As the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is meant to be drawing to an end, it has once again been put in doubt. After the last six living Israel hostages due to be released […]
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Israel’s announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another stumbling block in this ceasefire deal. It was thought the remains of Shiri, a mother of two,
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The choice by the Trump administration of Saudi Arabia as the location for key talks on Ukraine underscores how far the Kingdom has come diplomatically from the near pariah state it became after the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal
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Reuters There have been calls for protests ahead of the start of the new term on Sunday There is concern growing in Syria that the new Islamist-led authorities have already decided on changes to the school curriculum, without the input
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Sana Ahmed al-Sharaa (centre) and the leaders of Syria’s new ‘joint force’ Syria’s new leaders are reported to have given some foreign Islamist fighters senior official posts in the country’s armed forces. The army is being re-organised by Hayat Tahrir
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The US has made “direct contact” with Syrian rebel group HTS, which led the offensive that toppled the Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. It was the first acknowledgement of direct American contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,
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The mood in Damascus appears to be one of confusion and fear, with many people unable to find out exactly what is going on as rebel factions approach ever closer. In several suburbs, symbols of the power of the Assad
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Getty Images Opposition fighters have taken over Hama, a major city on the road to the capital, Damascus The speed with which the status quo in Syria – however unresolved and unsatisfactory – has been turned on its head in
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Reuters Rebel forces launched the largest offensive against the Syrian government in years on Wednesday. By Saturday, they had taken control of “large parts” of the country’s second-biggest city, Aleppo. The surprise offensive prompted the first Russian strikes on Aleppo
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Sebastian Usher Qassem Abu Khalaf and his wife Malak Hijaz have a library of hundreds of ingredients A young Palestinian couple in Jerusalem have produced a range of perfumes to embody the heritage of their people. Despite the horror of
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