The US Secy of State & Al-Sharaa discussed counterterrorism, locating missing Americans and role of Israel-Syria ties in achieving broader regional security and stability.
The announcement comes after Netanyahu met US envoy Tom Barrak, who has been heavily involved in a plan that would disarm Hezbollah & withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon.
The discussion came after Israeli airstrikes earlier this month targeted Syrian military sites in Sweida & Damascus, following sectarian unrest in the Druze-dominated city.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
After truce announcement, withdrawal of Syrian troops Thursday, clashes broke again between tribal Bedouin fighters & the Druze, religious minority with followers in Lebanon and Israel.
Israel has struck Syria, third day in a row, where regime forces have clashed with local Druze fighters amid sectarian violence in the southern city of Sweida.
Cheeni Kum challenged many conventions. It didn’t shy away from addressing concerns of a man in his sixties, from ‘keeping up’ with his much younger partner.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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