Dec 20, 2024 · Syrian media outlets which trumpeted the glories of Bashar al-Assad's oppressive rule quickly adopted revolutionary fervour after his ouster, but uncertainty shadows the sector.For decades, Syria's ruling Baath party and the Assad family dynasty heavily curtailed all aspects of daily life, including freedom of the press and expression.The …

AL-Monitor hosted the ambassador of Turkey to the United States, Sedat Önal, for an off-the-record discussion on a wide range of topics such as Turkey-US relations, the Gaza war and Turkey's military intervention in Syria.

Ezgi Akin is Al-Monitor’s correspondent in Anakara and associate editor of the Turkey Pulse. Prior to joining Al-Monitor, she covered the foreign policy beat in the country for over a decade, working for various Turkish media outlets as well as international media. Akin is a Fulbright alumna.

2 days ago · Israel's national archives announced Monday they were granting public access online to hundreds of thousands of documents from the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, one of the main organisers of the Holocaust.Timed to coincide with International Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, the national archives uploaded 380,000 pages ...

Nov 28, 2024 · BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament will convene Jan. 9 for the election of a president, state media reported Thursday, following more than two years of presidential vacuum.. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri made the announcement during a session of parliament Thursday, according to the official National News Agency (NNA).

Nov 8, 2024 · Qatar tells Hamas leaders to leave as Gaza cease-fire talks deadlocked The Biden administration sees the militant group's presence in Qatar as "no longer viable or acceptable" given its repeated refusal to release even a small number of the remaining hostages.

3 days ago · Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023."Our forces are in their best condition," Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told army commanders at the headquarters close to the city centre and airport.The army's recapture of the General Command of the Armed ...

1 day ago · Syria's new foreign minister, Asaad al-Shibani, attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week, along with over 50 heads of state and hundreds of business moguls.

Sep 6, 2024 · DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates is closer to realizing its nuclear energy goals after connecting the fourth and final unit of its ambitious Barakah nuclear plant to the grid on Thursday. The 1,400-megawatt unit, when operational, will add …

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