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Topic: Syria

Clashes resume in Syria’s Druze city of Sweida just hours after ceasefire

Damascus: Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire...

Eighteen killed in Druze-Bedouin clashes, Israel jets target govt forces in southern Syria

Forces were deployed to quell deadly sectarian clashes that had resumed on Monday. The defence ministry said several troops were injured during attacks by 'outlawed groups'.

US revokes ‘terror’ label for Syria President-led HTS. What it means for diplomatic landscape in West Asia

Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he is making the US and Europe shift their course.

German court set to deliver landmark order on Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity

The trial of the 40-year-old doctor began in January 2022 spanning over 186 sessions where the court listened to about 50 witnesses and victims, along with legal experts.

Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debts to World Bank, sources tell Reuters

This would be the first known instance of Saudi Arabia providing financial support for Syria since Islamist-led rebels toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024.

Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM confirms

Abu Khadija, known as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” has been killed by Iraqi forces, with the help of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State.

Syrian defence ministry says operation against ousted Assad’s loyalists is complete

Clashes between loyalists & the new rulers have killed more than 1,000 people, mostly civilians, according to a war monitoring group.

1,000 dead in 2 days of clashes between security forces & Assad’s supporters in Syria

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported deaths in more than 20 locations across the country, marking one of the deadliest episodes in Syria’s 14-year conflict.

Christians in Syria attend mass for the first time since overthrow of Assad’s regime

A service was held amid tight security in early test of new Islamist rulers’ pledge to protect rights of country’s religious minorities.

UNICEF MENA Chief calls for peace and humanitarian support in Syria

7.5 million children require humanitarian assistance and 6.4 million are in urgent need of protection services, Beigbeder said.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.