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ExclusiveLebanon seeks deal to send overcrowded prison inmates to Syria
The National News
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Lebanon is seeking a treaty that would see most Syrian prisoners serve the rest of their sentence in their homeland in a bid to ease severe overcrowding in Lebanese jails. At Lebanon's largest jail of Roumieh, authorities have also reopened a...
Expat Eyes｜Xinjiang, a jewel box that never empties
People's Daily Online
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This year marks my third consecutive visit to Xinjiang—this time to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's first Media Cooperation Forum. And once again, Xinjiang revealed itself to me like a vast treasure chest: every time you reach...
Chronology Of The Conflict: Who The Druze Are And Why Israel Is Attacking Syria?
Sarajevo Times
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July 18, 2025
A new wave of deadly violence has shaken Syria, putting the fragile security situation in the country under the spotlight as the new government tries to assert its control over divided territory. On Sunday, July 13th, the reported abduction of a...
Syrian govt forces set to re-enter Sweida province after fresh clashes break out
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 18, 2025
Government security forces agreed with some of the Druze factions that they would re-enter the area to impose stability and protect state institutions, according to two Syrian officials Heavy smoke rises from a burning building as fighters from...
Syrian Troop Withdrawal from Suweida Amid Druze Clashes and Israeli Airstrikes
Mezha
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July 18, 2025
The Syrian government announced the withdrawal of its troops from the southern city of Sweida after several days of intense clashes with the Druze Arab minority, which led to military actions by Israel. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasized...
Here's which Lancaster County schools, organizations got Music for Everyone grants this year
Lancaster Online - Pennsylvania
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Music for Everyone has awarded more than $153,000 in grants to more than 50 Lancaster County schools and community arts organizations. The funds include its annual instrument grant program, which distributes instruments and equipment, and its...
Lebanon x Brazil: The Diaspora Story You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Scoop Empire
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July 9, 2025
Over the last 150 years, Lebanon and Brazil have grown deeply entangled through trade, migration, politics, food, and family. What began as a wave of migration in the late 19th century has turned into one of the world’s most influential diasporas,...
world US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze
Asiaone
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July 18, 2025
DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON - The US said on Thursday (July 17) it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture his country and promised to...
Lebanon at a crossroads: Tom Barrack on the US paper, Hezbollah, and the future of unity — here is the full interview
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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In an exclusive and candid conversation, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack sits down with Ricardo Karam to discuss his mission in Lebanon, the weight of expectations, and the possibilities for breakthrough in a deeply divided country. Speaking from a place...
Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Syria's Druze find bodies in streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
Japan Today
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July 18, 2025
A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in southern Syria as clashes raged there over the past days. Her mother, father and sister sent videos of their neighbors...
‘To protect the Druze’: Why Israel bombed Syria
The Indian Express
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July 18, 2025
Israel hit Damascus with powerful airstrikes on Wednesday, ostensibly to “protect” Syria’s Druze minority which has borne the brunt of ongoing sectarian clashes in the country.“We will not allow the terrorist regime of radical Islam in Syria to...
George Abdallah: Europe's longest-held political prisoner to be freed
Al Mayadeen
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July 17, 2025
George Ibrahim Abdallah spent 41 years in French prisons without regret, becoming Europe's longest-held political prisoner and a global symbol of resistance. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese revolutionary and steadfast political prisoner, is...
Lebanon's Family Karate looks back upon 40 years in business
Lebanon Daily News - Pennsylvania
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It takes time to build a community, and David Gladwell has seen what it takes to grow through 40-plus years of teaching martial arts. Since opening up Family Karate back in 1985, the Lebanon-based MMA studio has continued to focus on its initial...
The Challenge of Being a Christian in Sudan
Hungarian Conservative
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July 11, 2025
Very few may be aware of the Christian persecution in Nigeria, which has stretched on for decades—but how many are conscious of the massacres of our Christian brethren in Sudan? Indeed, daily life for Christians in Sudan, specifically for...
Freed from ICE detention, Palestinian activist files $20m claim against Trump administration
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
NEW YORK (AP): On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files $20 mn claim against Trump administration
The Federal
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July 11, 2025
New York, Jul 10 (AP) On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child's...
Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after clashes
ABC News - New York
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July 18, 2025
JARAMANA, Syria -- A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in southern Syria as clashes raged there over the past days. Her mother, father and sister sent videos of...
The Wealthiest Immigrants in the U.S. – Three Greeks on the List
Greek City Times
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July 10, 2025
At 14, he packed boxes in a Manhattan warehouse for 30 cents an hour and later pioneered the aircraft leasing industry. “When you escape that situation and come to America, you have a completely different set of values compared to those born here,...
Hague Group Confronts Israel Over Gaza
Consortium News
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July 18, 2025
The U.S. is now expected to pressure other countries not to sign on to the joint action plan announced by the 12 countries in Bogota, Mick Hall reports. Portion of the skyline of Bogota, Colombia. (CAPRA Initiative/Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 By Mick...