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The downfall of Assad's brutal regime a year ago has filled Syrians with hope for the future, but the slow march of transitional justice could test the country's stability.
@natachadanon.bsky.social reports 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/one...
@natachadanon.bsky.social reports 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/one...
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The downfall of Assad's brutal regime a year ago has filled Syrians with hope for the future, but the slow march of transitional justice could test the country's stability.
@natachadanon.bsky.social reports 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/one...
@natachadanon.bsky.social reports 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/one...
Israeli police stormed the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem at dawn, detaining staff and raising an Israeli flag over the compound. UN officials condemned the raid as a violation of UN immunity. Israel claims it was a municipality-led debt operation, which UNRWA rejects.
#UNRWA #Palestine #Israel
#UNRWA #Palestine #Israel
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Israeli police stormed the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem at dawn, detaining staff and raising an Israeli flag over the compound. UN officials condemned the raid as a violation of UN immunity. Israel claims it was a municipality-led debt operation, which UNRWA rejects.
#UNRWA #Palestine #Israel
#UNRWA #Palestine #Israel
#Syria marked one year since Bashar al-Assad’s fall with celebrations in Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia. President Ahmed al-Sharaa led prayers at the Umayyad Mosque and unveiled a Saudi gift. Despite the festivities, Syrians say deep divisions and major challenges still lie ahead.
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#Syria marked one year since Bashar al-Assad’s fall with celebrations in Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia. President Ahmed al-Sharaa led prayers at the Umayyad Mosque and unveiled a Saudi gift. Despite the festivities, Syrians say deep divisions and major challenges still lie ahead.
Violence in Homs raises questions over whether Syria's new authorities can enforce the rule of law, or if the country risks reproducing patterns of warlordism 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/hom...
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Violence in Homs raises questions over whether Syria's new authorities can enforce the rule of law, or if the country risks reproducing patterns of warlordism 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/hom...
Christmas celebrations are slowly returning to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem, a Palestinian city located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
While a shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza, Christian and Muslim Palestinians alike hope the festivities are a step toward a more peaceful future
While a shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza, Christian and Muslim Palestinians alike hope the festivities are a step toward a more peaceful future
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Christmas celebrations are slowly returning to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem, a Palestinian city located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
While a shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza, Christian and Muslim Palestinians alike hope the festivities are a step toward a more peaceful future
While a shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza, Christian and Muslim Palestinians alike hope the festivities are a step toward a more peaceful future
Four countries—Spain, The Netherlands, Ireland & Slovenia—have pulled out of Eurovision after organisers cleared Israel to participate. The withdrawals, announced within hours of the decision, come amid growing criticism over Israel’s war in Gaza. Several other countries may also join the boycott:
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Four countries—Spain, The Netherlands, Ireland & Slovenia—have pulled out of Eurovision after organisers cleared Israel to participate. The withdrawals, announced within hours of the decision, come amid growing criticism over Israel’s war in Gaza. Several other countries may also join the boycott:
A year after Assad’s fall, hope grows in Syria — but unrelenting Israeli raids still threaten security and stability in the south, writes Paul McLoughlin 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/how-...
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A year after Assad’s fall, hope grows in Syria — but unrelenting Israeli raids still threaten security and stability in the south, writes Paul McLoughlin 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/how-...
As Gaza coverage continues to reveal the sharp limits of press freedom across the West, our failure to act grows more glaring, writes Randa Ghazy 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As Gaza coverage continues to reveal the sharp limits of press freedom across the West, our failure to act grows more glaring, writes Randa Ghazy 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon might be one of the last moments of calm before the storm, as the country stands on the brink of a new Israeli war. Here's why 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/leb...
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon might be one of the last moments of calm before the storm, as the country stands on the brink of a new Israeli war. Here's why 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/leb...
In the shattered streets of Khan Younis, 54 couples exchanged vows in a rare moment of hope and resilience.
The wedding, known as “Thawb al-Farah” (gown of joy), formed part of the UAE’s Gallant Knight 3 campaign marking Abu Dhabi’s 54th Union Day.
#GazaWeddings
The wedding, known as “Thawb al-Farah” (gown of joy), formed part of the UAE’s Gallant Knight 3 campaign marking Abu Dhabi’s 54th Union Day.
#GazaWeddings
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the shattered streets of Khan Younis, 54 couples exchanged vows in a rare moment of hope and resilience.
The wedding, known as “Thawb al-Farah” (gown of joy), formed part of the UAE’s Gallant Knight 3 campaign marking Abu Dhabi’s 54th Union Day.
#GazaWeddings
The wedding, known as “Thawb al-Farah” (gown of joy), formed part of the UAE’s Gallant Knight 3 campaign marking Abu Dhabi’s 54th Union Day.
#GazaWeddings
Pope Leo XIV spent his last day in #Lebanon visiting a psychiatric hospital and the site of the devastating 2020 Beirut Port blast, and held Mass in the city to a huge crowd.
🎥 Francesca Maria Lorenzini
🎥 Francesca Maria Lorenzini
December 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Pope Leo XIV spent his last day in #Lebanon visiting a psychiatric hospital and the site of the devastating 2020 Beirut Port blast, and held Mass in the city to a huge crowd.
🎥 Francesca Maria Lorenzini
🎥 Francesca Maria Lorenzini
A year since the so-called Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Yazan al-Saadi reflects on the grinding uncertainty of living through a conflict that never ended 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/leba...
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A year since the so-called Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Yazan al-Saadi reflects on the grinding uncertainty of living through a conflict that never ended 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/leba...
In Al-Zawayda, traumatised children slip on VR headsets that transport them from Gaza’s devastation to peaceful gardens and beaches.
UNICEF says nearly a million children now need mental-health support after two years of war, as psychological wounds deepen.
