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‘You escape the slaughter. But there’s a long tail of sadness’: musician Bedouine on the strangeness of Arab life outside the Middle East

With roots in Armenia, Syria and Saudi Arabia, the singer-songwriter now lives in the US. But despite her Carole King-style sound, her homelands are never far from her mind

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My Memory Is Full of Ghosts review – deeply moving visual hymn for the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs

Anas Zawahri’s documentary lays heart-wrenching testimony over languorous shots of bullet-ridden ruins and deserted streets

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump urges more 'surgical' strikes against Hezbollah: NBC

US President Donald Trump desires more targeted strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. He stated this desire during an interview broadcast Sunday. Trump clarified he is not demanding Lebanon's inclusion in any peace deal with Iran. He believes Syria's leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, could assist in resolving the Lebanon conflict.

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'Sick' Australian ISIS Bride Arrested For Helping Her Father Buy A Teen S** Slave Worth £7.5k To Do 'S**' and 'Housework'

Zeinab Ahmad, an alleged ISIS bride, faces charges of slavery for living with a teenage sex slave in Syria. The victim endured abuse and forced labour.

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Exploring Jordan beyond Petra: Why it’s worth venturing outside the Golden Triangle

As Jordan’s travel advisory is lifted, Claire Dodd recalls her illuminating journey into dramatic deserts and tiny villages where locals introduce her to another side to the country

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Strait of Hormuz oil crisis: An opportunity for Syria?

In the show this week, we look at how Syria could benefit from the oil crisis triggered by tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. After Iran effectively closed the strategic waterway, Syria's Mediterranean port of Baniyas found itself emerging as a hub for crude oil transported overland from the UAE…

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A Yazidi tells an Australian court she was enslaved and raped in an IS home in Syria

A Yazidi woman alleges she was enslaved in Syria by a woman and repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, according to police

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VIC:Accused ISIS bride's dad raped teen slave, police say

Police have opposed bail for an alleged Islamic State bride accused of slavery, claiming she is an unacceptable risk to the community if released.

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Accused ISIS bride's dad raped teen slave, police say

Police have opposed bail for an alleged Islamic State bride accused of slavery, claiming she is an unacceptable risk to the community if released.

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Who Is Tom Barrack? Trump's Wealthy Ally Turned Ambassador to Türkiye Whose Name Appeared All Over the Epstein Files

Tom Barrack, a long-time Trump confidant, is appointed as a special envoy to Syria and Iraq amidst controversies involving Epstein files and a past foreign-agent trial.

International Business Times UK

Two former Syrian officials accused of torture during al-Assad era go on trial in Austria

Austrian law provides for the jurisdiction of local courts over certain offences committed abroad and the Vienna court has jurisdiction in this case because the defendants reside there.

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Australian woman accused of joining Islamic State group has renounced jihad, her lawyer says

Police allege an Australian woman charged with joining the Islamic State group expressed views supporting terrorist acts and killing of non-believers, attempted to indoctrinate her children and recruited others to join her in Syria

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FED:Accused 'ISIS bride' renounces terrorists, lawyer says

A woman charged over joining Islamic State has delayed her bail application so she can obtain evidence that she renounced the terror group.

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Accused 'ISIS bride' renounces terrorists, lawyer says

A woman charged over joining Islamic State has delayed her bail application so she can obtain evidence that she renounced the terror group.

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Photos of rare Euphrates River flooding forcing Syrians inland

Rare flooding along the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria prompted officials to urge residents living along its banks to move inland. Heavy rains led authorities to open gates at the Euphrates Dam.

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Syrian accused of sex attacks claimed he walked woman home as ‘act of kindness’

Muhammad Sheikhi, 23, is alleged to have attacked two women in Falkirk in the early hours of November 30 2025.

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FED:Bail bid by terror-accused 'ISIS bride' to be with kids

A woman linked to Islamic State who has been living in the community after returning to Australia will seek release on bail so she can care for her children.

The Independent UK

Australian police charge Melbourne woman accused of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group

An Australian woman has been charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group

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Australia charges woman with terrorism over IS links

SYDNEY - Australian police have charged a woman linked to the Islamic State group with membership of a terrorist organisation and entering a known conflict zone.

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FED:Police charge 'ISIS bride' with terrorism offences

An "ISIS bride" who returned to Australia in 2025 has been charged with terrorism offences after living in the community for months.

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Witnesses accuse the Israeli army of arbitrary arrests in Syria

The Israeli army has arrested at least 197 men in southern Syria since late 2024. A lawyer confirmed that 43 of them are still being held in what he says is arbitrary detention in Israeli prisons. The Israeli army, for its part, says they are targeting “suspected terrorists”.

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Watchdog says dozens of Assad-era chemical weapons found in Syria in recent weeks

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has found dozens of undeclared chemical bombs and rockets in Syria

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