Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’ Ahmed al-Doush’s health said to be in sharp decline since his arrest in 2024 in relation to social media posts The Guardian - UK · May 14
German police launch mass raids of 50 premises to smash Syrian trafficking ring Police believe the ring operated by using genuine residency documents issued to Syrian refugees in Germany, which were sent to people in Syria with a similar appearance. Euronews · Apr 21
Germany and Syria 'working jointly' on refugee returns, Chancellor Friedrich Merz says On his first trip to Germany since ousting his country's longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Syria's interim leader pledged to work with Germany to enable more Syrians to return. Euronews · Mar 30
One is a former al-Qaeda leader, the other a US mayor. Guess which was invited to the White House Two prominent young Muslim figures have had an exceptional rise to power this year: Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria and Zohran Mamdani in New York City. The Conversation · Nov 12, 2025
I lost my link to the outside world as Israel continues to bomb us in Gaza Ahmed Al-Najjar writes about the day his phone stopped working, and why that means so much more than it seems. Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2025
Briton faces threat of extended Saudi prison sentence for tweet Contact with Ahmed al-Doush heavily restricted and details of his offence unclear even to his UK-based lawyer The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Syria will not be 'launchpad for strikes on Israel' says new leader as he calls for attacks to stop Ahmed al-Shara, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, urged Israel to stop airstrikes after a bomb so powerful it reportedly measured on the Richter scale was dropped on Syria Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024
Kuwait: Emiri Pardon Paves Way for Resolving Outstanding Issues Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Ahmed Al-Saadoun hailed a pardon issued by Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah for a number of Kuwaiti figures, who were either under arrest or living abroad. On Tuesday, the Council of Ministers issued a statement pertaining to Decree No. Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023
Price Hike Doubles Value of Mineral Wealth in Saudi Arabia The value of the Saudi mineral wealth, estimated several years ago at about SR5 trillion, has doubled with the increase in the price of minerals, especially gold, copper, and zinc, CEO of Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) Ahmed al-Shamrani has announced. The numbers boost the value of the Saudi economy, especially… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022