#Gaza #MentalHealth #Children
UNICEF says nearly a million children now need mental-health support after two years of war, as psychological wounds deepen.
#Gaza #MentalHealth #Children
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In Al-Zawayda, traumatised children slip on VR headsets that transport them from Gaza’s devastation to peaceful gardens and beaches.
UNICEF says nearly a million children now need mental-health support after two years of war, as psychological wounds deepen.
#Gaza #MentalHealth #Children
UNICEF says nearly a million children now need mental-health support after two years of war, as psychological wounds deepen.
#Gaza #MentalHealth #Children
Almost 54,000 images leaked in 2014 by a Syrian whistleblower known as ‘Caesar’, exposing the scale of human rights abuses in Assad’s detention facilities. In total, the files documented the deaths of 6,786 ppl in detention. We spoke with six families of the victims 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/syr...
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Almost 54,000 images leaked in 2014 by a Syrian whistleblower known as ‘Caesar’, exposing the scale of human rights abuses in Assad’s detention facilities. In total, the files documented the deaths of 6,786 ppl in detention. We spoke with six families of the victims 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/syr...
Pope Leo XIV’s visit comes at a critical moment for Lebanon:
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV’s visit comes at a critical moment for Lebanon:
As Gaza's misery deepens, secret flights approved by Israel offer a way out. But many fear they are laying the groundwork for a silent population transferr 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/gaz...
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As Gaza's misery deepens, secret flights approved by Israel offer a way out. But many fear they are laying the groundwork for a silent population transferr 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/gaz...
At least 13 people, including children, have been killed and 25 injured as Israel launched another incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside.
Two children were among those killed in the Israeli dawn raid and strikes, which forced dozens of families to flee the town of Beit Jinn.
Two children were among those killed in the Israeli dawn raid and strikes, which forced dozens of families to flee the town of Beit Jinn.
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
At least 13 people, including children, have been killed and 25 injured as Israel launched another incursion into Syrian territory in the Damascus countryside.
Two children were among those killed in the Israeli dawn raid and strikes, which forced dozens of families to flee the town of Beit Jinn.
Two children were among those killed in the Israeli dawn raid and strikes, which forced dozens of families to flee the town of Beit Jinn.
Last week the UN Sec. Council endorsed Trump’s Gaza plan, effectively installing US supervision over the Palestinian territory’s postwar future. There are fears the new patchwork of different zones, separated by a Yellow Line, could harden into a permanent partition 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/yel...
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Last week the UN Sec. Council endorsed Trump’s Gaza plan, effectively installing US supervision over the Palestinian territory’s postwar future. There are fears the new patchwork of different zones, separated by a Yellow Line, could harden into a permanent partition 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/yel...
Israel’s latest strike in Lebanon comes at a moment of deep political and security uncertainty.
Tabatabai’s killing, the most senior Hezbollah figure targeted since the November 2024 ceasefire, is seen by analysts as a major shift in Israel’s posture, raising concerns that the truce is eroding.
Tabatabai’s killing, the most senior Hezbollah figure targeted since the November 2024 ceasefire, is seen by analysts as a major shift in Israel’s posture, raising concerns that the truce is eroding.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Israel’s latest strike in Lebanon comes at a moment of deep political and security uncertainty.
Tabatabai’s killing, the most senior Hezbollah figure targeted since the November 2024 ceasefire, is seen by analysts as a major shift in Israel’s posture, raising concerns that the truce is eroding.
Tabatabai’s killing, the most senior Hezbollah figure targeted since the November 2024 ceasefire, is seen by analysts as a major shift in Israel’s posture, raising concerns that the truce is eroding.
Palestinian volunteers in Gaza have reopened a veterinary clinic to provide free examinations and essential care for pets, offering a small act of hope in the face of immense hardship.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Palestinian volunteers in Gaza have reopened a veterinary clinic to provide free examinations and essential care for pets, offering a small act of hope in the face of immense hardship.
The cancellation of a Palestine symposium at the Collège de France exposes growing attacks on free speech & academic freedom in France, writes Hèla Yousfi 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/what...
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The cancellation of a Palestine symposium at the Collège de France exposes growing attacks on free speech & academic freedom in France, writes Hèla Yousfi 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/what...
Pope Francis’ former vehicle from his 2014 Bethlehem visit has been transformed into a mobile clinic for Gaza’s children. Entrusted to Caritas and blessed by the pontiff, it aims to deliver vital care and a symbol of hope to children in the enclave.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Pope Francis’ former vehicle from his 2014 Bethlehem visit has been transformed into a mobile clinic for Gaza’s children. Entrusted to Caritas and blessed by the pontiff, it aims to deliver vital care and a symbol of hope to children in the enclave.
Security forces reportedly fired on rival demonstrations in Latakia as hundreds of Alawites called for a federal system and the release of detainees. Tensions have grown since Assad’s ouster, with sectarian violence and reprisals deepening fractures in the coastal region.
#Syria
#Syria
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Security forces reportedly fired on rival demonstrations in Latakia as hundreds of Alawites called for a federal system and the release of detainees. Tensions have grown since Assad’s ouster, with sectarian violence and reprisals deepening fractures in the coastal region.
#Syria
#Syria
Pope Leo's first foreign trip as the leader of the Catholic Church will see him visit Lebanon, where he's expected to send a message of support amid deepening internal crises and regional instability - esp. Israel's continuing ceasefire violations - have left Lebanon in a precarious situation ⬇️
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pope Leo's first foreign trip as the leader of the Catholic Church will see him visit Lebanon, where he's expected to send a message of support amid deepening internal crises and regional instability - esp. Israel's continuing ceasefire violations - have left Lebanon in a precarious situation ⬇️