is currently grappling with an intense economic crisis, as the value of the US dollar has surged […]

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GAZA CHILDREN FREEZING TO DEATH AMID ISRAELI BLOCKADE, WARNS UNRWA CHIEF

Sat 28 December 2024: The commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that children in Gaza are freezing to death due to the cold weather and a severe lack of shelter. “Gaza babies are freezing to death due to cold weather and a lack of shelter,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a […]

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ISRAEL CONTACTED ASSAD VIA WHATSAPP FOR YEARS: REPORT

Sat 28 December 2024: Israel reportedly engaged in secret communications with the ousted Bashar Assad’s regime in recent years using the messaging app WhatsApp, Anadolu reported, citing Yedioth Ahronoth. It said Israel conducted covert operations to establish contact with Assad and his inner circle, sending messages through Israeli intelligence agents posing as “Musa” on WhatsApp. The messages […]

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THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM MAY BE THROUGH DAMASCUS: POST -ASSAD SYRIA AND PALESTINE

Fri 27 December 2024: The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime marks a watershed moment for the Middle East, with implications extending far beyond the borders of war-torn Syria. December 8, 2024, will be remembered as a day of monumental political and military realignment—a decisive “Ottoman slap” to entrenched regional powers. The term “Ottoman slap” originated […]

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ISRAEL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ELEVATED TURKISH THREAT IN SYRIA FOLLOWING REGIME FALL

Fri 27 December 2024: A recent Israeli report has raised alarms about the escalating threat posed by Turkiye in Syria, particularly concerning the future of the Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. The report, published by the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University yesterday, underscores […]

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