Middle East latest: Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus
Israel’s military has carried out an airstrike on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus that ...
Jewish group fills Trump Tower’s lobby to protest effort to deport pro-Palestinian Columbia activist
NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of a Columbia University activist who helped lead student protests on ...
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...
Israel carries out air strike on edge of Syrian capital
Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, targeting what the military said was a command ...
Syria keeps role for Islamic law in 5-year transition
Syria will retain Islamic jurisprudence as the main basis of law and will preserve freedom of opinion and expression, ...
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Time is running out for Syria’s president
The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...
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After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...