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Middle East latest: Syrian government forces deploy after clashes in southern city
In southern Syria, the government has deployed security forces and pleaded for all sides to stick to a ceasefire after ...
Middle East: Syria leader vows to protect Druze
Sharaa, has vowed to protect the Druze minority amid deadly clashes in their heartland. A UK-based war monitor has put the ...
The Economist2d
Why did Israel strike Damascus?
P LUMES OF SMOKE rose over Damascus on July 16th as Israeli warplanes struck Syria’s capital. Targeting the presidential ...
Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Syria’s Druze community
Israeli strikes blow up part of the defence ministry and hit close to the presidential palace. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Druse: An Insular Faith, Facing a Fractured Middle East
Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now ...
The National Interest1d
How Israel and Syria’s Peace Hopes Crumbled
Sectarian clashes in Southern Syria have shattered expectations of a speedy peace process between Jerusalem and Damascus.
Daily Express US on MSN2d
'Confident' Israel has chance to get rid of an old regional rival, says Middle East expert
Benjamin Netanyahu's government has now set its sights on Syria after success against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran ...
Are We Seeing the Outlines of a New Middle East?
A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...
Middle East Eye1dOpinion
From Damascus to Gaza, Israel’s doctrine of domination has one fatal flaw
Israel, which has murdered over 60,000 Palestinians - most of them women and children - in Gaza, wounded more than 130,000, ...