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One of the most prominent & charismatic Druze social leaders issues a strongly-worded statement condemning top Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri for dragging the Druze into a futile conflict & aligning with Israel. Translation of the two key paragraphs: We strongly condemn

A Tale of Two Druze Leaders - and One Perplexing Israeli Policy This is not about the clash between Druze and Bedouin militias in Syria, or the broader friction between Suwayda and Damascus. That story has been repeatedly distorted by oversimplifications, one side painted as

The doctor who’s saved countless lives through his work in Ukraine and Gaza on operating under fire, the challenges of PTSD and his belief in God – over Lunch with the FT: on.ft.com/3GQxRdf

وزيرة الشؤون الاجتماعية لسوريا 24: الحكومة السورية تعامل جميع مكونات الشعب السوري بمساواة والدروز هم جزء من الشعب وزيرة الشؤون الاجتماعية والعمل هند قبوات لسوريا 24: 📌 الناس في السويداء هم أهلنا وأبنائنا وإخوتنا ولسنا سعيدين أننا لا نستطيع الوصول إليهم 📌 حاولنا الدخول قبل

#Syria: without surprise, Hijri still categorically refuses any Government presence in the areas he still controls in #Suwayda province, here rejecting the delegation accompanying the humanitarian convoy.

Cette image marquera, sans le savoir l'histoire syrienne pour ces mois écoulés. C'est en tout cas le cliché qui me marque le plus. Elle est à la fois une photographie qui montre la modestie de certains ministres du gouvernement de Damas. On peut reconnaître Hind Kabawat à

I have done a general, open access piece on the common misconceptions about the fighting in al-Suwayda'. Too many crude, inaccurate talking points are being circulated among analysts and observers and contributing to the tensions. This needs to stop now aymennaltamimi.com/p/misconceptio…

Loved Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North. But TV version, not so much. Could pick up only 10% of dialogue, whispered with annoying soundtrack.

When someone as precise with language as Yezid Sayigh يزيد صايغ says #Israel’s solution to #Gaza might not quite be in Hitler final solution mode, but watch out for the West Bank gauleiter settler gangs, you know things are getting bad. Quoted in Adam Shatz article in x-boycotting LRB.

Saudi oil giant Aramco has suffered quite a fall of grace. Its stock value fell on Tuesday to a fresh >5-year low. At 23.99 riyals per share, it's trading at its lowest level since March 2020, when Brent was at ~$25 a barrel. Since its IPO, it's down >17% -- worse than BP !!!

#Syria: the fact-finding committee tasked to investigate the killings on the Coast early March released its results in a press conference (some highlights): - 33 sites were visited - over 230 Security/military personnel were killed by Assadists (265 suspects identified) - some

"They are not Fidel Castro. Much more Machiavelli." Seven months in the works, our Reuters investigation into how Syria's new rulers are secretly remaking the Assad-era economy via takeovers and deals with tycoons. W/ the brilliant Feras Dalatey reuters.com/investigations…

One of #Syria’s most aggressive disinformation campaigns followed the #Sweida violence. In this New Lines Magazine piece, I try to cut through the noise to separate real local grievances from the louder, destructive foreign propaganda. newlinesmag.com/argument/how-f…

Seems like a hollow threat. They have been minimizing their #LNG sales to Europe anyway and are struggling to find customers. Cutting off the 2nd largest LNG market in the world seems like a poor strategy that’s packing little leverage. A gift to US producers. Center on Global Energy Policy

Known for pioneering oriental jazz that blended Western standards with Arabic quarter-notes, Rahbani once described Lebanon as "Falafel mixed with Hamburger". My obit of this great man. reuters.com/business/media…

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Inside the drugs factory: How captagon is fuelling the war in Sudan pulse.ly/yhrlnmfcgj

⚠️ BREAKING — via Syrian Foreign Ministry sources: 🇹🇷 Turkey told Damascus it reached an understanding with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on a military solution to the SDF. 🇺🇸 U.S. prefers Turkey to lead any military operation to avoid chaos. 📌 Coalition won’t strike SDF or Syrian

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