Damascus Files: Inside Assad’s Machinery of Surveillance
Technologies that in other nations are deployed to protect citizens or combat organized crime were twisted into instruments of repression.
Technologies that in other nations are deployed to protect citizens or combat organized crime were twisted into instruments of repression.
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s recent visit to Washington marked a critical waypoint in Syria’s evolving diplomatic trajectory, according to Ulta Syria.
Fadi Ali al-Muhaymid has been appointed as president of the council, Shaam writes.
A report by Agence France-Presse, citing two Syrian diplomatic sources, has sparked controversy by claiming that Damascus is preparing to extradite around 400 Uyghur fighters currently residing in Syria to China.
A Russian delegation visited Damascus, accompanied by a Turkish counterpart, to conduct high-level security talk, according to al-Hal.
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, welcomed the Security Council’s decision, describing it as “evidence of growing confidence in the new Syria.”
In the uneasy interstice between war and peace, Syria grapples with a question striking at the heart of national sovereignty, social cohesion, and institutional legitimacy:
U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barak confirmed to the agency that Washington had reached a “verbal understanding” with the Syrian transitional government regarding the plan
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Russia, Iran compete for influence through the leaching of their respective languages in Syrian schools, Asharq al-Awsat says
Syria said it recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the legitimate government of China, of which Taiwan is an inseparable part, according to al-Baath.
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Asma al-Assad expressed her gratitude to China for its unwavering support of Syria, al-Watan writes.
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Both leaders recognized the potential for further cooperation through China’s economic and cultural initiatives and joint investment projects, al-Watan writes.
The recently inked “strategic partnership” agreements between the Syrian regime and China remain somewhat vague, Iyad al-Jaafari writes in al-Modon.
As Assad’s visit unfolds, it promises to strengthen the multifaceted ties between Syria and China, the pro-government al-Baath writes.
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President al-Assad will be joined by a prominent political and economic delegation, according to Athr Press.
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