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A Lavender Farm Turns The Golan Purple

Lavender is not only the 2023 color of the year, it’s also a flowering crop perfectly suited to the Israeli climate and palate.

Zenger · Oct 26, 2022

Israeli Army Detains Syrian Who Infiltrated Occupied Golan Heights

Israel detained a Syrian man who infiltrated the occupied part of the Syrian Golan Heights, the Israeli army announced on Thursday. An army spokesman said the man was detained after advancing a few dozen meters towards Jabal al-Sheikh (Mount Hermon) in the Israeli-occupied part of the area. “An army observation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022

Hezbollah ‘Collaborators’ Coming Under Increased Attacks in Syria’s Quneitra

Attacks against members and officers of the Syrian regime, as well as suspected collaborators with Hezbollah, have increased in the Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and the southern Daraa province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday that a new assassination took place in Daraa. Riders on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Palestinians Commemorate Naksah, Asserting Right of Return

The Palestinians asserted their adherence to their land and the right of return, commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Six-Day War (Naksah), during which Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Sinai, and the Golan Heights. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that the Palestinians are more steadfast…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 6, 2022

Three killed in Israeli 'aggression' targeting southern Damascus - Syrian ministry

An Israeli "aggression" launched from the Golan Heights and targeting southern parts of the Syrian capital Damascus killed three people and caused some material damage, the Syrian ministry of defence said on Friday.

Reuters · May 21, 2022

3 Killed in Israeli ‘Aggression’ Targeting Southern Damascus, Says Syria

An Israeli "aggression" launched from the Golan Heights and targeting southern parts of the Syrian capital Damascus killed three people and caused some material damage, the Syrian ministry of defense said on Friday. Earlier on Friday, state TV reported that Syrian air defenses shot down a number of missiles in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 21, 2022

Russian Patrols Comb Border Areas in Southern Syria

Russian military police on Thursday conducted patrols in the governorates of Daraa and Sweida in southern Syria, a private source told Asharq Al-Awsat. “For three consecutive days starting Tuesday, Russian forces carried out several reconnaissance tours in areas mostly bordering Daraa and Sweida, such as the Yarmuk Basin areas near…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 20, 2022

Munition found by tourists sets off panic at Israeli airport

A bomb scare set off scenes of panic at Israel’s airport after an American family showed up with an unexploded artillery shell they had found in the Golan Heights

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Panic as tourists bring unexploded shell to Israeli airport

An American family set off a bomb scare at Israel's main airport on Thursday when they showed security inspectors an unexploded shell which they found while visiting the Golan Heights and had packed for their return trip, authorities said.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

Fredric C. Hof, the American diplomat, was "living the dream" between 2009 and 2011 of achieving peace between Syria and Israel. The idea first occurred to him when he visited Damascus as an exchange student when he was 16. Forty-five years later, he had the opportunity to turn the idea…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022